[joefergeson]

When the Wall Street Journal editorial page starts bashing Bush, I begin to get worried. What's up with this adminstration?

[Grut]

What's up with this adminstration?

Empty Suit Syndrome: but don't worry, Jimmy Carter proved we don't actually need a President....

[Wolfie]

Mohair subsidies?!?!?. What a joke. Curly and Larry are ones who needed the hair.

[RJCogburn]

The market mirage has evaporated, and with the enthusiastic support of the Bush administration, House and Senate conferees have agreed on a nearly 80% increase ($83 billion) in farm subsidies over the next decade.

Is it "Bush bashing" to say that even as he has done some good things,it is necessary to point out things he does that are hardly conservative? If we, as conservatives support, ignore, or make rationalizations for actions which are antithetical to conservative ideas, how can we ever expect to have conservative progress?

We cannot, IMO.

The farm bill, the educational bill, the proposal to increase paid volunteerism, are not conservative.

Can the Bushophiles agree to that, even while supporting him, or will they make excuses for his actions in a Clintonista manner?

[jimt]

By backing the (fill in the blank) bill, President Bush sells out his principles.

And what else is new? Klintoon's suspected of "not being fully truthful?"

Bush apparently HAS NO PRINCIPLES.

[joesnuffy]

Hey its only money...we'll print more.

[Jesse]

And to think, so many who used to criticize Clinton for being a marionette driven by focus groups and polls excuse Bush and his handlers for the very same thing.

[rudehost]

Amazing no bush defenders!

Is it possible FR is starting to get a clue about this guy?

[uglyworld]

An excellent segment of CNN's Crossfire exposed this bill as the election year pork that it is. It benefits 2% of the United States population and has three times the money of the education program Congress passed, as Robert Novak pointed out.

The liberal guest on the show was Senator Blanche Lincoln, a democrat from Arkansas. Conservative voice Novak pointed out that from 1996-2000, Ms. Lincoln received $351,085 in farm subsidies.

Crossfire went on to list several major beneficieries of 2001 farm subsidies:

John Hancock Life Insurance - $134,318

Chevron - $80,637

Archer Daniels Midland - $9,728

Scottie Pippen - $26,315

Ted Turner - $12,925

Ken Lay - $6,019

[Uncle Bill]

enthusiastic support of the Bush administration, House and Senate conferees have agreed on a nearly 80% increase ($83 billion) in farm subsidies over the next decade."