Posted on 01/30/2002 3:51:59 PM PST by AAABEST
You're right as usual. I'm not saying there is no chance that I will vote for him. I'm not at this point a broken glass republican anymore. That's gone.
I know you well enough to know that when rubber meets the road you do what's best. I also know that there's a side to you that sees a devolution happening. Our Free Republic stands a good chance of no longer existing some day, maybe soon.
I'm hoping we can do something about it. Am I wrong?
If you're talking about GWB, he doesn't need "fixing up," he's doing great !!
Thanks for posting this thread; it brought out the little cult of the .05%er's, I've missed the grumpy, sniveling, sore heads... :o)
I'm looking forward to seven more years of their whining about GWB not being conservative enough; he sure controls them...heeheehee
I support the President as Commander in Chief. He is doing a good job with the military, but I cannot support increasing Socialist programs like Medicare and more welfare. These should be done by the states and communities, NOT the Federal Government.
but a report is coming from the Bush visit today about this subject hopefully you will have a change of heart. Stand with him don't bash him.
Say what you will about the left, they never, ever give up on their goal of unlimited, unconstitutional government.
The GOP needs to get its act back together again or risk losing some elections. Which wouldn't be a bad thing...government grew far less when GOP did not have control of House and Senate.
This is one of my biggest complaints.
I resent being forced to scrupulously adhere to every law, ordinance and regulation ever passed while an entire class of criminals get treated like visiting dignitaries.
It's not fair, it's not consistent and it amounts to little more than pandering. It's also an issue the Democrats and the Republicans are both pointedly ignoring.
PS: There was another thread posted HERE By Race Bannon that should accompany your link.
We are registered Republican,..but are actually Non partisan. (Don't like the label of Independent,..though we do use it, as it is the only "label" that would describe our "decision" making).
I have this to ask you after your statement. Who WOULD you support then? Gore? Lieberman? Another Dem?? Do you honestly think they would be for "less" Govt. spending??
We happen to be willing to watch President Bush's plans in action. We happen to think it may all just work out fine. We don't "agree" with 100percent of his idea's. But there never will be a President who we do that with. That just seems to good to ever be true. And we have both been around for a while. But this man,.. President Bush, is actually getting it right ,.. in our opinion.. better than any President so far in our lives. I even dare say.. better than Reagan. We think time will prove that. (Of course, President Reagan was a great President..and we will always honor him in this house!).
I think you need to look at all sides of an issue before you post such rubbish. The term.. "naysayer" comes to mind.
Our defense must come first.. and if you think that is cheap.. you're truly naive.
BTW,.. I could care less if you were a member of the young republicans.. does that mean you learned anything?? Obviously not. You also dare to speak for a large group of people. If your going to do that.. you might have people who are willing to sign their names in order to validate it.
FRegards!
Sad fact is, less than forty per cent of voters pay any taxes at all. A rational man would see that there is no return from this condition. Bush's tax plan eliminates hundreds of thousands more of borderline citizens from the tax rolls over a few years. That is not helping the cause of liberty.
The real question is, where to go from here? Argentina, to pick up the pieces? Or a lonely lighthouse in the red sea?
Seriously, the first job for us 'freedomites' must be to convince the PEOPLE that the Constitution is important.
If the people start to move, the politicians will be in hot pursuit!
I doubt that they're capable of leading from principle, the ordinary political task is to lead on ISSUES.
GWB has been good on most issues; especially the MAIN one of defending Americans against further terrorist attacks.
The PEOPLE have to give a d*mn before you can expect anything from a politician, IMHO.
An excellent provocative post!
If the voters across the nation vote into office godly people who will follow the constitution, then I will expect President Bush to make those changes many have referred to here (including abortion, smaller government across-the-board, etc). If we have legislators of "like-mind" as the President, then he should and must be able to get something accomplished.
If the voters elect people who mirror the legislators there now, President Bush may try to make the changes we want, but Congress will be there to thwart every attempt.
In short, if we want to return this nation to its original form and intent, WE had better get involved in the election of like-minded candidates, all across the land and at all levels of government!
His political background is as a governor. That tends to be a position of deal-making that has a nature he still demonstrates; as a governor, there is a certain amount of assets with which to negotiate politically.
But as a president, the limitation of power is much more substantial at the federal level. For example, as a governor, he could order your arrest on many matters, where as president, he cannot.
He really hasn't much knowledge of the history of the Constitution and has unfortunately settled for cryptic memos of opinion from lawyers. Sheesh; lawyers, in general, are hardly reliable on the Constitution.
There are so many practical applications of principles from history, from the foundations of our Liberty, from experience in applied science, from experience in making things work via resourcefulness which comes from within ... which George W. Bush has missed out on in his life.
Being President is certainly a learning experience; but Bush resists on-the-job training by method of his organizational practices --- they inhibit his having to get his hands on things.
He tries hard to cover many bases in a day, but he does so at considerable expense to such times when he should really get dirt under his fingernails.
Sadly, understanding the experience of the Founding Fathers, and how they engaged failure analysis of all their predecessors' governments and governance, which understanding they acquired from educations nearly superior to the standards of today in most places ... that understanding requires some devotion to study.
If he would take the time.
We do not need a FreeCorps.
Rather, for example, he could have immediately passed the word to all the governors of the United States, to make a request for people who would volunteer to fulfill reserve duties at the local fire department, police department, medical facilities, and some transportation activities, to train on the weekends at the local county fairgrounds ... for preparation in the event of greater public need, to put it mildly.
Bush could have, and he should have, mentioned the idea within days of Sept. 11, 2001.
Instead, he works with his limited knowledge of the toolbox he grew up with; unaware and not giving the time to all the other tools which are available.
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