Clashes Growing Between Bush and GOP Moderates

Los Angeles Times ^ | April 26, 2005 | Ronald Brownstein, Times Staff Writer

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WASHINGTON — Conflicts are multiplying between congressional Republican moderates and the White House as President Bush pursues his aggressively conservative second-term agenda.

The unexpected resistance to Bush's nomination of John R. Bolton as U.N. ambassador from several Senate Republicans marks the latest, and potentially most intense, clash. But battles over Social Security, Bush's budget proposal and ending the filibuster for judicial nominations also are raising tensions inside the party.

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Somewhat related article:

Lewis Accuses Byrd of 'Flip-Flops' on Filibuster Issue

Republican US Senate candidate Hiram Lewis called on Senator Byrd Monday, April 25, 2005, to reject the threatened use of the filibuster to block the President's nominees to the federal bench

[ModelBreaker]

I thought Bush was a GOP Moderate.

Well, I think he is more accurately seen as a mixed bag. On spending, immigration and entitlements, he is quite liberal. On judicial appointments, he has been solidly conservative and has supported his nominees. On national defense, he has been solidly conservative. Where he is actually a conservative, the Old Media and the Left have gone bonkers. Where he isn't, they don't have much to say.

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More stuff today:

GOP finger pointing begins(Rinos blame conservatives)

[BOBTHENAILER]

The press and liberal RAT Jihadists are doing their level best to tear the Republicans asunder from within.Of course we all know Chafee and Snowe are already who they are. Everyone of them needs to be put up against a strong conservative in their next primary.

WEED THEM OUT.

[teletech]

Ping for lazamaquitterearlytaz and others of his tribe.....

Huh? Are you talking to me?

[bert]

I can't really be certain. Check this link to see.

Lazamataz's Opus: No longer a Republican (Vanity)

[antceecee]

More LAslimes opinion masquerading as journalism....

[ModelBreaker]

Thanks.

[international american]

Brownstein is pretty much a communist, so his idea of moderate republican is a liberal democrat.

[Richard Kimball]

Enquirer is more reliable.

[teletech]

I can't really be certain. Check this link to see.

No, it's not me but I sure feel the same way about the lack of ACTION on the part of the Republican Senate. Besides, I could care less what you call me.