Your loyalty to the President, and knowledge of his operations, are not in question. It is commendable.
I don't mean on such things as CFR which some folks on here still don't understand his reasoning which is just Politics 101 --
Of course you and I disagree on that one...as you know, I believe he should have vetoed it no matter the political cost because it is a direct infringement on the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights....and you know I also believe that the political costs of a veto were vastly over-rated.
...there is a Senate to win if the bashers really care.
There are many people here like myself who are doing everything in their power to defeat the Daschle Democrats...I don't think we deserve to be treated as if we aren't by other members of the Republican coalition.
There is a difference between political matters and something like the safety of this Country.
Our elected leaders swear to uphold and defend the Constitution...ultimately that is the most serious national security concern of all. Also, remember that I, and the vast majority of conservatives, are staunch defenders of our military our national defense.
President Bush loves this Country and will do everything he can to protect it.
I totally and completely agree.
What's wrong with admiring someone for doing what I believe is the right thing when the chips are down.
Not a thing on God's green earth.
Sure is a lot better than going around criticizing everything he does when some people don't even read what he says.
Those who do that have no excuse.
This President has been trashed for everything imagineable on here including some people referring to him as committing treason.
Those who make such wild claims make fools out of themselves, I agree.
Why don't you go read the threads that went after Jim Robinson on the weekend and come back and tell me that conservatives like that.
I read them all. Jim used the opportunity quite well, I thought, to make his thoughts and feelings known. Who knows...perhaps those threads were cathartic for many.
I have tried not to engage in the name calling but I don't like being compared to Hitler if you don't mind and called other names by the Keyes people and why -- because I asked for debate to be taken off an activism thread and it wasn't even a debate -- it was bashing!
I don't know what you are referring to...I wasn't there.
I have not hidden the fact that I did not agree with the Education bill but I will also state that if we had a Republican Senate, that control would have been returned to the local level in a lot of instances. That is on the drawing board for the minute we Take Back the Senate. There are many other plans that were scuttled because of Jeffords but that seems to be lost in the shuffle.
From your mouth to God's ear.
The people that supported the losing campaigns very seldom, if ever, give him credit for anything.
I endeavor to give him credit where credit is due...I hope you realize and understand that.
The name calling of this President who is an honorable man is beneath my contempt and the reason that a lot of us have begun to react against the bashing.
I have called for an end to the name-calling...I think it is costing us all bigtime.
I don't go on Keyes threads and bash -- why do Keyes people feel free to bash on any Bush positive threads?
I don't think anyone should go on any thread on FR and bash...I think the atmosphere of civility around here has been greatly harmed by it in fact.
As I have been stating -- I am a Republican leaning conservative because I don't want to be associated with the so-called "real conservatives" that believe you cannot like Pres Bush and be a "real conservative!"
I bet if you and I would get together and state clearly 'what we are'...it would be the exact same description: Christians first, Americans second, 'republicans' third (believers in our republican form of governence), and 'Republicans' would come somewhere further down the list along with particular leaders we may tend to favor.
Perhaps we all should focus a little more on the things we agree on, and when we disagree, disagree like the allies we are.
Have a great night.
EV