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myself ^ | 24 Novermber 2002 | Trueblackman

Posted on 11/24/2002 7:17:52 PM PST by Trueblackman

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Another rough of my most recent op-ed piece that I have been working on.
1 posted on 11/24/2002 7:17:52 PM PST by Trueblackman
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To: Trueblackman; Militiaman7; Jim Robinson; dcwusmc; Eastbound; A Navy Vet; ...
Tell them to "put some ice on it"!!!!!!!!! ROFL

Don't give the socialists ANYTHING!!!!


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2 posted on 11/24/2002 7:21:37 PM PST by Neil E. Wright
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We won, it's time to start acting like winners.
3 posted on 11/24/2002 7:22:50 PM PST by Sparta
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The days of the old democats are gone. They used to be a party for the working man, keeping corporate america at bay so that they would not become more powerful then the feds and institute their own brand of socialism - corporate america was seen as a form of government itself that needed control by the people.

Some people could understand that and relate, now they are the party of gays, minorities, enviros, immigrants, and a host of other rag tag victims looking for the proverbial free ride. The working man has been pushed aside to pander to the few and the freaks.

They once stood with america and for it, even though one may have disagreed with how. Now they stand for whatever group of freaks happens to cry the most.

Work with em? Why? They are not working for the common man anymore - they work for the freaks.

4 posted on 11/24/2002 7:23:33 PM PST by chance33_98
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"The President and Congressional Republicans should work with those Congressional Democrats that are indeed interested in what is best for the American People in a bi-partisan way..."

Certainly. Whatever is best for the American people should head the agenda of both parties.

But I should think the onus to act in a bi-partisan fashion now falls upon the Democrats.

Let them practice, rather than preach.

5 posted on 11/24/2002 7:25:41 PM PST by okie01
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Mitch McConnell said this morning that the first order of business was to take care of all the stuff that wasn't done in the last Congress...budget appropriations, energy, and judges to the floor for a vote.

Brit Hume asked him which judges...McConnell said ALL of them.

I think this will not be exactly the same old bipartisanship. I think the bipartisanship will be of the order of "Go along with the President or he will campaign in YOUR state, Senator."

6 posted on 11/24/2002 7:26:36 PM PST by Miss Marple
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Well said.

7 posted on 11/24/2002 7:26:58 PM PST by Cultural Jihad
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Bipartisanship is for losers!
8 posted on 11/24/2002 7:28:08 PM PST by clintonh8r
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I seek to remind Republicans in this piece that they need to find a backbone and govern or the base will stay home in 2004!
9 posted on 11/24/2002 7:29:20 PM PST by Trueblackman
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Bipartisanship is working together. I think there are things where this is the right way for it to be. For example, we should moon them, and they should kiss our ass. That way, we are each doing our part. Bipartisanship.
10 posted on 11/24/2002 7:29:43 PM PST by William McKinley
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Nice work. You understand democrats:

Tom Daschle will seek to make moderate Democrats the face of the party in the Senate, while doing everything in his power to undermine the President and Congressional Republicans.

11 posted on 11/24/2002 7:31:59 PM PST by GOPJ
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I wanna see somebody dancing in the end zone and spiking dashole.

I'll take the 15 yards for taunting.

12 posted on 11/24/2002 7:32:40 PM PST by FreedomFarmer
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The Democrats came together at the time of the clinton impeachment and formed what looked like an impenetrable bloc, always working together and never giving an inch to Republican compromisers.

Now the splits and fissures in the Democrat party and among their various voting constituencies are starting to show. Bush should continue to be polite, talk about compromise and nonpartisanship, work with the more cooperative moderate Democrats, and put through as many of his key priorities as he can, while he can. It's especially important to continue making conservative judicial appointments.

With any luck, the administration can start playing the Democrats against each other, not only helping them to get their program through, but also further weakening and splitting the Democrats among themselves. (But I wouldn't necessarily advise emphasizing that in a public statement.)
13 posted on 11/24/2002 7:32:42 PM PST by Cicero
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Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle needs to be put on notice that the President and Congressional Republicans have not forgotten that for the 18 months that Democrats had the majority, he set the threshold at 60 votes for any bill, while his band of 42-45 Liberal Democrats secretly worked to derail any bill that President Bush or Congressional Republicans wanted pass.

What do you think Bob Dole and the 42 other Senate Republicans did to Clinton in '93 and '94?

That's the beauty and horror of the filibuster.




14 posted on 11/24/2002 7:33:53 PM PST by Sabertooth
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Congressional Democrats will now claim that if President Bush wants to change the tone in Washington DC then he should work with them in a bi-partisan effort
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me 2x...
President Bush and Congressional Republicans should be on the look out for the Trojan horses that Tom Daschle will send out now in the form of Moderate Democrat Senators such as Zell Miller and John Breaux.
Isnt Zell persona non grata w/ Dem leadership? Does he chair any of their committe's? I am not up on his posts, sorry
Expanded numbers in the House and Senate does not mean you cave into the minority party under the threats of a filibuster and skewed polls put together by the press and focus groups, but you do the job that the voters has asked you to do with a expanded majority.
I was of the opinion that Bush & co. didnt pay much attention to poll's at any time...
Republicans need to also remember that they have a duty to ensure that America wins the “War on Terrorism.The http://www.darpa.mil/iao/ The DARPA Information Awareness Office is going to be a HUGE hindrance to anything Republican's espouse, because of the constant harping about the 'secret police' state 'brought about' by the President. And honestly, it sorta appears possible to me...sorta
The President and Congressional Republicans should work with those Congressional Democrats that are indeed interested in what is best for the American People in a bi-partisan way
I see a LOT more vicious partisanship coming from the Dem's in the future. With someone like Pelosi now minority leader, the hard left turn taken by the Dem's doesnt indicate any future congeniality...
Good writing, style & prose, the content sorta, kinda seems like wishful thinking in some ways, and in others, like a 'wake up and smell the coffee of hard reality in a midterm election loss message to the left.
Nice to see your work, keep it up!
15 posted on 11/24/2002 7:34:09 PM PST by 45semi
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This is a fine article. The Republicans have a clear mandate here, if they move left, they can pretty much kiss it goodbye.
16 posted on 11/24/2002 7:34:49 PM PST by MissAmericanPie
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I have no trouble working with the Rats, so long as they do as they're told, shut up, and get out of the way while the grown ups work.
17 posted on 11/24/2002 7:35:34 PM PST by HoustonCurmudgeon
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Tell them to pucker up and......

18 posted on 11/24/2002 7:38:56 PM PST by Militiaman7
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+Bump+
19 posted on 11/24/2002 7:41:38 PM PST by dcwusmc
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President Bush and Congressional Republicans should reject any talk of bi-partisanship from the Democrats.

They can't reject it entirely, as there are some things that require votes from both sides of the aisle -- those "two-thirds" type votes that are, generally speaking, the most important matters. To trample the D's at all opportunities merely makes them unwilling to go along with R's when we want them to do so.

More to the point, if the Republicans followed your advice, the Democrats could -- with justification -- blame the Republicans for ignoring the good of the country for partisan reasons. Sure, the D's do it too, but they have the media on their side.

This discussion really needs to focus on the political nuts and bolts. Where bipartisanship has generally failed the R's is not on the obvious stuff, but on the stuff that is truly partisan: things like making and enforcing rules, exercise of majority power, and ramming things through (or keeping them in) committee.

Republicans -- especially conservatives -- don't like to play smash-mouth politics. They'd rather assume that the Democrats are as interested in fair play as they are.

20 posted on 11/24/2002 7:43:17 PM PST by r9etb
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