Skip to comments.
Bush s Broken Promise
National Review ^
| February 21, 2002
| Rich Lowery
Posted on 03/21/2002 7:07:23 AM PST by Dales
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 121-140, 141-160, 161-180 ... 201-211 next last
To: Ophiucus
We suffered the freezing rain at our President's inaugeral and swearing in. We watched him dance with his lovely wife at an inaugeral ball.
I am full of fear because I am a loyalist to a fault. If this new awakening has happened to me, what then to others?
CFR may blow over Americans as a fuzzy political reform, but not uncontrolled immigration. The latter is personal. Nor will the Democrats take up the cause of curbing immigration. I predict people as myself will stay away from the polls in 2002 and 2004, filled with disgust with both parties. A resurgence of conservatism will have to await another Ronald Reagan. Sad that it will not be GWB.
141
posted on
03/21/2002 10:25:41 AM PST
by
Hostage
To: Ophiucus
This bill is attempted murder of the keystone of our society and our governement. Well, you can't argue with hyperbole.
To: CaptBlack
"Can we PLEASE put this stupid, tired threat away once and for all?? My vote is not going to be forced from me by the "It coulda been Gore" nonsense. The fact is, it ISN'T Gore and we expect a conservative to do what conservatives pride themselves on, ACT ON PRINCIPLE."
I'm down with that! While we're at it let's put all of this mindless Bush bashing away once and for all!! Face it. This might be a no-win situation. President Bush may be screwed no matter what he does. Personally, I'm sick of this B.S.! The Anti-Bush people are all LONG on criticism and SHORT on answers!
To: Dales
Well, Specter is a tough case. Unfortunately, if you vote for him, you get Santorum as a committee chairman. If you don't, you get Leahy. The democrat would have to be pretty darned conservative for me to choose the latter.
To: Destructor
No one put a gun to Bush's head and made him issue that exact public statement yesterday. Why is no one willing to acknowledge his acknowledgment that this bill is unconstitutional and he's willing to sign it anyway?
To: Ophiucus
I did the right thing.
To: Ms. AntiFeminazi
LOL!!! It's great to see you ALSO. As a mattter of fact, it's good to see ANY of FR here lately. Past 2-3 months we've played phone games...the phones on the hill 'pass out' when there's rain, storms or wind. And the repair guys have a mental problem about fixing it the right way when they get called out. I'm starting to think they LIKE those off-hour repair calls. ($$$$$$)
To: Lazamataz
You basically called me politically ignorant...Nice try Laz, but not very original. Your personal ridicule by imitation is noted. Next time, try and be more creative.
To: alpowolf
"So, we just let the media run the country? Just say that GOP political fortunes are more important than the Republic?"
"You know, if someone tried some good solid honesty and honor for a change, they might be surprised by the results. The people might just take the country back. If the alternative is to let the media run the country I don't see what the hell we have to lose."
The Media already does have a large influence over Politics, and is effectively running the country and controlling roughly 45% of the Voters. The Republicans are scared shitless of what the Media might say about them, because they know that the Media can (and does) end Politicians careers. Granted Talk Radio exerts a huge influence too, but our majority is slim at best! CFR won't do anything to help that situation.
Honesty and honor in Politics? Get real. The best we can do is to keep hammering the bastards, and try to get an outcome that is favorable to our side.
To: Reagan Man
You deserve being brought up short for being a hypocrite.
Glad I could help, in the form of some good healthy ridicule.
To: Ms. AntiFeminazi
"No one put a gun to Bush's head and made him issue that exact public statement yesterday. Why is no one willing to acknowledge his acknowledgment that this bill is unconstitutional and he's willing to sign it anyway?"
Don't know man. I can only hope that President Bush has a plan. He has shown himself to be good at formulating strategies. I don't know if it's "W," or his advisors, but up until now everything the Dimocrats have tried has backfired in their face! Maybe he's playing them now. I guess we'll find out.
To: AmishDude
Our nation was founded upon basic principles to form a government.
A constitution was designed to ensure a government based upon and constrained by these principles.
Foremost of these principles was citizen participation in the governing process.
Free speech was considered essential for citizens to participate.
CFR bans political speech by "citizen groups" during elections.
Therefore, CFR removes an irreplacible component of the government and denies, in large part, the origin of our nation. Is that less hyperbolic? Call it enforced voluntary donation or cutting the poor SOB's heart out, the patient is still dead.
To: Destructor
I'm hoping with you, but I don't know how he can get out of the corner he has backed himself into. What a stupid move.
To: Ms. AntiFeminazi
This is true.
To: Hostage
I agree, GWB is not the heir to a conservative upsurge.
I can't say I had a great awakening. For me when the Republicans wimped out in cosmic proportions during the impeachment, I had the belated realization that the Republican party was mixture of well-intention but ineffectual and others willing abandon principles if their own place at the public trough was threatened.
To: Ophiucus
OK. You called it "attempted murder". Let's go with that. Suppose it gets signed. At that point, is the Republic dead? Suppose it doesn't get to the USSC before it takes effect. Is it dead then? Suppose (God forbid) the court upholds it. Is the United States of America dead then?
Hyperbole.
To: Ms. AntiFeminazi
I did the right thing. Which was?
To: AmishDude
OK. You called it "attempted murder". Let's go with that. Suppose it gets signed. At that point, is the Republic dead? Suppose it doesn't get to the USSC before it takes effect. Is it dead then? Suppose (God forbid) the court upholds it. Is the United States of America dead then?No.
But the Bill of Rights will be coughing up blood.
To: AmishDude
Once legislators create, and executives allow (or even promote) laws or acts that directly oppose, weaken, or dissolve the constitution. The Republic is threatened. But Freedom is always threatened in large and small ways.
However if the Supreme Court allows such acts and importantly, the People tolerate them, then yes. The Republic is dead and all that is left is what to do with the corpse.
To: Ophiucus
However if the Supreme Court allows such acts and importantly, the People tolerate them, then yes. The Republic is dead and all that is left is what to do with the corpse. "acts" is it? How many such acts should we wait for? I mean, I need to schedule my suicide. Or as Laz would call it: "wedding".
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 121-140, 141-160, 161-180 ... 201-211 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson