The fact is that the media and the Dems boxed Bush in with all that Enron talk. It was masterfully done, and Bush got some bad advice, IMHO. This is not to say he shouldn't have fought sooner, but we know what he has to deal with, and we should have known we'd take hits. We have a Senate leadership without any guts, and margins so close in the House that 15 or 20 RINOs will kill us. We also let things get too close in the Senate, where Jim Jeffords' treachery gave Daschle enough power to force this though.
Quite frankly, we've dodged a lot of stuff, and had a heck of a batting average to date. Unfortunately, the other side had the passion to use their big advantage against us. Enron happened, then the media, McCain, and the Dems stampeded everything. We just got hammered, and quite frankly, I am not arrogant enough to say that we could overcome a media barrage that would be little more than the 2002 edition of the 1995 budget battle.
I had hoped for a fight, but there was something behind the scenes that happened that ultimately forced Bush's hand on this. Now, we just got handed a lemon. Do we have the character to make lemonade, or do we run home like crybabies?
I'll try to make lemonade, and be thankful this is the ONLY full-fledged defeat we have had to date. By all rights, we should have had a lot more.
Are you suggesting that GWB is the only conservative candidate the Republicans have to offer.. get real...
David
You have mistaken the problem about campaign finance reform just as most folks have. It has nothing to do with our individual character. It has everything to do with government officers maintaining character. You see, this CFR is about the usurption of the first amendment in many ways; not in the correction of Congress rules which doesn't require legislation.
You got it all wrong; you are hood-winked by the Congress and the president that it is their right to bind you behind your back and beg for more government.