[jveritas]

Did CFR really shut off your free speech?! really??? I am against it but did it really put us in total silence. Not at all. Since your predictions about an absolute Bush defeat in 2004 was totally destroyed, you people (Bush Bashers) have used a new dumb argument that President Bush only won re-election because was running against a weak opponent or because of Soros, etc... President Bush won first and formost because people believed he is a true leader in this war on terror. Walter Mondale was much weaker than John Kerry if you make the comparison. Reagan had no way faced the unprecedented assault by liberals and their media whores as President Bush has endured since 2000. In fact no sitting President President in US history has been so savagely attacked by his opponents and their media as President Bush has been by liberals and their media. For him to win the 2004 election was a great achievement despite incredible odds.

Wasn't President Reagan who said that it is better to get 50% of what you want then getting nothing, it was President Reagan the one who started the Pragmatic conservatism.

PS: President Reagan gave us O'Connor and Kennedy, just a reminder.

[slowhandluke]

Did CFR really shut off your free speech?! really??? I am against it but did it really put us in total silence.

We aren't talking total silence. The problem with CFR is that the constitution says no law. I contribute to the Club for Growth, as they say what I want said better than I can. The Club for Growth is getting sued by the FEC.

Since your predictions about an absolute Bush defeat in 2004 was totally destroyed.

I don't recall making such a prediction, but 'totally destroyed' isn't how I'd refer to such a prediction considering the 2004 election was a squeaker.

the unprecedented assault by liberals and their media whores

Sorry, but I don't think Bush was attacked any more than Reagan was.

Wasn't President Reagan who said that it is better to get 50% of what you want then getting nothing, it was President Reagan the one who started the Pragmatic conservatism.

Yes he did say that. But he didn't give up before the fight. And, at Reykjavik, Reagan walked away when he could not get that 50%. Bush seems satisfied with relative crumbs.

Reagan was a principled conservative, there were things he would not trade away. And, yes he did make mistakes.