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"It's about time we all started whining (and preferably loudly and long), because those who hold the federal (executive, legislative, and judicial) reins in this country are not listening to those of us who know what their power is supposed to entail (and where it should end). Not only are they not performing that relatively small list of services which they are called to do, but they are, instead, doing all manner of things which they are forbidden to do by the very document which serves as their blueprint."

Hear hear!! Very well said, my FRiend.

"This country is desperately in need of Reagan-esque leadership (the kind that places America first, and governs based on right rather than politically correct, or politically expedient, decision making). Such leadership is not forthcoming from G. W. Bush."

"The man is preaching conservative governance, and then supporting or signing every unconstitutional/pork-laden/liberty-destroying/dollar-hungry bill that is brought to his attention or laid upon his desk. Not one veto since taking office a year and a half ago. Not one."

IMHO, Dubyuh is "preaching conservative governance" because deep down he believes in conservative governance. However, perhaps an effort to retain universal support for our War on Terrorism, he seems willing to take the Right's base for granted will attempting to "broaden his support" supporting pork-spending legislation that he never would have supported were we not locked in the battle with Islamic Radicals. Just like when Reagan abandoned domestic fiscal conservatism to obtain the military support to win the Cold War, Dubyuh's deal-making will be used against him by the same RATS he aims to appease.

The "whining" of Fiscal Conservatives needs to be appreciated by the Bush Administration as the CONSTRUCTIVE Criticism it is...we're not trying to undermine Dubyuh's success, we're trying to save him and the GOP from the Milquetoast Moderate wing of the Party that wouldn't know Conservative Principles if they bit them on the behind!!

FReegards...MUD

Thanks for the kind words regarding my earlier post. Allow me to offer the same compliment.

The pity is I absolutely believe Dubyuh is capable of the kind of leadership we seek. Somehow, though, I sense he's being misled by advisors who would willingly sell conservative principles down the river in exchange for a couple points bump in the polls. Long-term, I think Dubyuh and the GOP could do major damage to their credibility with the Party's base....The "whining" of Fiscal Conservatives needs to be appreciated by the Bush Administration as the CONSTRUCTIVE Criticism it is...we're not trying to undermine Dubyuh's success, we're trying to save him and the GOP from the Milquetoast Moderate wing of the Party that wouldn't know Conservative Principles if they bit them on the behind!!

Amen. It appears that the ‘milquetoast moderate’ wing (a wing in which many supposed conservatives seem to take up at least temporary residence more and more often) is quite immune to wake up calls, just as it appears that the sins of the (‘read my lips’) father have been visited upon his son.

I, for one, intend to continue to whine….and steel myself against the ‘Bush hater’ label. It’s the sticks and stones thing. As I recall, our Founders honed whining to an art form. Let’s hope the powers that be begin listening before we have to consider the same options the Founders did. Life and liberty, as guaranteed in their hard-won blueprint, are not to be taken for granted. And the more capitulation by conservatives to those who place little value on either (no matter the supposed stealth political rationale behind their concessions to the leftists....who always seize the opportunity to use milquetoast to their advantage), the less their conservatism rings true. Bush may be a conservative at heart, but there comes a point when.... if it claims to be an eagle, but looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck....