Posted on 12/21/2002 11:11:29 AM PST by Pokey78
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The reason there is so much juggling is Bush never prepared himself for the presidency, or for that matter anything else as nearly as I can see. Each event taking place does not occur within previously thought out considerations, but is a bolt out of the blue requiring instant decisions that should have been thought out years before, but weren't. He's about 20 years behind the development level he should be to be a president. What little development has taken place has been in the wrong direction. The fact Monica Lewinsky isn't under the desk and the Bush's look dignified on Christmas cards doesn't change it.
It must be a hard enough job without listening to all the carping going on from both liberals and so-called conservatives. It's really pretty embarrassing to watch some of these people expose their ignorance.
Oh well, I guess it doesn't matter, they're too dumb to know just how ignorant they really are.
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Get the book, Reagan's War by Schweizer. Reagan was diligently preparing himself through intense study and development 30 years before he ran for the presidency. He was highly intelligent and inquisitive. Bush is, and never will be, a Ronald Reagan.
For my part, I'm not fooled at all. While he spouts malapropisms in public, he is quietly consolidating more power than any president in U.S. history, including Lincoln. And, all the while, his opponents continue to make the supreme mistake of underrating his abilities -- and they are paying the price for their misperceptions.
So we clearly see different things when we look at Bush, and that alone should be cause for reflection. While I think Bush's motives are honorable, I am nonetheless very concerned about the monumental shifts in the balance of power that are taking place. We are still suffering from the consequences of Lincoln's federal-heavy policies and Reconstruction legislation.
I recommend looking at what Bush does, not what he says. History will reveal soon enough which perspective is right.
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Bush is no Abe Lincoln. You people are becoming delusion in attempts to salvage this man and create a teenage idol.
If that is all you have to offer, then you've already written everything worth reading from you.
It is rather awe-inspiring to see how swiftly Bush has achieved this: he's got both houses of Congress, he's just ousted that feckless idiot Lott and will have a virtual cabinet member running the Senate, he'll soon be stacking the Supreme Court, and his opponents are in complete disarray. But, we should not be surprised. Look at Texas and Florida. These were solid Democrat strongholds before the Bush brothers hit town. Now, the Dems there aren't just in the minority -- they have been totally routed and rendered irrelevant. The same thing is happening on the national level, because the same causes give rise to the same effects. And, unlike Reagan, Bush didn't have Jimmy Carter to grease the skids for him. Getting here has been uphill all the way. And the desperation of the Democrats is a joy to behold...
I have enjoyed watching that obnoxious and rampantly corrupt party catch a dose of reality. It is also telling how they respond to it: with near-paranoid, self-indulgent cries of "foul!" and abject denial of the truth of their situation. Such pathos loses its allure after a relatively short time, though.
Having sidelined themselves for a while, the Democrats are mainly a peripheral factor until the next elections. They still wield a great deal of power, to be sure, but, fractured as it is, Democrat influence on the agenda of the next two years is more likely to be a nuisance for the Republicans than an impediment.
Rather, I am keenly interested in what this fully Republican federal government is going to do with its time. All indications are that they have some major changes planned that will have long reaching effects.
As an American citizen, I believe it is my duty, and that of all Americans, to keep a careful watch over the government in the months to come, since we are the final "check and balance" against potentially disastrous actions by our government, and it needs to hear our voices.
I think that's far too long to keep this going on, and 18 months in particular would have the U.S. attacking in the summer heat. Not a good scenario for soldiers in MOPP gear. It would be a disaster.
Also, it's unimaginable that the sort of political tension this is causing could be sustained for such a long period. Neither the American people nor Middle East countries would tolerate such a protracted "crisis".
Everything I've seen so far points to late January or early February of 2003 for commencing attacks, with January a clear favorite for the beginning of the traditional bombing campaign.
Of course, we'll know soon enough if I'm right or wrong.
THANK THE LORD it wasn't algore at the helm.
No adminstration would have had the foresight to tackle or the skill to achieve ANY of these MUST DO'S.
Shall we go on to...education/vouchers, racism/Lott?
Sorry you don't like 'W' but he was up close and personal with his dad in the house and if you think he didn't learn anything, you're a fool. But don't take my word for it...look at the record.
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