Most sadly:
"Dad. Then, you. Me. Hillary. Jeb. Chelsea.
Then we merge with Mexico and Canada, and end America as it exists today."
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?
I voted for Jorge in 1994, 1998, 2000, and 2004. But after hte past 12 months I will never vote for any member of the big spending Rockefeller Republican family again. With country club reps like Shrub who needs democrats.
She’s hiding now. Pity she hasn’t the courage to admit her idol has flaws.
He didn't even try on Social Security? As I recall, he used up all his political capital in 2005, trying to overhaul social security with market based reforms. When the Democrats predictably demagogged the issue, the Republicans in Congress panicked and abandoned him. That was our best chance at bringing an out of control entitlement program under control. Social Security is a train wreck that I fear no president will now have the political will to stop.
I'm as upset as the rest of us about amnesty, but let's not forget that President Bush has been solid on the War and cutting taxes. Did he abandon us on immigration? Yes, he did. But let's not forget that the Republicans in Congress abandoned him first on many other issues (after he helped get them elected). Remember all those conservative judges he appointed, and the Republicans who wouldn't use the nuclear option to get them confirmed?
Remember how ticked off we were at Bush, Sr. for breaking his no new taxes pledge, even though he won the First Gulf War and managed the collapse of the Soviet Union? Remember how we regretted (some of us) voting for Perot and allowing Slick Willie to win. In 2009, with President Hillary in office, will we pine for the days of the Bush Administration?
If he would have fought for SS reform as hard has he did for the illegals we would have private accounts now. Show me what he cares about.
The liberals here on phony Republic are those of you reciting DUmmie lines, bashing Bush on EVERY SINGLE thread and reciting every liberal drive by line.
I stand alone sometimes supporting President Bush on a website that’s supposedly full of conservatives. And I stand alone, PROUDLY supporting our President and Commander in Chief.
The rest of you are part of the conservative crack up.
Bush Derangement Syndrome, FReeper style. That describes most of you.
I’m VERY ashamed that our men and women in uniform are fighting for your right to constantly bash their Commander in Chief.
The koolaid is strong whith this one. Laurie, is is grape or cherry flavor?
I thought you were leaving.
Most sadly:
"Dad. Then, you. Me. Hillary. Jeb. Chelsea.
Then we merge with Mexico and Canada, and end America as it exists today."
You’re going back to 1995?
But, I bet you voted for Bush in 2000, right? Are you one of the DUmmie FReepers here who claim that you voted for Bush because Gore was worse? Or, are you claiming that you supported him in 2000 even though you knew of a policy of his from 1995 that you didn’t like? And, oh yes, the great immigration. So wonderful that all of you liberal DUmmie FReepers can solve illegal immigration so easily. Yet, you voted for the man whose views haven’t changed in 7 years. Only a good liberal will claim to vote for someone because the other was worse. Kinda reminds me of “anybody but Bush” cited by all of you liberals back in 2004.
Uh huh.
What phonies............
thought you were ordered by other DUmmie FReepers to not talk to me?
I wonder what name you use when you post as a DUmmie?
From what I remember, he spent months touring the country promoting his social security plan. It was the Republicans in Congress who backed down to the media and the democrats.
Even the worse despots in the history of mankind defended their country. We should be a little bit more particular. 
Yep, I’m going back to 1995, and clear up to 2004.
Sorry you don’t like that I’m TRACKING EVERYTHING he promised over a 10-year period....CONSISTENT promises which he subsequently broke.
What’s the matter, you don’t like that his own words and promises broken are being thrown back in your face?
I disagree with the President on illegal immigration. That said our CIC is leading a WOT in Iraq and our soldiers are making the ultimate sacrafice -- now.
It's appropritate to talk about illegal immigration and the WOT in Iraq -- now.
Your post is pathetic.
You’re the phony.
What color is your Bush alter? Do you worship at it 24/7, or just 10 times a day?
I'll go with stupid. Long before his support for amnesty, I thought his lack of intelligence was the primary factor behind our difficulties of winning in Iraq. Any student knows that in the entire history of warfare, not one has ever been won via (a) a 'hearts & minds' campaign, and (b) tolerance of internal dissent.
Wars have only been won by killing & terrorizing external AND internal enemies until they give in. If we couldn't have justified attacking the Iraqi populace supporting the insurgency, then we shouldn't have attacked at all. Better to take the hit of a first strike, then go in with all we've got. (Shades of Coulter's suggestion for draft & occupation.)
Bush's attempt at taking this new & novel approach to war is no different from socialists explaining why communism has never worked before because "they hadn't tried it".
Agree or disagree with his policies, none have changed.
And gun control and socialized medicine, and SPENDING - he left me too. To hell with him and his country club pro-mexcan buddies. .
She’s around. She’s just ignoring me. I get that a lot when I confront people with facts.
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