[Spiff]

There he goes again.

If conservatism was a crime and Bush was charged with it - the case would get thrown out of court on lack of evidence.

[Black Agnes]

bump for your ping list!

[Lazamataz]

Forget it. I give up on this guy. McCain would have been more conservative.

[MJY1288]

What a crock, This was added to the original bill by Max Baucus ("A tax break for environmental groups is being added to part of President Bush's faith-based initiative") but somehow this reporter wants to say it was Bush who came up with it. Another example of how the left is trying to stir up the right

[niki]

bump

[DoughtyOne]

Private-property-rights groups are fighting the tax cut, which first appeared as a 50 percent break in Mr. Bush's budget.

It's getting to the place where you not only have to hold your nose and vote, you have to hold your bowels as well!

Where's Gary Cooper when you need him?  I hear Fox is going to do a movie about Bush called Gungha Dim!

When Jeoffards threw the Senate to the Dems, I never imaged someone else would be throwing the White House to them as well.

Why vote for a Democrat these days?  Republicans can pass their agenda much faster than they ever could.

Let me see, support for Kennedy's $300 billion dollar nationalized health care plan, support for a medication addition to Medicare, $40 billion more for the revered Department of Education, the destruction of 75% of our nuclear deterence, abandonment of the two theater military concept, amnesty for illegals, gifted down payments for special interest groups, tax breaks for environmental whacko orgs... I love it what a conservative plan comes together!

If I'd have only known, I'd have voted McGovern in '72.  We didn't have to wait thirty years to implement his platform?

Coombayaaa, coombayaaa, coombayaaa, coombayaaa...

Turn your lights on, you are now entering RINO hell!

Warning!  37% decline next 6.5 years... use lower gears!

[B Knotts]

This is disgusting.

Well, anything to get more land in the hands of bureaucrats, eh?

[Sci Fi Guy]

I don't really see a big problem here. It's a tax break for selling land to charities. We already give tax breaks for charity donations, so what's new?? What Am I missing??

There he goes again.

If conservatism was a crime and Bush was charged with it - the case would get thrown out of court on lack of evidence.

And as far as there he goes again. Let's keep in mind that Bush is suspending Clinton enviromental regs that harms coal energy plants. And Bush did disavow the epa study that was pro-global warming. Let's remember everything that Bush does, before we declare that there is no evidence for conservatism.

[hsmomx3]

Environment and faith-based? Sounds to me like he'classifying environmentalism as a faith (religion).

What can I say? More of the same. It's getting disgusting and irritating. I have a feeling that Bush's base in the next election will not be the right leaning conservatives. I think many of them will stay home and not vote.

[A Navy Vet]

Excuse me, I could have sworn I voted for a right from center Republican. When are Pubbies going to realize no matter how much they pander to the liberal special interest types, they will always vote Democrat?

[ravingnutter]

The provision gives a 25 percent discount on capital-gains tax to private property owners who sell their land to environmental groups or the government, instead of to other private parties.

No one is forcing private property owners to sell to environmental groups...therefore their "land grab" argument is way over the top. Much ado about nothing...

[Michael2001]

I started losing trust in this guy a while ago, and it's only continuing.

[sauropod]

This is exactly why I could not vote for W. in Nov. of 2000. He is so weak on environmental and land rights issues, there is next to no hope of slowing the envirofascist juggernaut.

Deus Vult! 'Pod

[MadRobotArtist]

Yep. Let's reward those future socialists, by making the capital gains less painful. This is exactly what is happening. It's about rewarding people for the choices towards socialism.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

When is Bill? George? Bush going to start coming over to the conservative side instead of working for the left?

[finnman69]

Those damn TAX CUTS! How can conservatives be expected to support Bush when he pushes a tax cut. LOL

[Mudboy Slim]

"The solution is to reduce the capital-gains tax to 15 percent, period," Mr. Nickles said.

BINGO!!! We have a winner from our next Senate Majority Leader!!

FReegards...MUD

[Prodigal Daughter]

Thank you for the flag!

A tax break for environmental groups is being added to part of President Bush's faith-based initiative.

This administration is getting so confusing. Are we supposed to hug the homeless or hug a tree?

[MissAmericanPie]

He's a globalist, so he behaves as a globalist. I can't imagine how much damage he can do in eight years.

[Stultis]

Historically, when "green" groups purchase private land, they sell it to state or federal governments, which takes the property off tax rolls and hurts local economies, as well as costing the government money to sustain the property, Mr. Hardiman said.

Which drives up property taxes of homeowners, and of property owners, which drives up rents and leases of both apartments and commercial sites, which drives up prices, which drives up the cost of living. These effects of more and more land passing to the gubermint is what needs to be stressed to the sheeple.

[be-baw]

screw Bush--

screw the Republican Party

I'm taking my support elsewhere...