Posted on 03/27/2002 9:06:29 AM PST by Jhoffa_
I think it is well past time to accept the fact that Bush is doing exactly what he wants to do. He is a moderate liberal who is most interested in his own re-election and nothing else. We all were taken in by his conservative tone in the last election. His handlers knew that a lot of people wanted an anti-Clinton candidate, and he gave us exactly what we wanted. Now he is going back to his true roots and governing accordingly. We wanted the Clintons out so bad we were easy targets. It is time we accepted the fact that George W. Bush is no more a conservative than his old man was. He will be a one-term president because he has lost his base. The Democrats will run their own moderate liberal candidate in 2004 and the people who Dub thinks he is playing to will flock back to their true home in the party.
There you have it.
President Bush is NOT Pat Buchanan and he NEVER will be. He actually appreciates those of differing races and opinion.
When you claim to believe in something, and do the opposite out of fear of being criticized by liars, you are a COWARD. When you fail to enact or implement policies you believe in and fail to use your political capital for justification and legitimization, you are INCOMPETENT!!!
We should've just voted for him....
What is the difference between having a DemonRat Prez who violates your Constitutional rights and a Republican Prez who does the same?
I've voted straight party Republican in every election since I was old enough to vote, and how exactly have I benefited from it? Let's see.
There are more laws on the books violating my Constitutional rights today than there were 20 years ago. Gee, that's great.
I'm no longer allowed to purchase a high capacity handgun at the gun store down the street. In fact, that gun store closed long ago. The only place nearby where I can purchase a new firearm now is at Walmart. Boy, that's really great. Force the gun dealers out of business, that's a great way to keep people from buying guns until you can regulate them out of existense.
How many new tax laws are there? How many more ways has the government decided it can take your money away from you?
We now have asset forfeiture laws, something that didn't exist 25 years ago. You can have all of your assets seized, without even being charged with a crime. Good luck getting them back, regardless of your guilt or lack thereof. In fact, you may never be charged with a crime, but you assets can still be seized from you, and you will never see them again. (asset forfeiture laws were passed under a Republican watch)
My taxes have steadily increased at a rate higher than my paychecks have. Even though I make quite a bit more than I did when the first Bush was in office, my quality of life has actually decreased.
Three weeks ago, I was told my job was being eliminated, due to the poor economy. Bang up job you're doing there, George.
Today, my free speech rights were trampled into a mudhole, and the muddy footprints on the backs of every single American match the soles of George's shoes.
Tell me what the difference is, please. I'm quickly losing faith in the Republican Party and with our prez. The lines have blurred so much that I can no longer distinguish between the DemonRats and the Repubs. It seems that no matter which party is in office, the result is the same on the country. Everyone drop your trousers, bend over and grab your ankles. The more you resist, the more it's gonna hurt.
Not bashing Bush, I voted for him three times, it's the nature of the beast that is politics.
Whatever a candidate promises, I expect them to do half that, not because they they don't want to, but because that is the way our system is setup and that is what the checks and balances are all about. I think Bush has done a good job, but he listens to a lot of people around him who didn't have to make campaign promises, and who have their own motives.
Then you can complain all you want.
Well, what did more to discredit the Left? The eight years prior to Klinton, or Klinton's eight years?
When that nut job was in office, everybody could see -- EVERY DAY -- how unprincipled and irrational all the left wing really were. They posture as they do now about being built on principles and logic and fair dealing and Klinton revealed them to be slavering hero-worshipping lap dogs, double-dealing, opportunistic freaks.
IF we're going to have to put up with garbage like the appeasement of the PLO and the signing of CFR (and God knows what's coming), THEN it would be nice if some jackass like Klinton were in office to take the blame. It's hard to see this with a "good guy" on watch...
(Not to mention all the above, it will be remembered that it was during Bush's term that Free Republic got all split up into multiple forums and, for all practical purposes, destroyed.)
Mark W.
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