GW does not impress me to be a RINO or a false conservative. But his hands are tied on some issues. What can he do?
IF he takes too hard a line then we could be looking at a DEM as President, and to me, yes that is worse. Elections are all about the the people in the middle.
I think this means WE have to work harder on educating people about the Constitution, and give a conservative President a more moderate and conservative group of people to play with. We have to work herder in the future.
I agree with much of this article, but I don't think beating President Bush up is the answer.
Next election cycles we need to get our message out more.. putting a Dem in office certainly is not going got help us further Conservatism.
Ramping up the rhetoric now sends a message to future canidates, but staying home on election day, or voting for a Dem is not going to help anything.
His hands aren't tied so much that he can't wield the Veto pen. Yet instead of promising to veto an extension of the unconsitutional ban on Ugly Black Guns, he supports it. That is not what a true conservative would do. At worst he would say nothing, and then veto it if it came to his desk. At best he would strongly oppose passage of any renewal bill, in part through the mere threat of a veto of whatever else it was attached to.
I do agree with you there, and the group that we elect needs to be truly conservative and not just assumed to be conservative because they have an (R) (or perhaps a (C) or (L) ) next to their name. It is time to vote intelligently according to each candidate's records and stated positions, not just blindly voting by ticket.
I agree with much of this article, but I don't think beating President Bush up is the answer.
Just complaining about him or attacking him isn't the answer. The electorate needs to be informed so we could replace him with a candidate that would be faithful to his oath of office, such as Mike Peroutka.