Richard Lessner: Conservatives Can Defeat Drug Bill

Human Events ^ | 9.22.03 | Richard Lessner

[Cathryn Crawford]

Ping:

Clearly, the Entitlement Express might yet run off the track. Conservatives can derail this runaway expansion of the Great Society’s welfare state. Congress is setting itself up for a replay of the 1988 debacle over the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act.

[thoughtomator]

Conservatives can't do squat. Every time we get elected, we get betrayed. I feel like an Israeli who voted for a series of Prime Ministers who campaigned on being tough with the PLO.

[Sparta]

I don't think this can be defeated. GOP pollsters have decided this will help President Bush get reelected. So the White House is arm-twisting big time to get this passed.

If this is to be defeated, it will have to be done in committee. To do that, we need to push for two drug plans that are so opposite each other there is no way the differences can be reconciled in committee.

[BOBTHENAILER]

Thanks for the Ping

I'll follow up.

[Those_Crazy_Liberals]

Why would anyone want to kill it? Passage of prescription drug coverage will seal another term for GWB.

[Cathryn Crawford]

Why would anyone want to kill it? Passage of prescription drug coverage will seal another term for GWB.

So you, too, go in for party over principles?

[Those_Crazy_Liberals]

"So you, too, go in for party over principles?"

You'll get the same or worse under a democrat, so it's a wash. IMHO, a wash becomes a non-issue. Just take it off the table and find something else to bitch about regarding Bush.

[Those_Crazy_Liberals]

"So you, too, go in for party over principles?"

You'll get the same or worse under a democrat, so it's a wash. IMHO, a wash becomes a non-issue. Just take it off the table and find something else to bitch about regarding Bush.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[Cathryn Crawford]

Just take it off the table and find something else to bitch about regarding Bush.

I'm not looking for something to bitch at Bush about, so don't even start going that route.

I am interested in why you think it's okay to just throw up your hands and say "Oh, well!". I mean, wasn't Bush our (the Republicans) candidate? Isn't he supposed to be representing us? Why does he have the right to do things that we don't agree with without at least hearing from us about it?

[montag813]

Karl Rove telling balky conservatives that President Bush "needs" a prescription drug benefit to enhance his reelection prospects

Just like Arafat will get a terror state inside Israel because Rove wants a White House Ceremony.

[Those_Crazy_Liberals]

"Why does he have the right to do things that we don't agree with without at least hearing from us about it?"

Because if you call yourself a Republican you'll get back in line and work to reelect him. It's very simple, do you want Bush or do you want Dean in the White House? It's election time remember.

[Cathryn Crawford]

Because if you call yourself a Republican you'll get back in line and work to reelect him. It's very simple, do you want Bush or do you want Dean in the White House? It's election time remember.

I do call myself a Republican.

You still haven't answered my question. Don't you think that Bush deserves to hear from the people that invested their time, money, and votes in him?

[Cathryn Crawford]

Just like Arafat will get a terror state inside Israel because Rove wants a White House Ceremony.

I wonder how long before it clicks that the road map is dead?

[nickcarraway]

You think President Bush is going to have a hard time getting reelected?

[Those_Crazy_Liberals]

"You think President Bush is going to have a hard time getting reelected?"

I have no doubt it's going to be a close one.

[Those_Crazy_Liberals]

"Don't you think that Bush deserves to hear from the people that invested their time, money, and votes in him?"

Sure, send him an email. Just don't make it public.

[Sparta]

Why would anyone want to kill it?

I don't feel like paying 50% payroll taxes. I can buy my own prescription drugs thank you very much.

[Cathryn Crawford]

Sure, send him an email. Just don't make it public.

Wow. You are telling me that public dissent is unacceptable during election times?

You very well could be living in the wrong country.