Posted on 12/15/2008 3:24:53 PM PST by quesney
That was the moment when I lost any residual respect I had for him.
He knew an honest man was being railroaded and he kept silent. He knew the truth and he let a good man be bankrupted and hung out to dry.
I’m with you in thought and clingings.
I agree with everything in Rush’s article except his use of the term “Washingtonian”. It sounds too elevated. I prefer the term “Beltway Insider” or “D.C. Crowd”.
To bad that Rush is starting to lose his conservative base. I noticed that he wasn’t able to say his buddy Bush.
He also is silent about COLB. just like republicans want him to be, not one word.
I stopped listening to him after over 18 years.
Same here. Along with Scooter Libby, he sat by and watched President Bush and VP Cheney take heat for this BS "leak" all the while knowing it wasn't any of them at all, it was Armitage. I don't think there's anything Powell could do to regain my respect (not that he cares of course!).
What BS!
I’m a 28 year veteran...I witnessed the diversification of our military. I have seen black leaders promoted to general who would have been passed over for major if they were white. Powell may have made Colonel.
Rush is right (to coin a phrase) from beginning to end.
“There’s no such thing as a moderate Republican. A moderate Republican is a liberal.”
Is it BS?
He had Dick Cheney on today pushing the reason we HAVE to bailout the auto industry.
I didn’t listen as I have stopped after 18 years due to COLB.
My question is to anyone that heard the show, did Rush fight him on the issue or is ush carrying the republican parties socialist water on this one?
Oh BTW- I am a conservative, and I listened to Rush for over 18 years, and Sean. And I have stopped until such time as they grow onions.
There is no excuse for not covering this issue.
“Limbaugh ought to get on the field.”
I don’t agree. I think he has more impact where he is, than as a US Senator.
Your testimony supports my contention that Powell is nothing more than an irrelevant affirmative action deadbeat.
He got burned; his decision wasn't based on principle.
Now he's trying to get his reputation back with the Washington crowd by attacking the right.
This sorry has-been had his day and threw away his character. He was never WITH GWB, but he sure like being in the spotlight in Washington.
Good tagline; it says it all.
I believe he’ll leave office by the end of winter.
B.S. Powell came very close to advocating censorship of Rush, IMHO.
This was excellent. I don’t see how any conservative can have a significant disagreement with any of it. They should certainly agree with most of it. They should celebrate the points with which they agree.
What I don’t understand is how some people on FreeRepublic say Rush is not doing enough. He does plenty, certainly more than his critics (or supporters) at this website.
We need more conservatives. There is no sense in attacking conservatives for not being conservative enough, or for not sharing every particluar view you have, or mouthing every thought you think.
President Bush has not been as conservative as I would have liked. But he was far better than Gore or Kerry. I appreciate the good he has done in making the United States safer through US action in Iraq. With prodding, he did a fine job with Alito and Roberts. He could have done more good had he taken advice from Rush.
Some purists say a pox on everyone but themself, the self-proclaimed true conservative. Who needs people like this? Not me, not conservatism.
he was on fire today.. totally on fire.
bump
The problem with Powell has always been that, he never really was a republican. Not even a RINO.
Powell was made a “republican” by republicans in high places who adopted him into the republican party by bringing him into positions of responsibility, and promoting him into even higher positions as time went by.
While republicans were busy claiming Colin as one of their own, Colin hadn’t really adopted or endorsed republican ideals. He remained distant throughout his political career.
It is the republicans who had high expectations from one who was all along a democrat at heart. It is Powell who took advantage of republicans to gain stature and high-level positions. It is we who now have to try to protect from the rhetoric of a democrat who was believed to have been a republican. He received higher credibility whn he endorsed Obama because people had believed that he was a republican. But, thaqt endorsement was quite natural for Powell.
If we can accept the fact that Powell was a democrat from the beginning and was just “using” republicans for his gains, then we will understand a lot better what happened in the last election cycle with Colin endorsing a member of his “real” party, the democrats.
There are no take-backs, but we can certainly face the reality that we’ve been had for many years. At best, Powell was a moderate democrat who hung out with republicans. But, hanging out with republicans and having friends in high “republican” places, never changed Powell into being a real republican.
Powell can talk about how republicans are out of touch and how we should stop listening to Rush or “right-wing” radio, but, that kind of talk can only come from someone who is very comfortable being a democrat or a liberal. He never really understood conservative principles, values, or ideals. This was a man who was always uncomfortable being “republican” and didn’t come out of the liberal closet until he saw a fairly good chance to finally declare himself as a democrat. But, he’ll continue with the lie about being republican because then, people might give him more credibility with his rhetoric and decisions.
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