"I'm miffed because W is not a true conservative, and I'm never gonna vote for him again b/c he is adopting liberal agenda...blahblahblah" Where ARE those purist 'conservative' whiners on this thread?!?!?!
What's the old proverb? "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer!
Why are you looking to start an argument? You're just as bad if not worse for your comments. At least the conservative die-hards are true in their beliefs. It appears you're a republican die-hard. If the republicans wanted to raise minimum wage, guarantee everyone a "working" salary, cap the price of groceries, cap the price of housing, cap the price of gas, and only allow sub compact cars--I guess you'd agree with them.
I'm sure the die hard conservatives are thinking, yes Bush is a shrewd politician...even better than Clinton. And that's what's causing them so much heartburn. They want a man of conviction not another sleep with your sister politician.
Me, I like Bush. I like some of the things he does and others things I don't. I look at the issue and think through it. If I agree with him great. If not, I don't change my position because a republican president does something for political reasons. In the end it *may* work out for us in the long wrong. And that is something we'll have to wait for to see what happens.
I'm holding out for the off year elections. If we get the senate back and hold on to the House then I'll say GW had a great plan. If it fails...I'll have to say it stunk and I expect some more conservative positions from him. It all hinges on the 2002 elections.
A few of us are watching and making side bets on the game. We think the game is being played with a cold deck, we know that Socialism is the house and that its rake is onerous, also we know even the best of players will go broke if they stay at the table too long and the rake is too high. This nation has been playing at the Socialist table for seventy years and the toll has been heavy. Many on this forum are optimistic on the future but some of us are putting our money on being prepared for the worst. One thing is for sure; could turn out to be the biggest gamble of all.