Posted on 07/13/2007 5:15:02 AM PDT by Kaslin
Watching a steady stream of Democrats like Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, and Chuck Schumer each take their turn delightedly pummeling President Bush over the war in Iraq today, I couldn’t help but think of fellow conservatives who are starting to give aid and comfort to these Democrat Party loyal oppositionists.
According to Byron York of the National Review, the Republican Party base has simply decided to throw Mr. Bush under the wheels of the bus. Since so many of us disagree with him on things like illegal immigration and Scooter Libby, York opines that a whole bunch of Republican loyalists are practically counting the days until Jan. 20, 2009, when a new commander-in-chief takes up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Other conservative voices are jumping on the Bush-bashing bandwagon. The other night on Fox News, I saw a radio host proclaim that the president’s soft stance on illegals has cost him support for the war in Iraq.
Just what, precisely, is the point?
Why do conservatives believe that trashing the Bush Administration’s efforts on everything from this complicated war to a commutation of a vice-presidential aide will accomplish anything but give Democrats more ammunition against the GOP in 2008
Look, I’m as disappointed in this administration’s attempted amnesty for illegals as anyone. But I looked President Bush in the eye in the Oval Office and saw a man who truly believes in his heart that giving illegals a “path to citizenship” is the right thing to do.
I believe he’s wrong. But I know that this good and decent man believes he’s right.
So because of this issue, I’m supposed to abandon my president?
I’m expected to go on radio and TV and give miserable attack dogs like Dick Durbin more ways to say, “See -- even Republican supporters of Bush are defecting!”?
From the day the bombs started dropping on Baghdad, President Bush kept telling us that nothing about this war would be easy. Our nation has never attempted something as bold as installing democracy in this troubled part of the world and attempting to make a country like Iraq stable enough so that they can handle their own terrorists without our intervention.
Simply put, the vast majority of Americans supported our country’s pre-emptive strike. The longer this battle rages, the more we see impatient Americans start complaining. I guess that’s what a society in a Tivo/Iphone era does.
And I certainly expect that from Democrats who blame George W. Bush for everything from hurricanes to health care.
But I think it takes some guts to stand behind a president who is doing what he believes to be right, even in the face of enormous opposition.
Liberals are emboldened by Republican-fueled criticism. And if good folks like Byron York aren’t careful, we’ll be handing over the White House on a silver platter to Hillary or Barack. After all, just how far can Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney or Fred Thompson distance themselves from the Bush Administration?
Liberals are emboldened by Republican-fueled criticism. And if good folks like Byron York aren’t careful, we’ll be handing over the White House on a silver platter to Hillary or Barack. After all, just how far can Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney or Fred Thompson distance themselves from the Bush Administration?
Besides, who really wants to be on the same side of the political fence as Harry Reid, Ted Kennedy…or Betty Williams?
Betty Williams won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for creating a group that helped initiate peace talks in Northern Ireland. This week, she was the keynote speaker at The International Women’s Peace Conference in Dallas. According to the Dallas Morning News, during her speech she told the thousand or so attendees, “Right now, I could kill George Bush.” The paper said she went on to demand his impeachment since “the Muslim world right now is suffering beyond belief” as a result of this administration’s foreign policy.
What a woman of peace. That’s some “peace conference.”
I’m not sure what would happen if an American traveled to Northern Ireland and expressed a desire to kill Mary McAleese, the current President of Ireland. I doubt that such an opinion would be met with cheers and a standing ovation, as was reported had occurred when the Nobel laureate said what she said in Dallas.
And when we tracked Betty Williams down and put her on my radio show, I was shocked to hear her claim that any published report that quoted her as saying, “Right now, I could kill George Bush” was lying. I reminded her that according to numerous published reports, she used the exact same phrase in a July 24, 2006 speech to schoolchildren at the Brisbane City Hall. At that point in the interview, she sounded totally defeated and said she not only “regretted” saying it, when I asked her if she was sorry for saying it, she said she was. In fact, the Dallas Morning News sent me the audio of the speech which confirms their reporting of Ms. Williams comments about the president.
You can hear my interview with this awful woman at www.mikeonline.com.
People like Betty Williams and Michael Moore and Nancy Pelosi and Keith Olbermann and so many others on the left have made it quite clear what they think of George W. Bush. They teem with hatred and contempt.
They sure don’t need to get any assistance from us. Now, more than ever, we ought to stand behind President Bush.
But if people on the left OR right don’t want to support him these days, I have a heartfelt reminder: November of 2008 will be here soon enough.
Until then, how about getting off the president’s back?
You nailed it in my opinion.
"America is a nation of immigrants; legal immigration is good for America and for those who come here seeking freedom and opportunity. As Governor of a border state, I know firsthand the great richness and benefits that legal immigrants with different cultures, history and traditions bring to America. I support increasing the number of H-1B visas to help meet America's need for more high-tech workers, and I support expanding the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program so that willing workers can help meet America's labor needs. I oppose illegal immigration. The federal government must improve its enforcement of our borders."
Allow me to repeat...
"I oppose illegal immigration. The federal government must improve its enforcement of our borders."
Are you sure his policies haven't changed?
No, I’m suggesting that you give the credit to those who deserve it.
Jorge just seems like a better fit now, since he abandoned the principals of representative government. Americans do not want America dissolved in favor of a North American Union Yet that seems to be his big priority.
philman_36,
Do you consider the war on terror “nation building”?
That’s what you must conclude for your statement to make any sense. You took a quote that is often used by liberals to claim why they don’t support the war on terror and to explain why they hate Bush.
It’s a pre 9/11 mentality.
"Vast majority", huh?
Mike, how much do they pay you?
I answered the question, the fact that you don’t like the answer is not my problem.
You keep focusing on policy. When voting for a leader I look at two things, his policies and his goals. The issue with me in this case is not whether his policies have changed, but that he hasn’t delivered, nor even tried, on key goals for his second term, namely Social Security overhaul and further tax reform. The majority of the tax revision from his first term has sunset provisions, so in about 4 years we will look back and see that his legacy was strengthening the courts. Not a bad thing, but he could have done far more with 8 years of effort.
Of course it has. He said he would never support amnesty, and yet he did. You are entitled to your own opinion and not your own facts. And by the way, the Senate bills on comprehensive immigration reform were not available in 2000 or 2004. The devil is in the details. In any event, I can vote for a candidate and not support all of his positions, as I have said previously.
When he tried to out liberal Gore in 2000 with prescription drugs, I knew he wasn’t Conservative. I still voted for him as I did in 2004, even though he signed campaign finance. I am conservative, I voted for him as the lesser of two evils of Gore and Kerry.
Impeachment isn’t just for those who break the law, it’s also for those who ignore it.
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Well, if you “ignore” the law, you have broken it...for example, if you choose to go over the speed limit, you are not only ignoring the law, you are breaking it.
But be that as it may — just what part of the law has the President ignored?
I don’t care if its Bush, Reagan or God himself throwing fire and brim stone.
Tell me to sign on to anything with Teddy Kennedy.
I’m going to fight it to my death!
Next time Bush signs on with Kennedy I will be pushing impeachment!
The WOT includes secure borders and a system to track and deport visa overstays.
FBI's Mueller: Hezbollah Busted in Mexican Smuggling Operation
Illegals from terrorist nations are crossing the border into Arizona.
Hear here! Well said!
When the president acts in accordance with the law, as any president should, he is supported. When he fails to "...take care that the laws be faithfully executed..." (Article II Section 3 United States Constitution) or signs legislation into law that he believes to be, at least partially, unconstitutional - a gross violation of his oath of office - he is NOT supported nor should he be.
GWB is a globalist.
Like his father before him, and all the other presidents since Wilson.
And remember; we tried to warn you all.
The president has failed to adjusted to an evolving crisis with regard to massive numbers crossing the border and residing in this country. A vast number of Americans fault him for not satisfactorily adapting to the situation. It is our right as Americans to call him out when he is blatantly failing a major Presidential obligation.
Call it bashing if it makes you feel better. We’ll still be here tomorrow and hold his feet to the fire best we can.
It also involves supporting our troops!
I see.
So you’re yet another FReeper with internet longevity who voted for Bush in 2000 even though you didn’t like his policies and then voted for him again in 2004. I see. that’s how little conviction YOU have.
I notice that as a trend among some of you phonies.
It gives you the internet credibility to bash a good man, President Bush.
Don’t bother responding to me. IN fact, I’m done with all of you phonies. And that’s what you are. DUmmie phonies.
When you jump on the liberal bandwagon and HOPE that the USA fails so you can continue to bash a good man, President Bush, you show your very true colors. Phonies.
Bush is under attack from the liberals. The media.
AND, very sadly, the phonies among you here on FreeRepublic.
Every thread here becomees Bush bashing for those of you who have the patience of three year olds. And we have soldiers fighting on YOUR BEHALF while you sit in your comfy chairs bashing their Commander in Chief.
Most of you don’t deserve the title you’re given by birth, Americans.
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