[RAT Patrol]

Here's one for you. With "friends" like these who needs enemies. They need us and so does Bush! I hope they figure that out before it's too late.

See you tomorrow maybe!

[LS]

Does Bush want hard-right conservatives? You bet. Does he need us? Dunno. In the primaries, maybe. Certainly we gave him SC and a couple of others. But look at the "hard core" conservatives who got trounced by Bush in the primaries? How did Keyes and Forbes do? Hmmmmmm? How did Patsy do in the general election? Dang, ol' Ralphie got about five times as many votes.

Look, I would LOVE to be in such a majority that Bush (and anyone else) HAD to listen to my conservative views. But it simply isn't reality, and the sooner many Freepers here get that, the more effective we will really be.

Another dose of reality: Bush is what he has always said he is---a "compassionate conservative," and you can put the emphasis on whichever part you want. To him, tax cuts are important, and defending the country is vital. He has quietly issued three pro-life Ex Orders that very few here want to acknowledge. But, yes, on several issues he has "caved." So what do you do? Abandon him because he caved on one or two issues, or stick with him because he has addressed one or two? Regardless of what you do, it's pretty clear that the vast majority of Republicans (96% approval in last week's Gallup poll) and the large majority of Americans (still at about 80%) love the guy. And that, sir, is reality.