Posted on 07/24/2003 4:00:40 AM PDT by RJCogburn
Edited on 07/24/2003 4:39:12 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
THIS IS THE is the summer of conservatives? discontent. Conservatism has been disoriented by events in the last several weeks. Cumulatively, foreign and domestic developments constitute an identity crisis of conservatism, which is being recast ? and perhaps rendered incoherent.
George W. Bush may be the most conservative person to serve as President since Calvin Coolidge. Yet his Presidency is coinciding with, and is in some instances initiating or ratifying, developments disconcerting to four factions within conservatism. The faction that focuses on foreign policy has four core principles: Preserve U.S. sovereignty and freedom of action by marginalizing the United Nations. Reserve military interventions for reasons of U.S. national security, not altruism. Avoid peacekeeping operations that compromise the military?s war-fighting proficiencies. Beware of the political hubris inherent in the intensely unconservative project of ?nation-building.?
And the people support the war by wide margins
Tax breaks-That money will mean nothing come election day. Do you hear anyone talking about the first one? And to think that in a year and a half someone is gonna care is niave.
Yes, I hear from all sort of people that they are greatfull the taxes are lower. I prepare their income taxes. The second round of checks are being sent in a few weeks. Watch.
Sure Dubya lowered our taxes but you had better be honest with yourself about it. First, it gets reversed in a few years AND we are about to get stuck with a estimated 400 Billion dollar Social program, we can't afford.
The reversal is another brilliant tactic. The continuation of the tax breaks will become a campaign issue. Second, the public doesn;t seem to care abiout the deficits and the economists say they are reasonable given the slow economy, the war and the ratio to our GNP.
Care to wager how that gets paid for. Increase of SSI or Mecare witholding and or the increase in the age of Retirement?
Increased economy.
You think your getting a deal?
The onllway to bring spending down is to starve the beast. Frankly, I'd rather see the elderly get health care than use the money for the favorite pork of the day.
From a GOP-controlled Congress.
Take a look at any tax decrease bill in the House today and you may have 4 or 5 voting for the tax cut bill.
A lot of the boll weavils either became Republicans or were rplaced by Republicans when the Pubbies gained seats in state legislatures, especially in the south.
I was wondering when you would get around to that stock answer.
I'm wondering when you will get around to a substantive response.
Since his documentation comes from mainstream news sources, you can check out the accuracy for yourself....he posts the articles on his website.
He BLEW it regarding Y2K too BTW - were you aware of this? - completely BLEW it - no gov't takeovers, no seizure of power et cetera.
Actually, Alex was one of the few who got it right concerning Y2K.
And who is going to do any better?
93 posted on 07/24/2003 7:32 AM PDT by Consort
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Well there you have it folks. Dubya's 04 Campaign Slogan.
I am in Awe. Damned you are good. Jessh, no sense even talking about it anymore. Hell, let's just suppend the whole Costitution and annoint the guy King!
"It's too late to work within the system...."
Actually for one year the demos controlled the Senate and the Senate is filled with RINO's, Chaffee, Snowe, McCain, etc.
So is the White House. Where's that veto stamp?
It's not working---the deficit is over $400 billion.
LOL!
demanding standards from educators
And how is maintaining a standard for education at the national level conservative? It's another misassumed right at the national level
encouraging a culture of life,
Not speaking out when the Supreme Court condones sodomy doesn't sound like it encourages life, well maybe deviant life
acting like a gentleman even when the Rats are attacking, being president of all the people.
Boy howdy those last two, wow you've got me. That's it. Looks good in a flight suit, nice to his wife, and he's well behaved. H#ll, let's make him President for life as that ilk Hamilton suggested we have, eh?
BS. Schundler wasn't thrown under a bus. He won the primary. Bush did recorded telephone calls for him. Guiliani, who was very popular becuase of his performance during the 9/11 crisis, actively campaigned for him.
Schundler lost because NJ was liberal. Seeing McGreevey's latest poll ratings it seems that a lot of NJ voters are having buyers remorse.
Don't you mean "shock and awe"? Oh, and you failed to answer the question. OK, I'll answer it for you: It's Bush and the GOP until something better comes along. Don't whine.
Who was the Republican Congressman who pleaded for a zero-sum policy when it comes to Federal departments? He said something like "can we please get rid of Commerce or something?" It was hilarious; I just can't think who it was.
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