Thanks for the post.
Perhaps these thoughts will add some spice to the debate:
I’ve long considered that DubYah’s most serious mistake occurred on Day One of his Presidency:
Namely, that he did not root out and fire or otherwise rid the Federal government of each and every Clntoon appointee/hiree that he and his Administration could ID and find!
The precedent was set by the Clintoons— you will recall their summarilaly firing all 93 Attorneys General and the White House Travel Office staff?
Sure, there would have been howls of outrage FRom the Democrat/Marxist/Socialist Bastards who seek to transform (Can you say “Change We Need?”) America into a Third World Bananna Republic.
IMHO, the furor would have died down long before the 2002 election, as did Clintoons’ AG caper.
Having wormed their way into the Executive Branch and Federal bureaucracy before the Clintoos left WDC, Clintoon’s water carriers were very, very successful in dooming his Presidency, right From the Get-Go.
I think DubYah is a good man, who meant/means well.
Howsomever, (1.) between the former Clintoon appointees/hirees who (a.) leaked all manner of confidential/secret information to a very hostile lamestreeam media and; (b.) fired multiple torpedos at his ship and; (2.) DubYah accepting WAY TOO MUCH REALLY, REALLY BAD ADVICE FRom the long time Inside the Evil Beltway appartchiks, he made some REALLY, REALLY BAD decisions that have/will cost America in ways we cannot yet fully understand.
NOBama and NOBiden were the result, and America will be a much poorer, much less wealthy and MUCH LESS FREE nation because of it.
I’ll wager that NOBama and NOBiden don’t make that mistake: They’ll very quickly rid themselves of the Bush appointees/hirees.
Any takers?
PS What we Conservative have to hope for, Pray for and work for is that the NOBama/NOBiden/NOPelosi/NOReid cabaal make a series of non-fatal (to the USA) mistakes between now and the 2010 election. The arrogant “folks” who are taking over the reins of governemnt will, hopefully, sufficiently p!ss of the American electorate to the point that Real Conservatives will be able to take the House and Senate away FRom them.
We must do all we can do to ensure that the enemies of the Real America do not get a large head start on their Anti-American Agenda and, thus, do not prevail in the 2010 mid-term election.
IOW, fight them at every step of the way!
SCREW BI-PARTISANSHIP!
WHEN ONE COMPROMISES WITH EVIL, ONE LOSES!
THIS IS ONE BATTLE WE’D BEST NOT LOSE!
Taking the House and Senate back in 2010 and destroying the NOBama/NOBiden/NOPelosi/NOReid cabaal would be some legacy to leave to our children and grandchildren, would it not?
YEAH! WHAT YOU SAID!