I believe I heard recently that Bush hasn't vetoed anything to come out of Congress.
Posted on 06/28/2002 9:54:55 AM PDT by ReleaseTheHounds
For one thing it would punish the pubbies for their profligate ways, which would have the immediate effect of making them behave better. We'd be a lot better off if they had principles, even if they were in the minority.
And I happen to believe that if the pubbie voters stood up for principle, their politicians would shortly not only be more principled, but would be a big majority as well. Playing the rat game not only is bad for the country, its bad politics, because the pubbies can't outpromise a rat. Its more important that they learn that than that they be in power, and it appears the only way they're going to learn it is another stretch in the back rows.
None of the justices you name is great in my view, although I agree there are worse alternatives. But Dem's appoint decent judges some of the time too, and if I recall correctly the senate that confirmed Thomas was democrat majority (am I forgetting?)
Slap tariffs on steel and lumber, just like Democrats.
Enact minor tax cuts (like Clinton's cut for capital gains on principal residences) knowing people are too stupid to realize that FICA and various excise taxes, and tariffs which are paid by consumers, have been raised, just like Democrats.
Enact Campaign Finance Reform, just like Democrats.
Increase agriculture subsidies, just like Democrats.
Increase education spending, just like Democrats.
Add yet another Cabinet-level agency (the one proposed by Al Gore in 1995), just like Democrats.
Communicate to the UN that the official US position is that human activity does contribute to global warming, then quietly decline to withdraw the report and cynically blame someone else for the mess, just like Clinton, I mean, like Democrats.
Endlessly pander to various minority groups, just like Democrats.
Commit U.S. tax dollars to saving the world, just like Democrats.
Throw enough crumbs to your conservative wing to sucker just enough people to believe you are morally relevant, just like Democrats.
Brilliant stuff. Must have been why Bush enjoyed such a landslide victory in 2000.
I thought I made it clear to you last night that I don't give half a crap what you think?
I didn't know you from a cow pie until you blindsided me with false accusations while I was attempting to have a reasonable discussion with someone else.
You'd be better off pestering those who value the opinion of a shrew who feels that FReepers should be killed for their political views.
During August of 2001 I was out of the country, but because I never miss an edition of the Wall Street Journal, they were stacked up in my office till I could get to them. I got to them a week ago.
Almost everyday, for the month of August, leading up to 9/11 the WSJ ran articles (not editorials) about the fights Bush was engaged in with Congress to:
1. Cut spending.
2. Defund wasteful agencies and programs.
3. Send responsiblities back to the states and away from Washington.
You and the other professional malcontents who spend all your time raising the same tired complaints, are free to do a search and read for yourselves the incredible fights this president waged to control the budget. Of course, you won't do it, you'd rather bash, whine, complain and foam at the mouth with the usual fake outrage.
It gets harder and harder to take you "principled conservatives" seriously...okay, we never did.
Try to take things a little more seriously (HUGE SARCASM). You obviously don't have a humor gene.
In fact, I believe George Bush and a Congressional Republican majority have spent more money and piled up more debt than any previous administration.
You had better stop following the herd, because we are going to wake up one morning to find that not even George Bush can repeal the laws of economics.
I believe I heard recently that Bush hasn't vetoed anything to come out of Congress.
What does it matter if he didn't win those fights? BTW, what exactly did he veto?
Did you take government in school? If so, did you have mono or something?
It doesn't surprise me you "missed" the WSJ articles or maybe you're just blind to anything that doesn't load your cannon.
I'll follow anything I like, since I believe the GOP is our only hope and they should be getting more support...not less. But you're one of them "principled conservatives" who likes to pretend it's better to trash the 200 hard-working Republicans in Congress and stand behind unelectable fringe candidates. Brilliant strategy. The Constitution will wait while third party wackos wallow around in their three ring circuses.
Did you take government in school? If so, did you have mono or something?Yes and no. And yes, you only argue ad hominem.
It doesn't surprise me you "missed" the WSJ articles or maybe you're just blind to anything that doesn't load your cannon. I'll follow anything I like, since I believe the GOP is our only hope and they should be getting more support...not less. But you're one of them "principled conservatives" who likes to pretend it's better to trash the 200 hard-working Republicans in Congress and stand behind unelectable fringe candidates. Brilliant strategy. The Constitution will wait while third party wackos wallow around in their three ring circuses.
In other words, you're right ST. Bush and the simple GOP majority have spent more money and piled up more debt than ever and I am going to follow them right over the cliff.
As you may or may not know, it's pointless to veto something if the Congress can't sustain it. And after 9/11 he needed every vote to try and keep the stinking islamic death squads from killing your ass.
But don't think I don't appreciate the condescending snear that passed as a question. And if you really cared about spending (haha), you'd do what Ron Paul requested on Hugh Hewitt's show, "...elect 30 more Republicans so we can save the country from the Democrats."
But since you obviously don't understand how the Congress and the two-party system works, it's better that you stay out of the fight all together and wait at your computer for the outcome, so you can take safe cheap shots from the sidelines.
Yes, he does!! It's high time he supported this sort of behavior in the conservative caucus within the House.
FReegards...MUD
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