A Bush Hater's Poll

Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

This is an unofficial quick and dirty presidential poll. Apparently, there is a good sized contingent on Free Republic that believes that President Bush is:

1. Not conservative enough
2. Not pro-life
3. Is a gun-grabber
4. Is a federal power-grabber
5. Will appoint liberal judges
6. Is a globalist
7. Is in it just for oil
8. Is too soft on immigration
9. Is too soft (or too hard) on Israel
10. Is a crook
11. All of the above
12. None of the above
13. Other (you name it)

Please list the numbers that best match the reasons you don't like Bush (or state other reasons if not on the list) and state whether you believe that President Bush should be defeated even if it means installing a Democrat in the Whitehouse.

Conversely, if you believe President Bush should be re-elected, please state why.

Please state who you would like to see win the Presidency in 2004 and whether or not you believe he/she has a chance of winning.

Thanks,
Jim

[johniegrad]

You could probably generate another 100 responses to this thread if you suggested that he is too hard or too soft on legalization of drugs. We really need another pot thread or two.

[TomGuy]

"[60% of the adult population do not vote, so a 3-rd party has plenty of room to draw from those non-voters.]"

I stand corrected:

Based on census estimates, the 2000 population was 276,059,000. The population 19 and under totalled 78,717,000; that is 28.6% of the population. That leaves 197,342,000; that is 71.4% of adults. [Note that there is a small discrepancy due to 18-19 year olds being in the "19 and under" number in the census report.]

Source: http://eire.census.gov/popest/archives/national/nation2/intfile2-1.txt

In the U.S. Presidential Election 2000, about 105 million Americans cast their vote for president on Nov. 7, 2000. 105 million represents 38% of the total estimated US population and 53% of the over-19 estimated population.

The number of potential non-voting population is 47% of the population [105 million voting out of a total of 197 million over-19 leaves 92 million non-voting. 92 million of 197 eligible equals 47%.]

Each Bush and Gore in 2000 each received approximately 48% of the total votes [105 million] or approximately 48 million votes each or approximately 24% of the total estimated adult population [197,342,000].

Bush 24% [over 19]
Gore 24% [over 19]
Not voting 47%. [over 19] The non-voters hold the power if they would unite and use it.

Also, using reverse figures, 71% of the adult population DID NOT vote for Gore. But 71% of the adult population DID NOT vote for Bush, either.

[Bommer]

1,4,5,8, and 13 (he's as much of a liar as Bill Clinton. He renigged on over 95% of his promises.)

[metesky]

Is this a roundup at last?

[ArneFufkin]

Bommer and the same old Bush-bot stuff! LOL

Regards sir!

[TomGuy]

I'm related to LBJ, too! Isn't that a crock? The things you learn by tracing your family tree...

Al Gore is my cousin by marriage. (Al's mother and my uncle's wife are sisters.)

TG it is by marriage and not blood. LOL.

[ArneFufkin]

Tom, even in this two dimesional world, it is evident that you are far to facile and mobile to be a Gore.

Are you sure you are not the cousin of someone who was gored in Pamlona?

[Vol2727]

Right now, I don't see anyone in the Republican Party who can beat President Bush.

I would like to see either Guiliani or Fred Thompson run for President in 2008.

BTW, I will definitely re-elect President Bush. He's doing a damn fine job.

[petuniasevan]

Ooh boy...can't pick the in-laws, huh?

Did you publicly announce (like another Gore relative) that you were voting for BUSH?

[OldFriend]

President Bush, because the world needs a g-d fearing man in the White House.

[jokemoke]

12 - None of the above. I love President Bush! There is nothing that he has done which has disappointed me. In fact, I am more impressed with him than I could have ever guessed. I believe he governs from his head and his heart. Not because of what a "conservative" should do. .... he does the right thing and to he#$ with the consequences.

He's making the RATS look like fools just by being himself. No one will be able to derail Bush in 2004. I'm hoping it is Bush and J.C. Watts on the 04 ticket. I like VP Cheney just fine but I don't think he wants to go another 4 years.

[matrix]

13. He has not fulfilled his campaign promises to veterans, especially disabled ones. He says he will veto the Defense Bill if it provides additional vet bennies, e.g."Concurrent Receipt" of VA disability compensation and already earned retirement pay. He wants disabled, retired vets to pay for their own disability!

[WhiteGuy]

Mr. Robinson, you do a terrific job here at FR I admire you and your commitment greatly.

I'm not a bush-hater, nor am I a slobbering bush-bot.

I have a problem with the way our government is being run.

Because of the socialistic "eltitlement programs", the waste of Americans' hard-earned dollars on a ridiculous foreign policy of buying friends and illegal campaign dollars, the incremental dismantling of the Constitution, the confiscatory tax system, and the general dishonesty of our leaders, I can clearly never vote for a democrat.

When I look at the actions of the gop leadership, I see little that will change the blob-like advances of government.

At least the rnc is being honest about it now. They no longer have much interest in reducing the size & scope of government. they have moved on to election year politics as a dail;y agenda. Gone is the "Contract with America" which was but a good first step toward returning the power of government back to the people.

Gone is the pledge to reduce taxes, the overall tax burden on each of us is at a record high, and gone are the concepts of fiscal responsibility and accountability.

I cannot support or vote for any candidate who's positions I do not agree with.

I've seen ZERO gop candidates here in my city who are worthy of my vote in the past couple elections.

Unless that changes, I will have no choice but to seek other candidates who I feel would best represent me, my district, my state, and my nation.

[WhiteGuy]

ooops, sorry

Ron Paul in 2004

[Joe Brower]

See Sabertooth's #33. Saves me some typing.

Am I still glad that GW is prez and not the Gorebot? Damn skippy.

[MindBender26]

JimRob, You have just hit the nail on the head in describing the problem Conservatives have in getting candidates elected.

Libs vote for a candidate if they like 51% of his ideas. If we don't like 110% of a candidate's program, including his position on repatriating the mossy-backed wood duck, or banning the new blue M&M, we sit home!

We are our own worst enemies, and the libs know it!

[Moose4]

I think that overall, W is doing a very good job. I never expected him to be able to push through legislation on the scale of Reagan in 1981-82, he didn't really have the "mandate" with the contested election, and the 'Rats have moved so far left and gotten so much more hostile since 1981.

His soft spot, and the areas where he's disappointed me the most personally, are #8, immigration, and I'll throw in CFR. CFR is unconstitutional and should have been vetoed as such. And his immigration policies are at best harmful to American workers, and at worst downright dangerous. I'm no Buchananite, I don't want our borders hermetically sealed, but I do want illegal aliens immediately deported, our borders greatly strengthened, and the H-1B program re-evaluated. I work in the computer industry and believe me, the H-1B visa program is costing American citizen workers jobs by the thousands.

My only other complaint is that he hasn't tried to do more to roll back the bloated power of the executive agencies--but again, he's limited in what Congress will let him do, and needs to save that elusive political capital for other things.

That having been said, I'll vote for him in 2004 if he runs for re-election. Overall, IMO, he's doing a pretty good job given the limitations of the executive branch, a totally hostile Congress, and totally hostile mainstream press.

I don't think he's perfect, I've never expected him to be perfect, and in general I think he's doing well.

}:-)4

[DM1]

For the most part i like GWB. The stance on guns John Ashcroft embodies, the increased military preparedness and spending, the tax cut, the cutting off of funds for overseas abortions the first day he was in office, attempting to exempt US troops from the war crimes court etc.
Granted there are a few things i was not thrilled with but overall this guy is pretty good. Imagine how much worse Sept 11 would have been had Gorebot been in!

[DM1]

I agree with your assesment :)

[zip]

8.Is too soft on immigration
13. CFR
14. Caving in on the "no immunity" world court. (big one)

BUT STILL MY CHOICE