RUSH LIMBAUGH: BUSH "NO CONSERVATIVE"

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It took a while for Bush to win over Conservatives who now support him all way. That's why I hate it when the word RHINO is thrown left and right when talking about a Republican who may do something that seems out of step with what we agree with and we don't realize that politics is all about winning and looking like a "centrist"

Check out this 1999 Article:

Conservative talkmeister Rush Limbaugh blasted away at George W. Bush with both barrels today, stoking a possible clash between grass-roots conservatives and the front-running candidate who is already pursuing a centerist general election strategy.

"He's really wandered off the reservation here lately folks," Limbaugh intoned, before making the case against the recent Bush positioning.

"In my mind," he told his listeners, "no conservative running for president would make the kind of statements that he's made. No conservative running for president would leave his philosophical brothers and sisters dying on the congressional battlefield the way Bush did with that EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) thing. And now he's done it again with the speech at the Manhattan Institute. He's done it twice in seven or eight days time."

"This obviously is a carefully crafted strategy." Limbaugh continued. "What it means is that solid conservatives from Tom DeLay to Dick Armey, who are doing all they can to eke out small majorities and beat back Clinton and all his Big Government schemes-issue after issue-end up being emasculated by Bush's comments."

"Who wants a Republican moderate as president?" Limbaugh asked, a question the Bush camp must hope that other conservatives don't begin asking.

[VinnyTex]

Post number 96, is a direct link off the web site of Free Republic's star radio host. This can't be denied. It's plain as day..

[rdb3]

so Bush isn't a conservative because he doesn't agree with you on 100.00% on 100.00% of the issues?

That's the gist of their arguments. That's why I skim past the nonsensical criticisms of G.W.

Another conservative black and I were talking yesterday, and she was worried about the voucher programs and Bush's apparent failure to support them even after he said he would during the campaign. I told her that there is a case right now before the Supreme Court concerning the voucher initiatives in Cleveland and Detroit. That decision is paramount to the rest of the issue. If SCOTUS knocks down the issue as "unconstitutional," then, what would be the point in trying to get the issue through Congress?

She, apparently unconvinced, said that I might be spinning for Bush. But she did say that I had a point that the SCOTUS decision weighs heavily on the issue.

I then asked her, "Well, if I have a point about the court, how am I spinning?" To that she could not answer.

She, along with a ton of other conservatives, crumbles whenever conservatism appears to be "sold out." I must remind fellow conservatives that the Presidency is but one of the three branches of our government. The President is not king or queen, and can not govern by fiat. He has to deal with Congress. The Prez sometimes has to give a little in order to get a little. That's just the political game. Don't believe me? Then read Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince and you'll begin to understand.

CFR? Won't make his desk. Have you all noticed that this issue, which was white hot only a few short weeks ago, has vanished as a topic being discussed on news shows? If you have, have you questioned why this is so?

Steel tarriffs? Pure politics. They make no economic sense, but they sure made political sense. Take Ohio, for instance. Steel workers there are jubilant over the tarriffs. Ohio went for Bush in 2000. And believe you me, those 25 electoral votes the Bush team still wants in 2004.

Immigration and this so-called "amnesty?" Puh-leeze! 245(i) states that those illegals must ASK for amnesty. And, if you think about it, it makes sense as a starting point for reigning in the problem that the INS created decades ago. To wit, it's not right for those illegals who have played by the rules to be thrown out. That's simply unfair. Who knows just how backed up the bureaucracy is in the INS? Give those a fair chance to get their houses in order, THEN you'll have the political cover for an immigration purge. And a purge is definitely needed. 245(i) does NOT just bestow blanket amnesty on ANYONE! But you wouldn't know that by reading FR lately.

Lastly, but most importantly regarding G.W.'s actions, he was thrown a serious monkey wrench by the Jeffords defection. Now, this does not mean that if Jeffords would have stayed that Bush would have everything elementarily easy. The majority was still a majority of one, and we have enough squishes to thwart many conservative initiatives (Spector, Jeffords, Snowe, etc.). But conservatives would have had the important chairs of all Senate committees. Pickering's nomination would have went to the floor and subsequently approved. But, thanks to Jeffords, can't do it. This fact is NOT Bush's fault, and I do cut him some slack on that.

Think I have no criticism of G.W.? Think again. His team politically dropped the ball on Judge Pickering. I mean they blew it, BIG TIME! Bush was late in his vocal support of Pickering. Pickering was not only a great judge, but a political goldmind to boot! Think of it for a sec. Here you had a judge from a Southern state who went against, at his own detriment, Klan members. He had the serious support of American blacks in his district in Mississippi. I mean, what more could you ask for as a conservative? And the thing that irks me the most about this failure is that G.W. and the team could have absolutely hammered the RATS with this nomination. I mean they could have shaken the foundation of the RAT base: American black voters. The bully pulpit could have been the platform with which to spread the truth about Judge Pickering, his true record on the bench, the support he enjoys among blacks in his district, and the strength of the conservative message overall.

All I can do is shake my head over this failure to act upon this fine judge, and along with it spread the message of hope that conservatism truly is.

In closing, President George W. Bush is doing wonderfully well. And just as I will not divorce my wife over one issue in which we disagree, I will not withdraw my support for him if I don't get everything I want for him to accomplish. And don't think I'm a Republican, either. I'm not. I'm a conservative, for sure. But I'm not a Republican. Even so, Bush has my support.

[Mercuria]

So you've decided to become a complete scum-bucket, complete with a threat to falsely ascribe 100% Carol's viewpoints as mine, as well as signing my name to it?

Says more about you, culero, than it does about me.

[Mercuria]

Excuse me, but please point out WTF has that got to do with ANYTHING on this thread.

If you can't, shove off.

You've already tried this "guilt-by-association" crap. Sorry, kid, it won't work.

Now quit acting like a total LIE-BERAL jerk and behave yourself.

[VinnyTex]

Hey, are you Carol Ward's illegitimate daughter?? Sister, or what??? Hell, Ether Zone kicked her sorry scum bucket off and yet, Free Republic's Star Radio host still links to her.

You are one sorry stupid bimbo. You are! You can go scream to Robinson and try and get me kicked off the forum, but I call em like I see em.

[Texas Dissident]

Why Vincent, one would think you'd check your own backyard before casting such aspersions.

Checking your profile page we see a prominent link to the League of the South, which is a CERTIFIED HATE GROUP.

So please do tell us - What have you been up to ?? Huh?

[VinnyTex]

I'm just pointint out that Free Republic's so called star radio host links to Neo Nazi sites.

[Mercuria]

Once again...

...if you cannot provide anything I MYSELF HAVE SAID THAT CAN BE CONSTRUED AS ANTI-SEMITIC (and you WON'T, because I'm NOT), then shut your trap and blow away.

You are disrupting this thread with an attempt at a personal attack. There STILL exists a couple of rules here about that sort of behavior.

I don't intend to push the abuse button, because there is nothing you can allege about me personally that can't be refuted.

So why don't you just stick to the subject and quit stalking me like some kind of frothing Thought Policeman?

I thought you were less of a creep than that, FreedomWins.

(BTW, why DID you change your screenname?)

[Texas Dissident]

The year 1994 also saw the formation of the League of the South, a group that threatened a renewed effort for Southern secession, proposed a theocratic government based on its particular brand of Christianity, and increasingly came to embrace racist attitudes toward black people. League founder and President Michael Hill, who has called blacks “a compliant and deadly underclass,” pushed the idea of the South as “Anglo- Celtic,” a culture created by and for whites.

Provocative views you have there, Vincent.

[VinnyTex]

Course, hate group... Hell boy, one of the founding members of the League of the South, Murray Rothbard. Jew...

But I do know, Murray would have never been kicked off some second rate web site like the Ether Zone.

[VinnyTex]

You link to Neo Nazi Web sites. If you don't want to admit it, I will. I will make a point whenever you're on the air from now on, that everyone knows it.

[Bella_Bru]

Merc, you know I love ya, but some of the stuff on that page is a bit much.

Things like:Oh, and we’re gonna have to nuke Africa and Asia. Their breeders outnumber us AND they are the growing, hungry, migrant, illiterate, uneducable majority. And we can’t stop it. That’s why George sounds more like Fidel Castro than Barry Goldwater. Found HERE

And then this little gem:They tell me I'm a hero but confess they don't think they have the talent, the voice, nor the courage to help in the war for White Christian America. They want to do something - anything to help. Where to sign up? What to bring? Who to write to? Where to start? Found HERE

I guess Carol thinks only whites are Christians, huh?

The list of lovely thought from CW could go on. She is a bitch, Merc. A worthless bitch.

[Mercuria]

OOOOPS.

Gad...he just must HATE it when that happens. Hehehe...

[VinnyTex]

Every time you're on the air now, I'm gonna link Carol Ward's stuff .... I am... Count on it.

[Hacksaw]

The list of lovely thought from CW could go on. She is a bitch, Merc. A worthless bitch.

What are you doing up this late? I can't sleep myself. But I guess you are 4 hours behind me so I guess it isn't late.

[Texas Dissident]

The year 1994 also saw the formation of the League of the South, a group that threatened a renewed effort for Southern secession, proposed a theocratic government based on its particular brand of Christianity, and increasingly came to embrace racist attitudes toward black people. League founder and President Michael Hill, who has called blacks “a compliant and deadly underclass,” pushed the idea of the South as “Anglo- Celtic,” a culture created by and for whites.

Doesn't appear your League of the South has a problem with Jews, Vincent. Seem to be more concerned with skin color by the looks of it.

You must agree.

[Bella_Bru]

It's only 1:45 here. Still early. ;-)

[VinnyTex]

Hell punk, link the source???

[Texas Dissident]

I did in 106.

Your hate must be blinding you.

[VinnyTex]

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