[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.

[billva]

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.

Unfortunately the whiners here don't understand this and expect to be made happy all the time. It isn't going to happen, ever! Good post.

[chemainus]

I do not think he has either a firm philosophy other than wanting to be pleasing and be pleased and I definitely think he does not bother to think anything through for himself. Sam Nunn would have made a great President and one who would have stood us in good stead right now.

[gunshy]

Could you please list a few of the things you are satisfied with?

[jackbill]

Having said that, how can the President also bring in new supporters from the "independent" and Democrat camps?

Let's just take education vouchers, as an example. Bush got about 8 percent of the Black vote, yet everyone knows that Blacks - especially those in the inner cities - favor education vouchers.

What did Bush do? He caved in to the DemocRATs, without a fight. Why didn't he schedule visits to large Black churches in all of the large cities - DC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, NY, south central LA, etc., and bring the Blacks on board?

He could have gotten his vouchers and won over some of the Blacks. And I doubt that he would have angered any of his base.