Message to ?Conservatives

Vanity | Feb. 11, 2004 | Nix Two

[Nix 2]

No, babe. The demons, or so I have always believed, is a pseudonym for democrats, (which I am certain you already knew.) Okay? Simple. They are the ones who are wailing....far off their own beaten path, I might add.

Then I ASKED a question of conservatives. YOU leapt forward with a totally out of context post and you are still doing it. Why?

Other than listening to the demons wail about the deficit, what difference has it made in any of your lives?

See?

[Sabertooth]

Cheap shot as usual.

Well hello Pa Kettle. Or is it Ma?

The mundanities in this thread have all been dealt with ad infinitum.

Vote for Bush. I'm voting for Bush. However, I'm not doing it for any of this "speak, see, and hear no evil" claptrap.

[EternalVigilance]

The deficits didn't lead to large tax increases...

Come on. Who do you think you're kidding?

[Texasforever]

Who is looking for a fight now. You very first post on this thread was an insult and it went downhill from there. EV you are a hypocrite.

[Nix 2]

Where is THAT??? (At least on this thread.)

[Texasforever]

Vote for Bush. I'm voting for Bush. However, I'm not doing it for any of this "speak, see, and hear no evil" claptrap.

I know you want to be on both sides. However I have only seen you on one side so far.

[Jorge]

See, this is one of the reasons I support English-only. Learn to read, man.

I graduated first in my college class with a perfect 4.0 GPA and communications was one of my strongest areas of study.

You obviously have a problem in articulating a coherent argument.
Your response had absolutely NOTHING to do with what I posted.

[Thumper1960]

The one thing I absolutely love about FreeRepublic.........

The love I feel when I come to the boards!

;->

[EternalVigilance]

Believe me, 'babe', there are plenty of conservatives wailing about these deficits.

Many of us warned and warned and warned against this spending orgy, but to no avail.

Now the political chickens are coming home to roost. Might be awhile before the economic chickens come home to roost, but they will. No doubt about it.

Is it fixable? Of course.

Will it be fixed if conservatives remain mute? Nope.

Even the President himself is beginning to address this problem.

Thank God.

One footnote: it is still highly doubtful that the RATs will be able to capitalize on this political opportunity...simply because they have no credibility on the subject.

If the Republicans address it now, in a grownup fashion, the stick the Dems would like to beat us with will be taken from their hands.

Time to get started.

[FairOpinion]

Some people around here insist on showing their own ignorance -- they seem to pride themselves on personal attacks, but it reflects on them, not on their "targets".

[EternalVigilance]

If your reading comprehension is up to snuff, you are just being dishonest, then.

[Nix 2]

Yeah, I know 'zactly what you mean.

[FairOpinion]

I am very open minded.

I don't care why you vote for Bush, just so you do.

I wish more people would follow your example.

[Jorge]

My post went right to the heart of what you said, and was very much on point. All readers can see that.

LOL! Your post didn't even begin to address what I posted. If it did I would be glad to respond to it. But it had NOTHING to do with anything. Try again.

Why do you folks play these silly semantic games? Do you think no one will bother to go back and read what you wrote?

You obviously didn't bother reading what I wrote before responding. Why should they go back and read it? How silly.

[Thumper1960]

The optimist would say it's an example of how dynamic the Conservative movement really is. Dynamicism being a vibrant and in motion concept.

[EternalVigilance]

John Jorsett: As the man falling pst the tenth floor said, "So far, so good." Just because the earth didn't immediately swallow the United States when the deficit hit 500 billion doesn't mean that there won't be long-term consequences. At some point taxes will have to go up to pay for this horn of plenty and that's going to hit the economy hard.

You: Both the Reagan and Clinton deficits were are much larger percentage of the GDP and we didn't see the results you predict.
Quite the opposite.

Me: I guess you've forgotten the largest tax increase in history passed by Clinton and his RAT Congress in his first year in office...the one they forced through by one vote.

Guess you forgot that the RAT Congress raised taxes in RR's second term, and spent like madmen.

I guess you forgot the tax increases the RATs forced out of George HW Bush, along with a promise of spending cuts that just never materialized.

Hmmm...looks pretty pertinent to me.

Course, I'm a high-school dropout.

[Nix 2]

Even the President himself is beginning to address this problem.

EV, why did you pick such a fabricated argument when THIS was one of the reasons I was angry in the first place? Blaming Bush when he has done everything humanly possible to bring this country back with nearly impossible odds was getting a bit much. As a conservative, remaining silent was not an option when some of the worst attacks on him were coming from *conservatives.* It is beyond the pale.

[Jorge]

The one thing I absolutely love about FreeRepublic.........
The love I feel when I come to the boards!

It's the gift that keeps on giving.

[EternalVigilance]

See, you perceive conservatives attacking the President. But that just doesn't square with reality. Conservatives have fought like mad-dogs for this man...for many at great personal cost.

[Edit35]

"This is a stupid post. NCLB has dictated that math be taught to special needs children that can't handle it. My ex-wife has told me what has been happening (she is a special education teacher). If the kids can't handle it, the test scores are down. If the test scores are down, the school suffers from the county education bureaucracy and people lose their jobs over a stupid, stupid one size fits all prescription."

I'm sorry but your assertion is not even close to being accurate. First off, you imply that teaching math to "special needs" students is nearly impossible, as if special needs people are all retards and incapable of learning.

I mean, what the heck are special needs students anyway? (I hate that term. To some of today's elites, the term special needs applies to any and all who are not perfect students and/or those with even the slightest of behavior problems.

Consider: Not all kids are easy-as-pie to teach, and sometimes teachers have to adapt, although it seems many in today's teacher unions are reluctant to do just that.

Furthermore, the claim that people lose their jobs if test scores go down is just plain wrong, if not hysterically ridiculous.

I mean, there is not even a "county education bureacracy" in my part of the country.

In fact, county govt. in Bucks County, Pennsylvania has very little to do with education, execpt maybe to provide a few tech schools here and there for kids who want to learn the trades rather than academics. (Local school boards answer mostly to state govt.)

Forgive my perceived beligerence, but the author of the original post was spot on when he/she implied that the Dems are cukoo for going hysterical over GWB's "No Child Left Behind" legislation, which in reality is a long overdue means of getting teachers to make some extra efforts in teaching rather than just giving up and blaming everything on the existance of "special needs" students.