Posted on 07/11/2004 12:03:02 PM PDT by FairOpinion
Conservatives, the backbone of Bush's political base, are increasingly uneasy about the Iraq conflict and the steady drumbeat of violence in postwar Iraq, Halper and some of his fellow Republicans say. The conservatives' anxiety was fueled by the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal and has not abated with the transfer of political power to the interim Iraqi government.
Some Republicans fear angry conservatives will stay home in November, undercutting Bush's re-election bid.
"I don't think there's any question that there is growing restiveness in the Republican base about this war," said Halper, the co-author of a new book, "America Alone: The Neoconservatives and the Global Order."
Another administration official involved in Bush's re-election effort has voiced concern that angry conservatives will sit out the election.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Highly recommend that conservatives wake up and smell reality.
If they are not voting for Bush, we will get Kerry and God save us all!
Remember, the 500 votes that put Bush over the top. Just think if those 500 people had stayed home on election day.
Each vote DOES count.
Here are some conservatives, with names -- read the article -- ready to cut off their nose to spite their face.
I'm pretty pissed off about Bush myself. Medicare drug benefits, congress spending like drunken liberal democrats. Dubya is no fiscal conservative. If he gets a second term he better get more Reaganesque and cut spending. No more "compassionate conservatism."
If it wasn't for the frightening reality that Kerry could be elected POTUS, I would just enjoy watching Hillary squirm.
Somehow, if it looks like Kerry will beat W as we get close to November, he will have to promise the witch something just to keep her from sabotaging his candidacy. Maybe Secretary of State?
As I said, you have to look at reality.
Do you really want Kerry as president?
Haven't conservatives learned anything after they succeeded in electing Clinton for 8 years, to "show Bush I". Well, you surely showed it to him.
Suggest reading Alan Keyes's statement, whose conservatives credentials can't be called into question.
Alan Keyes comes out in support of President Bush, denounces Democrats, "our survival is at stake!"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1071872/posts
COLMES: We continue with Alan Keyes. Ambassador Keyes, as a fiscal conservative, as a true conservative yourself, do you have some problems with the spending of this administration?
KEYES: Oh, I sure do--and I wouldn't want to give the impression that I don't have other problems with this administration on some areas where I think that the president has fallen short of the kinds of things that I really think are needed in some areas.
But I also wouldn't want to give the impression that I think that anything can be more decisive for the American people right now than the question of our national survival in the face of the most insidious threat this nation has ever faced.
In the face of that, I think a lot of us are going to be putting our other issues behind those issues that have to do with the survival of this nation in wartime.
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PS. My tagline is absolutely true.
I counted three names of conservatives who might or might not vote for Bush.
Three. And one of them has a book to peddle.
The purpose behind this story is to dispirit weak-kneed conservatives by pretending that three people selected by the reporter constitute a trend, while burying the truth ("A Pew Research Center poll last month found that 97 percent of conservative Republicans favored Bush over Kerry") in the middle of the story.
Who do you think the reporter will vote for in November?
Don't go wobbly just because the AP says you should.
We had a terrorist attack, we are fighting a major war against terrorism, beefing up our Homeland Security, won two major wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, we are building up defense, which was virtually destroyed under Clinton, we went through a recession, Bush actually gave us tax cuts.
Under the circumstances, what more do you want?
You can't ignore all the above.
As I said, looke at REALITY.
"Some Republicans fear angry conservatives will stay home in November, undercutting Bush's re-election bid."
AND LET KERRY/EDWARDS TAKE OVER? NOT A CHANCE!! HOPEFULLY THE GOP CONSERVATIVE BASE WHO PUNISHED BUSH THE FIRST FOR HIS "READ MY LIPS" RETREAT, LEARNED THEIR LESSON. THEIR LITTLE PROTEST VOTE FOR ROSS PEROT GAVE US 8 YEARS OF BILL AND HILLARY.
---Yet, Halper said his critical review on the administration's performance on Iraq last week was met with expressions of support in the conservatives' weekly meeting, which is closed to journalists.---
If the meeting is closed to journalists how did the Chronicle write this report? Just another liberal wet dream?
You better think hard about being pissed off at GW and vote for GW Bush. Staying home or voting for Kerry will mean you won't have to worry about fiscal spending or anything else for that matter. Within a few years, you won't be here on this earth to ponder anything. Vote for Kerry/Edwards and the Muslim terrorist beheadings will begin shortly right here in the good old USA! You know who else is going to lose these heads if Kerry and his Democrats win: Jews, Christians, Gays, Lesbians, Women, Blacks, etc. Most of these fools are voting for Kerry. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face. Wise up, this election is about one thing. The survivsl of the USA!!!
I am not going wobbly -- but I have seen quite a few FReepers express that they would actually rather have Kerry, "just to show Bush, that he can't take the conservative base" for granted. I would hope that those "so-called conservatives" will face reality, that if they don't get out and vote for Bush, they may be electing Kerry and what that will mean for us.
Well, if the election is close, those fine "principled conservatives" may be the ones handing the election to Kerry.
Conservatives need to consider the serious consequences of their actions.
Bush won by 500 votes the last time. The election is expected to be very close, a few votes either way may be what decides this election.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1169284/posts
Same article with different title.
Good info on the "conservatives" in replies .
"Some Republicans fear angry conservatives will stay home in November, undercutting Bush's re-election bid."
if there are some conservative that stupid, you deserve Kerry and boy wonder.
Conservatives Will NOT stay home. This is a pipedream and they know it.
I realize every conservative can rattle of a litany of what Bush hasn't done to please them. If the people registering the complaints wish to be taken seriously then they must also list the President's accomplishments. Otherwise, the complaints do not register.
I think it's the Dems who are more likely to stay home. Look at the choice they've been given...a couple of touchy-feely guys more concerned about their hair than creating programs to truly help the country or our national security.
Mmmm hmmm.
Thanks for the link.
It's interesting reading.
As I said, unfortunatly, many conservatives still haven't faced reality, but fortunately some have.
I hope ALL conservatives will face reality and make sure to turn out to vote for Bush and take all their friends to the polls to do the same.
Kerry-Edwards now. Touchy feely INC.
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