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HOW CONSERVATIVE IS PRESIDENT BUSH?
The Cato Institute ^ | August 3, 2002 | By Veronique de Rugy

Posted on 08/04/2002 8:30:36 PM PDT by Uncle Bill

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To: terilyn

Had being the operative word....

121 posted on 08/04/2002 10:10:09 PM PDT by deport
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To: Moonman62
Reagan cut the regulations in the Federal Register in half early on. He won tax cuts that promoted investment rather than consumption. He also pushed for investment in high technology that not only helped defeat the Soviet Union, but gave us productivity improvements we still enjoy today. Reagan also used the veto. And as far as Reagan's spending went, he inherited a very expensive, cancerous, and non-productive welfare state. His military buildup was expensive, but we got our money's worth and his pro growth economic policies more than made up for it. But Reagan wasn't perfect. He did select a Bush for vice president.

He also had a strong mandate and a Republican Senate. After the democrats took control of the senate in 1986 Reagan caved into them on EVERY domestic program the put before him because he was concentrating on spending the Soviets into submission. Once again what in the hell did Reagan do to cut spending, privatize Social Security, or leave office with a smaller government than he had when elected. He had 8 years. Bush has had 2 years.

122 posted on 08/04/2002 10:12:02 PM PDT by Texasforever
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To: deport
Precisely.
123 posted on 08/04/2002 10:12:30 PM PDT by terilyn
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To: dalereed
The tax simplification act of 1986 destroyed 30 years of tax planning and cut the rug out of what wasn't loopholes but designed subsidies.

Rockefeller, is that you? Glad you could join us. How is the country club?
124 posted on 08/04/2002 10:13:27 PM PDT by self_evident
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To: Luis Gonzalez
BTW...I was on that thread at the time Reg posted that information,

Yes, you were doing your yapping chihuahua imitation hoping to persuade someone to sue Registered.

there were several names posted, people who do not have a thing to do with FR, and whose personal information was posted here without their permission.

What was posted was a snip of several names on the voter's registration rolls from a publicly accessible internet site without addresses, just names and towns. One doesn't need permission to post such info because it's already posted publicly.

There could have feasibly been some legal repercussions to something like that.

Oh, do tell, lulu. Leave such proclamations to lawyers. You'll look marginally less like an imbecile as though that will help you.

125 posted on 08/04/2002 10:13:38 PM PDT by Twodees
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To: budwiesest
Two words: Homeland Security - - Suppose this 'good man' has opened the door for a 'bad man'(or woman) to access? Perhaps only time will tell.

Like many I dislike the word 'Homeland', but the name 'Defense Department' was taken. In a war governments are called upon to do things which can prove dangerous in a later time of peace. Governments like the Confederate States which do not take such steps often find themselves without a later history to worry about.

126 posted on 08/04/2002 10:14:57 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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To: Twodees
"What was posted was a snip of several names on the voter's registration rolls from a publicly accessible internet site without addresses, just names and towns."

Wrong again.

He posted a table where all of the links were live and all of the info could be accessed from FR by clicking on any of the names.

You weren't there. Your testimony is not admissable.

127 posted on 08/04/2002 10:17:32 PM PDT by terilyn
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To: Twodees
Ta-dah!!!!

So, 4'10"?

I say that you are actually shorter than that.

P.S. I am still waiting for all that information you were going to post in defense of the KKK's reputation as Southern gentlemen.

128 posted on 08/04/2002 10:18:14 PM PDT by Luis Gonzalez
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To: Uncle Bill
"HOW CONSERVATIVE IS PRESIDENT BUSH?"

About as conservative as he can be, given the parasite / taxpayer ratio in this country.

Fact is, the Scumocrats have had decades to breed dependence, laziness, and entitlement into a huge portion of America's population. They have it easy:
"Here ya go - - lots of free stuff! And don't worry about paying for it - - we'll confiscate the money.... from your neighbors."

Take a look at the kind of people who have been elected to Congress and try to tell me that the same mindless, soundbite-susceptible chattering idiots who regularly elect these scumbags want to hear that they are better off if government stops giving them free stuff. Especially when you have so many rat-faced liberal jellyfish manning the network newsrooms constantly telling the parasites that they deserve free stuff.

The situation is hopeless, my friend.

Regards,
LH

129 posted on 08/04/2002 10:18:45 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: terilyn
Bull! I was on that thread and you are a liar

"I guess you're calling the Admin Moderater a liar too then. Here is a quote from an AM post about the incident:

"Regarding the posting of personal information, that shouldn't have been done and a suspension was given. That said, there is no question that the poster in question had said he was going to post some proof, and the injured party had pretty much said go ahead. This may have been misconstrued as permission to post what he did. In any case, it was against the forum guidelines, the post removed, and a suspension given."

130 posted on 08/04/2002 10:21:06 PM PDT by kcpopps
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To: Texasforever
Reagan's Veto Record
131 posted on 08/04/2002 10:21:55 PM PDT by self_evident
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To: deport
dd.. you kinda stretching the truth aren't you?

I call it lying. And it's pathetic.

132 posted on 08/04/2002 10:23:19 PM PDT by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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This article and the subsequent links provided, are nothing but more pointless attacks against a conservative Republican President, by that group of fringe extremists on FreeRepublic, who call themselves libertarians.

The Cato Institute has done some excellent analysis on government excesses, economic matters and fiscal responsibility. They should stick to what they do best. Politics isn't a strong suit of libertarians.

133 posted on 08/04/2002 10:23:43 PM PDT by Reagan Man
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To: Miss Marple
Do you honestly not see what the problem is with doing this? Or are you so consumed with hatred of Bush and his supporters that you think anything goes?

If someone tells another person, "prove it" they had better be prepared to have proof posted. What in the world is this nonsense about being "consumed with hatred of Bush and his supporters"? Don't you realize that those are the exact words Clinton's supporters used every single time anyone was listing Clinton's actions online?

Are you sure you aren't a former Clintonite?

134 posted on 08/04/2002 10:24:51 PM PDT by Twodees
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To: mrsmith
I've been over there and almost any thread with more than 5 posts turns out to be all whining about this site. I'm really surprised they don't have anything better to discuss. Even here, all they do is seem to complain instead of defending their positions.
135 posted on 08/04/2002 10:24:51 PM PDT by sjeann
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To: Texasforever
Once again what in the hell did Reagan do to cut spending, privatize Social Security, or leave office with a smaller government than he had when elected. He had 8 years. Bush has had 2 years.

As a percentage of GDP government was smaller than when Reagan arrived. I doubt the same will be the case when Bush leaves in '04. And I thought Bush gave up on privatizing SS as of a couple of weeks ago according to Ari Fleischer. And the important factor with SS anyway is what percentage of GDP will it be when the payouts come due.

136 posted on 08/04/2002 10:27:15 PM PDT by Moonman62
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To: kcpopps
Keep reading. The point is that permission to post was granted. However, the discussion about voting was clearly about a Larry Klayman/Judicial Watch poll. It was a JW press release thread.

Therefore, Registered asking her if she voted, and her reply, could only have been construed by anybody reading the actual thread as a discussion as to whether she voted in the LK/JW poll.

Reg pulled real voting registrations and posted them. That was not what the discussion was about. And, permission to post personal info re actual voting registrations was not given by Howlin, nor by the other people who's records he posted.
137 posted on 08/04/2002 10:28:29 PM PDT by terilyn
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To: Uncle Bill
I heard he vetoed his hole in one today.
He doesn't want to seem too competitive!

Let's roll?

138 posted on 08/04/2002 10:28:37 PM PDT by rockfish59
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To: Luis Gonzalez
No, it was you who posted that i'm 4'10". I'm 6'0". Why is that important?
139 posted on 08/04/2002 10:28:39 PM PDT by Twodees
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To: Twodees
"engage me in a debate anytime"

Blowin' smoke as you run away, LOL! yep that's "Twodees".

Here's a debate even you might be competent enough for ( I'll type real slow):

These aren't the only two conservative forums, why don't you try to fill up ALL the conservative forums with your whining about Free Republic?

140 posted on 08/04/2002 10:29:03 PM PDT by mrsmith
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