Posted on 06/05/2002 1:20:54 PM PDT by Stand Watch Listen
Let me just say up front that I am not addressing you if you voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and regret it. The same goes for those of you who voted for Bush and insist on holding his feet to the fire on the important issues. If, however, you cast your vote for Bush, still believe he is the only hope for America and intend to support every move he makes without so much as a raised eyebrow, this is for you.
It has been nearly a year-and-a-half since George W. Bush, the savior of conservatism, descended from on high to begin his earthly reign in Washington, D.C. Republicans assured us that he would restore integrity to the White House and would be a marked improvement over the promiscuous Bill Clinton. Well, in all honesty, that could have been accomplished by electing a neutered chimp to the office of president.
During the 2000 presidential campaign, George W. Bush the man proved to be a nice break from Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Unlike Gore, Bush had a more likable...well, he actually had a personality. He also possessed the unique ability to address the American people without the smug and condescending vibe Clinton exuded. However, when it came to policy, George W. Bush the candidate failed to demonstrate that he would govern any differently than his Democrat counterparts.
Still, throughout the campaign, there was a loyal group of Bush supporters who would take offense at even the slightest implication that their candidate was anything but a staunch conservative. Even now, they continue to stand by their man, and I find this to be rather perplexing.
Perhaps those who have pledged their undying allegiance to President Bush could answer a few questions for me, in no particular order of course:
• How would you have reacted if Bill Clinton had signed the Patriot Act into law and given the government sweeping new surveillance powers?
• Would you have criticized a Democrat president for signing a $26 billion education-spending bill?
• Did you feel betrayed when Bush signed Campaign Finance Reform into law?
• What do you think about Bush's position on granting amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants?
• Would you have tolerated a Democrat proposal for federally funded faith-based initiatives?
• What would your reaction have been if a Democrat had said, "No one should have to pay more than a third of their income to the federal government"?
• What do you think about the president's granting of Permanent Most Favored Nation status to China?
• What's the difference between Bush and the Democrats on the issue of farm subsidies?
• How would you react if a Democrat president sent a $2.13 trillion budget to Congress?
• Would you have stood for a Democrat saying "No!" to arming airline pilots?
• What would your reaction have been if a Democrat had pushed for the federalization of airport security?
• Are you willing to stand by and let the Bush administration cater to the environmentalists on the global warming issue?
• What do you think about Bush's call for a Patient's Bill of Rights?
• What one thing has Bush done that sets him apart from the Democrats?
• It's been a year-and-a-half since Bush took office. When do we start to see a decrease in the size and scope of government? For that matter, when do we start to see even a remote indication that this administration will think about doing anything to try to limit the federal government?
This list is by no means exhaustive, but I would really be interested in some answers. Perhaps it would help shed some light on the mindset of modern compassionate conservatives.
The fact that a Republican president is governing like a Democrat isn't surprising. What's amazing to me is that there are a few select Bush supporters out there who cannot—or will not—utter one word of criticism against their president for any reason. In their minds this man is the epitome of conservatism, and to question his actions would be to question their own beliefs and cause them to wonder why they supported him in the first place.
The way I see it there can only be two explanations for this: 1) these people really and truly believe in what Bush is doing, or 2) they do not wish to face up to the real reason they voted for him — he was simply a slightly more palatable choice than Al Gore.
I cannot believe what is happening on here myself. The bashing is so far out of hand and I am just plain tired of it. This article did me over the top!
Would like to see some of these folks (well no I wouldn't) be in the President's chair and see how they would react.
You obviously should RUSH to a doctor and have your ears checked:
Governor George W. Bush's Campaign Finance Proposal - February 2000
That must be chewy....[lol]
They're the ones telling US we're NOT CONSERVATIVE enough; I suppose they want the Republican Party so they can do to it what they did to the Reform Party.
What is it that you people want exactly?
Honestly, look at the position you put others in.
Some people (like myself) had serious reservations about Dubya dating back to pre-november. We were told that we should vote for Dubya, as the lesser of two evils and come the General we did exactly that. We bitched about Gore and the Dem's sliming the Florida vote like they did and we were 100% on "your" side the entire time.
You should be thankful.
But NOW, that the vote is over and Dubya is the POTUS, people like myself are just supposed to shut up and go away? Now that we did what you suggested and followed your advice, despite the reservations we had NOW we aren't welcome and like Howlin says were never on his side and are mean and nasty and so on and so forth.
COME ON! We did what you wanted.. Shouldn't you be a little more accomidating to those who actually had to work at pulling the lever?
I doubt that this will happen.
It is a certainty if the no investigations even take place.
When you are governor of a state, like Clinton was, But I'm not half as concerned about Clinton as I am the dozens if not hundreds of democRATS that knowingly participated in those crimes and who are still in positions of influence in our government, the democRAT party and the media. They will continue to be highly destructive. THOSE are the people we need investigations to expose and convict and unlike Clinton, they do not have the immunity that he seems to have. Look at all the underlings convicted in Whitewater DESPITE the administrations efforts to stop it.
I don't think our nation has an adequate way to stop such people if they are supported by a majority.
Sure we do. It's call the judicial system. All we've seen used so far is the political system ... and that was doomed to failure from day one by wishy-washy (or blackmailed) Republicans and democRATS.
There is no way to convince her of anything to which the liberal media has not agreed.
But while the liberal media might get away with spinning lying under oath in a harassment suit and get away with hiding some of what happened with the DNC in control of the DOJ and FBI, there is no way they could hide investigations into election tampering, treason, murder and mass murder. In fact, in some cases, a good case could be made that they were knowingly complicit in covering up those crimes. Did you see how fast they backpedaled in Pardongate once the charges were made by FOX NEWS that they had known but didn't report many of the transgressions?
Destroying the liberal media must be the goal
I agree and what better way to do it than show that they hid the extent and seriousness of the democRATS crimes from the public. The problem is that even the RNC's website is hiding those facts now. They didn't even bother to tell their members about the Riady Non-Refund.
I am all for civil discussion with facts and debate. I find that healthy -- it is the bashing that I don't like.
But I voted for him. I did what you guy's said and this is how I and people like me get repaid?
Come on.. You have to admit, this is not fair.
Some people had reservations that we put aside to vote for this guy. Now that he's in office and the storm is passed our opinion isn't welcome and we are supposed to just shut up and go away.
I am not going to personalize this.. But I am sure you can think of plenty of examples here from the bot side of the isle.
I just think it's just a crappy thing to do personally.
You act as though the problem is with the Presidency, and that Congress has nothing to do with increased spending and poorly designed laws.
Congrats, that's precisely what Democrats want you to believe, especially if they can get you to vote for someone besides a Republican.
How old are you?
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