Bush Delivers Knockout Punch

Human Events ^ | 11/8/02 | Editorial

[Salvation]

**If Bush wants his agenda to pass he has GOT to get LOTT's attention! I won't suggest how he could do it, but LOTT is something of a wimp and he needs a good kick in the ...!**

Who do we need to email, call, fax to fix this problem??

I could not believe my ears when Lott said he did not think the Homeland Security could get passed in the lameduck session.

[Rocko]

Bush bump.

[Enterprise]

I'm really not trying to sound like a one note Johnny either, but LOTT MUST realize by now - ESPECIALLY WITH THE BREATH TAKING DEFEATS OF SOME INCUMBANT RATS - that we as a nation are frightened and we know that a chief source of terror right now is our pourous border. LOTT brings to mind the picture of "fiddling while Rome burns." Homeland Security is not something that can be put off while the perfumed hanky sniffing LOTT dithers and comraderizes with scum like Dasshole. LOTT had better start hoppin' 'n steppin' or he is going to be responsible for Republicans being tagged with "party before country" like the RATS have. The choice is really easy here, loyalty to country or groveling to DASCHLE!

I would encourage everyone to start beating the drums and hounding all Republican Senators about this.

In my case though, it wouldn't do me any good to contact my Senators because they are those two lameassed (rhymes with witches) Beerstein and Boxarocks.

[copycat]

Right after '94, I remember Bob Livingston trying to cram budget legislation down the throats of the just-defeated Democrats that I really liked. I was literally cheering for him.

The press and clinton turned that use of power into the "government shutdown", and took all the steam out of the 94 victory.

I like W.'s approach better. He doesn't cram, he finesses.

[Cultural Jihad]

It wasn't Bush, it was Bush's "message."

FreeRepublic needs to index all these well-written obituaries of the Democratic Party.

[pinz-n-needlez]

My guess is that Hillary is behind Pelosi's push for Minority Leader.

Clintons win races by 'appearing' moderate, by triangulating. Hillary will need a third point for her triangulatory run in '04 or '08. She needs some people on the far left to fill that spot.

She's probably worked out a deal with Nancy. Hillary gets to dump on her in order to get elected, and Nancy will get goodies from the First Woman President after the election.

That's the only scenario that makes sense. Dems aren't THAT stupid, and Bush has swept up everything mildly moderate from out of their reach. Ford is lining himself up to support Hillary's 'sensible' positions, imo.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

It has been said a number of times on this forum that the Dems play checkers and Bush plays chess. I have reminded myself of that on a few occassions, "Chess, not checkers." It has now come true. The Dems didn't even know what game they were in or what the rules were.

[sinkspur]

It is true. It takes RINOs. We can't do it with out them.

Tator, you're pure genius. I just wanted to post your wisdom again, in case anybody missed it.

RINO's vote for judicial candidates, pass tax cuts, and support Homeland Security.

I can live with RINOs.

[Common Tator]

Coleman is a RINO? He has a reputation as a moderate mostly based

Coleman is just as conservative as Jimmy Carter, Barbra Striesnand. Dan Rather, and Janet RENO. They all want to recognize CUBA and trade with Castro.

You obviously think Jimmy Carter is conservative too.

There will never be a day that Liddy Dole will be as RINO as Coleman. Coleman will be the most left senator in the SENATE.

Do you know what the difference in views are between Coleman and Wellstone? Coleman is taller and not as dead.

[ladyinred]

Must agree with you. I think most Americans consider themselves moderate, or centerists. Look how Clinton always ran elections? He pretended to be a moderate! So is Hillary now, which of course, is a lie in both cases.

[ffrancone]

This is exactly right as to the principle you suggest, although I would quibble about who is and who is not a RINO. We will know for sure in a couple of years.

You have restated (from the right) JK Galbraith's principle--he always supported the "leftmost viable candidate." But then he was always a better political operative than he was an economist.

[Roscoe]

Good post.

[William McKinley]

You are right. I forgot that Carter recently came out for social security reform and allowing people to use some of their social security taxes to invest in the market. It had slipped my mind that Barbra Streisand decided that Saddam must go, and we must use force if need be. Dan Rather's coming around to the fact that regulation tends to stifle business was another thing that slipped my mind. And I forgot that Janet Reno decided that abortion on demand just isn't that great an idea.

[tpaine]

I can live with RINOs.
28 posted on 11/08/2002 7:20 PM PST by sinkspur

"Good post."! - roscoe -

It's good to see you boys finally 'outing' yourselves as RINOs. - Thanks.