Posted on 05/13/2002 9:03:27 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
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The View from the Colonel's Saddle
Another One Term Bush in the Making By Colonel Dan
Published 05. 8. 02 at 12:00 Sierra Time
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An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. ~ Winston Churchill ~ If this administration continues riding the rail of political appeasement, ulterior motives, thinly veiled socialism, broken commitments and forsaken values, I think George 43 might well follow in the footsteps of George 41 and become another "one term Bush" and it won't be due to an outstanding Democrat opponent. The reason I see this coming is not because the Democrats have anything better to offer or that they have a slick game plan. Bush is bringing this on himself by doing his level best to appease the left while alienating a previously loyal conservative base and taking their support and votes for granted. He has turned his back on many long held conservative values such as free trade, the primacy of individual liberty over perceived security, smaller, less intrusive government, unfathomable coddling of the socialist agenda and liberal Democrats—including Bill Clinton. He even turned his back on the Constitution when he signed Campaign Finance Reform and seems unwilling to stand firm in defense of US sovereignty where our own borders are concerned! All this is simply very disturbing to many long time traditional conservatives and it will and should come back to haunt him in November. Don't let Bush's current high approval ratings fool you. High ratings are generally the case with wartime presidents. Bush the elder's approval was riding high during and immediately following the Gulf War of 1991 but look what happened in 1992. When the fundamental values of truth, sovereignty, conviction, freedom and independence are sacrificed for the sake of appeasement and referred to as a "new tone", sincere traditionalists get angry over such an insidious sell out. I think even semiconscious conservatives knew going in that Bush's "new tone" of pandering to the left was terminally dangerous for conservative values and would never win over liberals. Liberals are on an irreversible, ideological crusade to turn America completely socialist—even Marxist—and nothing will ever stop them from that "calling." The only thing this approach has done for Bush is to display a fatal weakness to the liberals and elicit feelings of anger, disappointment and disgust in previously loyal conservatives. If he thinks his followers will blindly and enthusiastically support the GOP over Democrats no matter what, he and the Republicans may be surprised. Even if this conservative base doesn't desert him en masse, they certainly won't work as fervently for him and the GOP during the campaign and it will be that lack of fire in the conservative soul that will ultimately sink him at the polls. The Democrats will jump on this and Bush will risk losing due to the double whammy of an unprincipled attack from the left and an unenthusiastic commitment from the right. Since his inauguration, Bush has straddled the political fence in favor of his "new tone" and for the umpteenth time, we've seen that approach just doesn't work with those truly committed to either the left or the right — which combined, makes up 80% of the total voting population -- so why continue to ride that fence? If Bush doesn't realize this already, he'll soon find out that when you straddle any fence long enough, the rail eventually crushes sensitive body parts—sometimes permanently. What then does this predict for America? It's simple; Hillary could become number 44 and Bush would be back on his ranch clearing brush while America suffers even more. Perhaps a President Hillary and her vindictively dictatorial ways is what it will finally take to awaken America from its lethargy—that appears to be the way history writes its saga anyway. It seems the human condition must first hit rock bottom before folks are sufficiently motivated to start clawing their way back to the top. A Hillary Clinton administration would certainly be just such a rock bottom event for America and even if I'm not on target about Bush's political future in 2004, I have no doubt whatsoever of the severe consequences were Hillary to become president—whatever the year. Just the view from my saddle…
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DON'T TREAD ON ME
There won't be any.
Will it ever happen if the GOP remains in power?
Let Bush play the game, and come January the RATs will be completely out of power on the federal level for the first time since 1933.
Not to quibble, but the RATs were out of power for a short while last year.
No, he didn't -- he only "said" he fought them tooth and nail to keep his dumb supporters voting for him. Clinton never "fought" for anything in his life -- political expediancy was the only thing he ever knew. That's exactly why he became president. It's also why he's an underdeveloped, deranged social misfit, by the way.
Conservative ideas are what separate the right from the left. When a political party, DemocRATS or Repub, pushes leftist ideology, should the right vote for them? And if I call myself a conservative and yet practice the ideology of the left, am I a conservative or a leftist?
Indeed, your whole premise is wrong. Conservatives could have easily torpedoed Bush, but didn't, by voting for Harry Browne, Phillips, and Buchanan. All of them put together received far fewer votes than Nader. I almost voted for Dubya but (unlike most of my conservative and libertarian friends) stuck with Browne. I am glad that I resisted the Dubya temptation but I know that many of my friends are now wondering if they made a mistake.
Maybe the kool aid drinkers are finally dying off.
Also, let's say the GOP wins the Senate back. If their margin is slim (as it most likely will be) that will be the excuse for passing socialist bills. Then it will be the 2004 elections. Then it will be "we might lose the House in '06". On and on and on...
At least we'll have a chance.
Not to quibble, but the RATs were out of power for a short while last year.
No, it was a 50-50 power-sharing agreement because Lott caved like a wuss, remember?
Bush should not count on conservatives until he proves he deserves their vote.
Yup,and Bubba-2's "Republican hat" gives him the cover to get away with things like the Office of Reich Security,the Patriot's Act,etc,etc,etc. Things a Dim could never get away with without people screaming bloody murder.
File this all under the "List of things that make you go,Hmmm?",as we continue our proud march towards a one-party state where the politicians are mere puppets on strings that are dancing to the unseen puppet-masters hand actions.
EXACTLY!
Deep down inside, most of the GOP is convinced that the socialist drift within the American public is irreversible.
That's why they make conservative noises to us but acquiesce in liberal legislation for the record.
It's worth remembering that only a third of the people in the Thirteen Colonies actually supported the American Revolution.
I don't know just how hardcore conservative Bush is willing to go, especially with Lott at the helm in the Senate (hopefully he'll lose his spot as majority leader). But it's GOTTA be better than with the RATS running things. And I think we've made quite a bit of conservative progress since Bush took office. Just because he's gone against dogma on some issues doesn't negate the many things he HAS done.
You got it. Hence the reason people complain when Congress "doesn't get anything done", and I cheer when the same is said. 99% of new legislation is detrimental to the liberty of Americans, and that percentage hasn't changed since the 2000 election. Humans always clamor for "progress" and don't realize that, in government, some things are best left alone.
Because since 1994, the GOP has been doing what Bush is doing now, backing away from stated election rhetoric/promises, increasing the size and scope of every nook and cranny of the Fed Gubmint, direct contrast to their speechifying, conceding power to Dems even though they were the ones in control, allowing the RINO's to threaten to bolt, vote or party, if they didn't get their liberal way, etc., etc., etc.
They have made their bed, but WE are the ones who have ended up lying in it.
Yup,that's what is going to get his family the fat Mexican oil contracts,as well as other sweetheart "insider deals". It's also setting the stage for George "The Mexican" Bush to be the first president of the new North American Union. This is why Bubba Bush wants all the Spanish-speaking Mexican voters allowed in the country. They are his nephews future voting base.
The claim also seems dubious when one considers the relative strength of the independence forces compared to the weakness of Tory military efforts.
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