Conservatives not satisfied with Bush's record

The Washington Times ^ | June 18, 2002 | Ralph Z. Hallow

[jimkress]

Conservative lawmakers and activists disappointed with President Bush's first 18 months in office are calling into question his tactics and strategy in advancing the conservative agenda.

"The president for the most part has been our guy," said House Majority Leader Dick Armey, Texas Republican and a prominent conservative on Capitol Hill. "A few times we disagree."

[jimkress]

When Bush got elected I thanked God. Now I'm beginning to learn the truth of the aphorisms "Sometimes God punishes you by giving what you ask" and "Be careful what you ask, you may get it".

Bush is betraying the people who got him elected. Bush is betraying the 'principles' for which he claimed to stand.

We should address our letters to the White House to President G.W. Gore.

[Austin Willard Wright]

Unfortunately, these wimpy conservatives (and I include Armey and Barr) in Congress can't be depended on to do *anything* if push comes to shove

[Kibbylou]

Grow up and stop pouting.

[Lazamataz]

The Washington Times is printing what we have been saying for weeks, even months.

[SunStar]

Bush is betraying the people who got him elected. Bush is betraying the 'principles' for which he claimed to stand.

There is NO way that he can please all of us "conservatives". Even we the FReepers cannot agree on many issues. Having said that, how can the President also bring in new supporters from the "independent" and Democrat camps? You can't please everyone all of the time. And he is President of all Americans. That means he will irritate us on occasion. However, he has also done many things I agree with, something I never could have expected from Al Gore.

[SunStar]

Grow up and stop pouting.

BUMP

[Cacique]

Bush didn't betray anything. He kept telling us he was a "compasshionate conservative". He was annointed by the press and the RINOS that run the party. We knew what we were getting. Conservatives supported this Liberal on a budget knowing full well what he was. Another Clinton with less money to spend.

Time for conservatives to stop supporting this or that RINO and simply take over the Republican party from the bottom up.

If we want conservative candidates we will have to push our own. Not accept what the Rockefeller RINO country club Republicans running the RNC hand us.

[Lazamataz]

Grow up and stop pouting.

Refute the article and quit name-calling.

[ned]

So far, the dissatisfaction by many conservative lawmakers and activists with the administration's record during the past 18 months has not hurt Mr. Bush's popularity.

This is the fact that is hard to either dispute or ignore.

[GunsareOK]

And drink the coolaid?

[Poohbah]

We should address our letters to the White House to President G.W. Gore.

I'm sure the White House would pay rapt attention to those who engage in such mature and artful dialogue.

Let's get something straight, sport: four MILLION conservatives sat out Election 2000, or voted third party, or even voted for Al Gore!

The non-presence of the base in 2000 ultimately cost us the Senate. The now-mythical "base" hasn't bothered to show up since 1988, and the GOP was dumb enough to do fall-on-their-sword maneuvers not once, but TWICE, in vain efforts to appease them.

The GOP found a way to win without the mythical "conservative base" votes because they HAD to. Why should Bush do them any favors?

[jimkress]

Very few people hate Santa Claus and that's what Bush has been acting like - with our money!

[areafiftyone]

I am finding that since the Democreeps are doing a lousy job of bashing Bush and it is backfiring on them, the media is taking up the slack. They are constantly reporting on how conservatives are fed up with Bush. Its funny how Bush's approval rating among conservatives is extremely high. Who gives a dam what Congress thinks of the president. Congress is full of a bunch of people who only care about themselves and their money. This article is a bunch of Crap!

[meyer]

While I'm not entirely happy with some of the things Bush has done, his mild brand of socialism is nothing compared to what Gore would have brought us. I voted for Bush as the less "negative" candidate.

I don't think we can expect a quick turn towards the constitutional government that we're supposed to have; its going to take time. Why? Because for the last 8 years, we've been heavily brainwashed with the socialism message from virtually all our learning institutions, the media, and our elected officials. As light is shed on the truth, the people will come around (well, the majority of people anyways).

At least I hope so anyways.

[Poohbah]

I don't think we can expect a quick turn towards the constitutional government that we're supposed to have; its going to take time. Why?

Because we didn't get into the current mess overnight, and Constitution doesn't allow us to make a U-turn on a dime so quickly that we give back change.

[weikel]

Watch out the Bush bots will be screaming bloody murder.

[meyer]

Because we didn't get into the current mess overnight, and Constitution doesn't allow us to make a U-turn on a dime so quickly that we give back change.

I think I like your answer better. :^)

[AAABEST]

Extremely disapponted former Bush supporter bump.

[jimkress]

As light is shed on the truth, the people will come around (well, the majority of people anyways). At least I hope so anyways.

Once people are attached to the public teat I don't know if it's possible to wean them from it - absent major political or cultural revolution.

[JohnGalt]

I think a lot of the dissatisfaction lies with how un-original Bush has been in advancing the agenda. While Reagan had his team strip regulation after regulation behind the scene, Bush seems unable to accomplish even minor deregulation in sectors like tele-comm, while slapping a tax on imported steel.

I think many of us want to like Bush, but he has thus far been unable to sneak any Conservative legislation under the radar, the mark of a crafty politician.