[AAABEST]

I don't like the stupid economics, either, but he's right when he says it won't matter at all if we don't win.

Look, I think the guy is a fine CiC and a nice guy as well.

That said it's disingenuous to for the author of this garbage to imply that all of these liberal RINO intiatives coming from this administration are for our own good so that Mr. Bush can win the war for us.

He's implying that all of this crap (CFR, the horrid farm bill, federal takeover of airports, pandering to illegals, the Ted Kennedy education bill, etc.) is done out of his great patriotism and love of country

It's as barfworthy as any article I've seen around here.

[Miss Marple]

Listen, goober, those things aren't done because they help the country. They are done in order to get the porkers in Congress to go along with helping the country.

You obviously flunked basic political theory. Apparently you think that we elected a dictator, who can wave his magic wand and grant your every wish.

The Senate is DEMOCRAT. The House is NARROWLY DIVIDED. We are AT WAR, and although the President and most of the people get it, the Hill seems to think this is the opportunity to grab goodies. President Bush doesn't have time to educate the people and get into long, drawn-out arguments about minimizing spending or why certain programs should be abolished.

This is article is exactly right. His priority is to win the war. All else pales in comparison.

And you do show up on every positive Bush thread, it seems, to trash Bush and his supporters. It is tacky, tactless, and Daschle-like.

[McGavin999]

Apparently you missed the whole point of the article. Dubya is not the enemy, first it's the terrorists, then it's the democrats who are willing to sell out the country. Dubya is dealing with them the only way he can, he's buying them off because we're in a hurry. If we don't protect the country, it won't matter much what the national debt looks like. Dead people don't pay taxes anyway.

[Benrand]

he's not implying that GW is doing it for "patriotic" reasons, he implying that he's doing it for pragmatic reasons...read it again.

Blind hatred...