Mark Steyn: Dubya does it his way

The Sunday Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | 11/10/2002 | Mark Steyn

[GOPJ]

Dems still haven't figured out how a dumb cowboy can consistently outfox them. Bush is a joy to watch.

With Bush gone, the Texas Dems figured the natural order would be restored. Instead, on Tuesday they were trounced up and down the ticket: the Senator, Governor and Lieutenant-Governor are all Republican, the Grand Old Party strengthened its grip on the state Senate and took control of the House away from the Democrats for the first time since 1873.

That's to say, Bush effected real, long-term political change in Texas. On Tuesday, he did the same across America. In the next couple of months, he'll make it a hat-trick in Iraq.

[tangerine]

This drips - but not with truth.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Viva Bush!

Viva!!!

Two-Gun Tex didn't have to fire a shot, merely stand back and let his opponents shoot themselves in the foot - or possibly a little higher up.

LOL, that's so true.

The result is that the judiciary committee is now back in Republican hands, and Senator Leahy's got a one-way ticket on the oblivion express. Mr Bush has destroyed the guy without ever having to say a word about him. Meanwhile, all the states the Dems specifically targeted - from Florida to New Hampshire - are more Republican than ever. I was wrong. The Bush way is more effective.

Agreed. I love this guy! Thanks for the ping, Habs.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

bump to read in the a.m.

[metesky]

I was wrong. The Bush way is more effective.

Pokey, there's still a boatload of people on this board that don't get it.

[lainde]

"desertcry: The W Way is simply the results of his habit: When he gets out of bed in the morning, he is on his knees asking the Lord for guidance on his actions of the day. At days end, before he goes to sleep, he is on his knees again, thanking the lord for his days work, and asking forgiveness for his mis-steps."...How right you are! I knew we were blessed when I listened to his inaugural speech and he quoted: "Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?"...lainde

[patriciaruth]

The fact of the matter is that back when he was first a candidate I and many others saw something in him more than just a candidate

Only time I have campaigned for someone by telling people that the candidate had the potential to be a great President. I was lucky to learn about him early from my brother who lives in Texas.

The more I learned about him, the more I believed he was going to be touched by destiny.

Like you, my husband and I knew there were a lot of dangerous Clinton chickens that were going to come home to roost. And great Presidents are those who grasp a great dilemma and solve it, and don't pass the buck to the next President.

Buchanan faced the same problems that Lincoln did. But Buchanan passed the buck, and Lincoln is remembered as one of our great Presidents, even though our Civil War was the worst time in our history.

[elenchus]

We cannot be complacent: Please see the strategy needed to defeat Landrieu and why her defeat is not just important but CRUCIAL to the conservative agenda:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/786126/posts

[patriciaruth]

When you're only up one run in the 8th inning, it isn't a good idea to spend a lot of time gloating.

The Louisiana run-off is in December, and I am asking for support for our last "man" at bat, Suzanne Haik Terrell.

Suzanne Haik Terrell, graduate of Loyola University Law School, former New Orleans City Council member, first Republican woman to hold statewide office (as Elections Commissioner.) Since taking office in 2000 she has achieved many of her goals, cutting the bloated Department's budget by canceling contracts, streamlining operations, and downsizing the Department's spending practices and personnel.

"We will never create a culture in this country that honors life until we have a pro-life woman making the case every day from the Senate floor. Today there are no pro-life women in the Senate. That must change. Louisiana can change it."--Suzanne Haik Terrell

Please send a contribution by credit card on-line or mail a check if you cannot personally volunteer time.

Link to www.suzieterrell.com

Suzanne Haik Terrell for U.S. Senate Campaign
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[Clive]

schadenfreude \SHAHD-n-froy-duh\, noun:
A malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.

[Miss Marple]

Good morning!

You have made a wonderful point. I would like to add the words to the hymn from which President Bush took the title of his book, A Charge to Keep. This is an old hymn by John Wesley.

A charge to keep I have,
A God to glorify,
A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.

To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfill:
O may it all my powers engage
To do my Master’s will!

Arm me with jealous care,
As in Thy sight to live;
And O Thy servant, Lord, prepare
A strict account to give!

Help me to watch and pray,
And on Thyself rely,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall for ever die.

I may disagree on a policy matter, as we all will. I know that President Bush will always do what he believes is best for the country.

[O6ret]

Instead, Bush looked at a handful of vulnerable Democrat Senate seats in Missouri, Minnesota and elsewhere, and slyly moved them into play.

An excellent piece by Mr Steyn with whom I do not always agree. I would change only one word: the President's political moves were deft, not sly. More akin the style of chess player than a down-home Texas cowboy.

One more note: A great big Texas "Howdy, Ma'm" to Ms. Pelosi. I'm sure the administration is just tickled that you're in town. A hefty dose of San Francisco liberal politics is just what the DNC needs to get the party faithful back on course! Yes, that's exactly the way to recapture Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, etc, etc.

[Neets]

It's hard to wipe a smile off your face after reading this great article...Kudos to Steyn for admitting he was wrong.

God Bless our President and our Country.

[patriciaruth]

Thanks for the words to the hymn. It read like a great hymn, but I don't know the music. I've never seen them before, probably because they are Methodist?

[Miss Marple]

The background for the hymn, as well as the music, is here on this site:

A Charge to Keep

Yes, it is a Methodist hymn. It is one not used as much in the church as some of Wesley's more famous ones, but it is in the Methodist hymnal.

[angelrod]

In a nutshell, you explained why the media defended Clinton yet despise our President. They are all just like him and if he is exposed as morally bankrupt, they are all exposed as well.

[1john2 3and4]

so, it would be a cowboy hat....trick?

[PeaceBeWithYou]

Americans have always loved cowboys - still do.

Say, that would make a good song lyric. ;-)

Pinging Arkansas.

Told ya' so, remember?

;-)

[ohioWfan]

And our very Presbyterian church choir sang it last week as our anthem! GREAT hymn!

[MeekOneGOP]

Bump for later read.....