Why Win If You're Going to Wimp Out? (Rush Limbaugh asks Republicans)

rushlimbaugh ^ | January 2, 2003 | Rush Limbaugh

[TLBSHOW]

Why Win If You're Going to Wimp Out?

January 2, 2003

There is no reason for going soft on the Bush agenda, yet we're doing that more and more on everything from ending racial discrimination (aka: affirmative action) to tax fairness to Saddam. If we'd already dealt with him, we wouldn't be faced with this supposed dilemma over whether North Korea or Iraq should be our primary focus. It's not a dilemma, anyway. They're both going to be dealt with, so there's no reason to create these openings.

Reuters reports that President Bush plans to unveil an economic stimulus package expected to reach up to $300 billion, including "targeted" tax cuts, but only a 50% cut in taxes on corporate dividends to shareholders. The original proposal was to eliminate them, because it's immoral to tax earnings twice. It's double taxation. It's ridiculous. For crying out loud, why do you win the White House and Senate if you're only going to water down your agenda?

I love this administration when it comes to foreign policy and protecting us from terrorism, but I continue to scratch my head over some of this on the domestic side. If this Reuters story isn't just wishful thinking, the White House is going to shelve tax cuts because they fear the Democratic lie that it's "for the rich." They don't have the sand to go out there and cite the IRS figures we have on this site, proving that only the rich are paying income taxes.

Who are "the rich," anyway? It used to be millionaires. Today it's any family that earns $100,000 a year - and we have multimillionaires like Kerry and Edwards and Rockefeller and Kennedy saying, "I have my wealth, so I don't favor a wealth tax, but I'm going to tax income so you can't get wealthy."

The White House is also said to be staying out of the Supreme Court case of a woman kept out of the University of Michigan because of her skin color: white. Admission based on race is wrong, but the administration fears taking the woman's side because it would damage White House counsel Alberto Gonzales' Supreme Court confirmation.

They're also ready to extend unemployment insurance yet again – which means paying people not to work by taking the money from those of us who are working. Folks, the Democrats are going to criticize us no matter what we do. It's absurd to back down on our agenda. As Senator Mitch McConnell told me in our upcoming Limbaugh Letter interview, the Senate only has six months to get things done. The Democrats want to bottle things up so they can have issues. Why help them out?

[TLBSHOW]

I will call it the

gwb feet to the fire list!

[TLBSHOW]

You haven't seen nothing yet! We didn't win in November to have it go to the liberal rats!

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Slash government in Half across the board...get the Feds out of the States business...Slash the State Govmints too...This economy would go to the moon"

Oh really...lay off tens of thousands (maybe even hundreds of thousands) of Federal and State government employees into an economy reeling from the impact of 9/11, and the stock market adjustment, and that would make the economy soar?

[Stew Padasso]

All you need is a provocative graphic with that tag and your golden.

[HankReardon]

Many ex-terrorists are dead now. The ones that are left are hiding or running and have had much of their funding stopped. We were attacked, numerous times. We are at war,our enemies are and will be destroyed. Where exactly have you been?

[Luis Gonzalez]

"...fact is Bush far more politically tactful than Rush will ever be."

One is the President of the United States of America, and the other one is Howard Stern without lesbians.

[Stew Padasso]

They can stay in their positions as long as they come mow my yard, clean the house etc. etc.

At least it will free us up to go earn more money to pay for their bloated existance.

[GregoryFul]

The natural order for government burden is to increase until it is intolerable to the people. It will be no different with the US federal government. There are no systemic processes that motivate reduction in Federal spending and taxation. Contrarily, there are many processes within the federal government that push for greater consumption of citizens' productivity. The culmination will be revolution, as history reveals, either violent - by a vigorous people, with rebirth; or by complete demoralization, exhaustion and dissolution.

I think we are on the latter path.

[HankReardon]

What? have you ever actually listened to either?

[MissAmericanPie]

"We were attacked, numerous times."

Huh uh, the twin towers, the antrax, the snipers, now my thinking must be fuzzy, but exactly which one or how many of these cases was or has been solved by the Bush administration?

The rest of what you have said is a load, you have no way of knowing if they are on the run, out of funds, or any of the other things you stated. This is the best we are to expect from the government in the way of secuirty? Whistling past the grave yard? The people in your life must find you very easy to please.=o)

[TLBSHOW]

One is the President of the United States of America, and the other one is Howard Stern without lesbians.


When the WH needs help they don't go to howard they go the most powerful voice of the true conservatives Mr. Rush Limbaugh, is there a part of that you don't understand?

[Luis Gonzalez]

I believe that the largest block of Federal employees are the Armed Forces. Bill Clinton "diminished" the size of the Federal government by screwing the military, he "decreased" Federal spending by not giving them raises for several years, and not replacing the ordnance he was busy dropping from airplanes in a desperate attempt to take attention away from his impeachment.

[Luis Gonzalez]

I listen to Rush all the time, I find him entertaining.

I listen to Howard as well, he's every bit as entertaining.

[justshe]

Lott's leaving put folks in such a quandry. Glad to see him go....but.....but...but...

I agree completely re: the importance his leaving has on this forum.

[antaresequity]

Yes it would...

Of course don't dump them all at once...don't be silly

Are you implying that the net end result would not be better for the economy and the people...?

I contend that 50% or more of government services are a drain on the economy...privatize it and make those bueracratic parasites private employess of openly bidded contracts...competition always yields the most efficent solution...

[HankReardon]

Khobar Towers, Kenya Embassies, The USS Cole, there have been many other attacks. Now anyone can be an armchair quarterback, we are at war, our military is doing an outstanding job. Our intelligence agencies had to recover from their internal politization. I do believe Bush has the most capable people at the right places. Do you have some form of action to suggest? I don't mean, "get 'em" or "solve who sent the anthrax", I mean a suggestion of how to go about doing this?

[TLBSHOW]

Like I said Bush bots don't matter they are already 100 and 50 percent with Bush. So we never have to worry about them but they do have to worry about us!

If they want to bash, let them, their attacks mean nothing!

[Luis Gonzalez]

Was Trent Irish?

This has got to be the longest wake I have ever seen.

[dogbyte12]

Worst Dead Horse Thread Ever!

[Miss Marple]

And now, a rendition of "The Rose of Tralee."

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