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To: ClancyJ
Bush has and is doing a lot more for conservatism than they ever thought of doing.

Yeah like out of control spending to historical purportions and allowing government to flourish to immense purportions. I've never seen so much government in my entire life.

Much of it was not forced upon Mr. Bush, but actually originated and was promoted by him with no prompting. He never asked for anything in return either like RR did.

He's been stellar on certain issues like the UN (certainly no globalist as some thought he'd be) and nearly perfect in Afghanastan, but he's been beyond a bitter disappointment on many very key issues.

The GOP can't continue to operate this way. Many formerly enthusiastic people are falling off the wagon.

823 posted on 09/23/2002 11:30:28 PM PDT by AAABEST
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To: AAABEST
The GOP can't continue to operate this way. Many formerly enthusiastic people are falling off the wagon.

The president is the only person that is elected nationally. In the case of Bush he got about 25% of his vote from conservatives because many stayed at home after their guy lost in the primaries or voted 3rd party. The fact is that Bush is giving conservatives a higher level of support than we gave him.

825 posted on 09/23/2002 11:41:17 PM PDT by Texasforever
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To: AAABEST
Well, it might have helped if he had had a little support.

Maybe he doesn't agree with every thing you wish. Maybe he looks at some things differently. Also, we have a war going on. We have to protect the homeland, we have to build up the military, we have to create new ways to insure the safety of American citizens.

This is exactly what I expect him to do. Every war has been very costly and this one will not be any different.

None of us agree with everything Bush does.

However, I elected the best man running. It turned out he was a lot better than I thought.

Now, he did not ask me what I wanted him to do, he stated what he planned to do. Guess he feels that he is the guy that ran, he has some beliefs in what he wants to see done same as you and me, and he is the guy who has to get the item pushed through. Maybe he has a right to enact some things he believes in - such as compassionate conservatism, faithbased initiatives, tax cuts and education reforms.

Now, which president gave you everything you wanted? Which president went in and took the government back 15 years? Which one went in and threw out all social programs, all government controls?
828 posted on 09/23/2002 11:55:02 PM PDT by ClancyJ
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To: AAABEST
The thing is, though, the big item is Afghanistan and foreign policy. Since 9/11/2001, it has become the most important issue out there, bar none.
853 posted on 09/24/2002 6:54:56 AM PDT by hchutch
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