Of course the "they" that say it are by-and-large the lunatic fringe of the left. Some people will support the president's proposal, some won't (on both sides). Plenty of people listen to Rush everyday and agree with the majority of what he says but not everything. That seems to be NORMAL for humans. Here's an irony for you, though. You say people that think the same way as Rush about this policy are "mind-numbed robots" but you "admire" Rush's loyalty? So HIS support of the president's plan is "admiral", but ordinary (republican) Americans that might also find some sense in it are "robots" and thus incapable of thinking for themselves? Wow, just wow!
However, America gets the government she deserves. Were I Bush, I'd think the country expected me to move to the left as well. He just went through an election where some of our most conservative leaders (Santorum, Allen, for instance) whose ideology about issues like the border & health care were more in line with people on this board than the president's, lost. (Keep in mind, the president's stance on this issue has NOT changed. I knew before he was elected the first time what his thoughts about the southern border were.)
It's the same with the WOT. Like the Vietnam generation before, it appears that when the going gets tough the people "tire" of war. Our soldiers have the guts and fortitude to stick it out in some of the worst hell-holes on earth and we can't even muster enough resolve to see it through. Once again "we the people" have let the press and the left define the war (and they don't even have to come up with an alternative plan). Those sent to protect us, to fight for us, will, once again pay the harshest price for our fickleness. Frankly, it disgusts me. So, knowing the democrats' policies on the border, health care and Iraq, we opened the door and let the left in. The people on both sides, apparently, have spoken. Bush and the republicans heard it loud and clear. What other message could they get?
BRAVO!! POST OF THE DAY!!