Are you kidding? I believe it’s the opposite! A whole lot of posts on here these days are people bashing the President (and other Republicans),and bad-mouthing and shaming his supporters until they wind up leaving! It’s mind-boggling how no matter what else he’s done that you’d think would make them happy don’t even matter anymore! I’ve found a very hostile climate on here anymore, except for a few threads! I couldn’t disagree more!
Well, I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’ve tried to be respectful, and not resorting to personal attacks. I can’t say the same for people I’ve been on the opposite side of arguments with the last few days.
I will agree that things seem pretty hostile right now compared to some months back and that doesn’t really help anyone, but I think people are feeling pretty slighted right now as well, hence the anger and frustration coming out.
I honestly think the majority of people have gotten tired of being on the defensive when it seems that our elected officials have no respect for us. I know it’s kind of hard for me personally to defend our President against liberals & Democrats when he comes out in favor of amnesty and Global Warming... (Some on here have said that the Global Warming thing is just a ‘stunt’ intended to expose the hypocrisy of the left, but I’m not so sure frankly — and if it is a stunt it wasn’t thought out very well, IMHO.).
I also know that it really bothers me personally when I get referred to as a bigot, and an alarmist simply because I disagree with this Amnesty Bill and I clearly voice my concerns. I can imagine it really gets to others as well, and rightly so.
It’s not alright for our elected officials to be so outright offensive no matter who they’re speaking about, and even more so when you are speaking about people who have been your staunchest supporters in the past. Lately, Bush has used the same comments that groups like La Raza and others have leveled against us for years now.
It really, really upsets me as my own sister is half-Mexican (we’re both adopted), and I’ve seen the problems of racism first hand. This has nothing to do with RACE! I’ve also worked with many LEGAL Mexican immigrants (and those of other national origins), and I lived in West Denver (a predominantly Mexican neighborhood) for 2 1/2 years and my friends, and co-workers felt just as I do about this. It’s about rewarding CRIMINALS who have hurt our society in many, many ways. I don’t understand where the support for this bill is coming from besides the businesses who like paying slave labor wages, and the criminals who are hoping for a free pass.
It's "what else he has done" that has made this the last straw. He has spent money (non military) at record levels. The very small, temporary tax cuts are totally overwelmed with the debt that he has saddled us with and the damage he has done to the value of the dollar. What good is it to save $300 a year on taxes when the man dollar is worth 60% of what is was 5 years ago and the debt is climibing?
He also signed CFR, pushed for No Child Left Behind, pushed for Medicare Plan-D, abandoned SS reform, abandoned drilling in ANWR, pushed the Dubai ports deal, pushed for Harriet Miers for the supreme court, totally mismanaged the Katrina fiasco ("Brownie is doing a great job"), pledged billions for African AID relief (that will just go to the corrupt leaders), abandoned any real tax reform, has grown the government...the list goes on and on.