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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....01-09-03...Bush, Tax Cuts, and the *No-Vision-Thing* Democrats
JohnHuang2; Billie | JohnHuang2

Posted on 01/09/2003 6:21:51 AM PST by Billie




A Few of FR's Finest.....
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A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete
MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1



TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet
MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga
BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc



TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette
MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid
BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf



TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP
MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian
BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma



We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

         

GROUP 5A: TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68. MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797. BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack.
GROUP 6A: TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett. MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick, Leroy S Mort, Mark17. BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.
GROUP 7A: TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam, dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony.BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang.
GROUP 8A: TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx. MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law. BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.
      

GROUP 9A: TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog. MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son. BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.
GROUP 10A: TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon. BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.
GROUP 11A: TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son. BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset); WVNan's husband; ladtx' Aunt Eva.




                     








Bush, tax cuts, and the *No-Vision-Thing* Democrats

by JohnHuang2

Bush's plan -- bold, audacious, daring, gritty, ambitious -- will do more than light a fire underneath the economy: If adopted, it holds colossal, far-reaching implications politically, enough to reshape the landscape for generations. Tax-and-spend Democrats know it, and it's why they're reacting (or pre-acting) with frenetic, delusional, mad-as-a-hatter hysterics.
So why is Bush driving them wacky Democrats wackier still?
The White House proposal, which calls for eliminating taxes on stock dividends for individual investors, doing away with unfair double-taxation altogether, is by far the stimulus plan's gutsiest, most aggressive ingredient, one which threw media pundits -- even some advisors -- completely for a loop, and, despite the shrill, panicky 'Tax-breaks-for-the-rich!' mantra shrieks from class-war Democrats and media marionettes, will resonate with Americans across the political spectrum, in all walks of life.
That's right -- all walks of life.
Bush's much-anticipated speech, delivered Tuesday afternoon from Chicago, was more than just agenda-setting, it was a powerful, dynamic, tour-de-force proclamation of Vision -- Bush's vision, a manifesto bursting with hope and resilience, flushed with promise and expectation. The bubbly optimism flowing gracefully from Bush's *recapture-our-destiny* spirit in his message was downright infectious. The address was, plain and simply, vintage America, embodying all the core values, the principles and ideals, the virtues and mores which gives America its gloriously unique place in this world.
If Americans share one thing in common it's the belief in the basic dignity of the individual and that, through hard work, perseverance and effort, everyone has a fair shot at 'making it' -- no, no guarantees, just plenty of opportunities for success to all willing to seize them. In America, stick-to-itiveness isn't just an attitude, it's ingrained in our very make-up.
That's the President's plan. Besides its *grow-the-economy*, sweeping investor-class provisions, other features of the tax-relief package include making the child tax credit more generous, accelerating the phase-out of the 'marriage penalty' tax, accelerating the phase-in of the 2001 income tax-cuts, large rebate checks for middle-class families, re-employment accounts of up to $3,000 and extending unemployment benefits.
All told, the President's plan, if enacted, amounts to a 10-year, $674 billion shot-in-the-arm for the economy, which, notwithstanding the gloom-and-doom reportage, grew a respectable 3% average rate this past year. Not bad, given the corporate-sleaze-driven stock market collapse, looming war in Iraq, and, of course, the lingering impact of 9/11.
The President, flush from a resounding midterm victory and fresh mandate, enters the second half of his term in total command of the agenda, with majorities in both houses of Congress, sky-high approval ratings and a floundering opposition party in full retreat. Democrats -- stumbling, staggering, blundering along -- still don't quite know what hit 'em November 5.
Party leaders, reeling from the shock, unable to grasp the extent of the blow, can't chart a comeback or set a new direction. Their implacable, insatiable hatred for Bush, who's out-maneuvered them at every turn, is a total turn-off for voters who still give this President extraordinarily high marks on performance and bonded with him personally.
For the haters, nothing -- absolutely nothing -- seems to 'work'. Enron, corporate scandal, melt-down on Wall-Street, vanishing 401k(s), "sagging" economy, the "failure" to produce Osama bin Laden -- all have failed to gain Democrats any traction.
Democrat strategists are especially worried. With Republicans now buoyantly in full control of Capitol Hill, and scowling Democrats more divided than ever, such popular measures as expanding prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries, an issue Democrats have used to hammer opponents with in campaigns, may actually pass and get enacted into law, depriving Democrats of yet another potent weapon.
They view with horror the prospects of economic recovery, boosting Bush's re-election chances, thus their stink-in-the-nostrils spleen over his sweeping tax package. Even the thought of falling unemployment, a raging bull market and a booming economy in '04 makes their blood run cold.
At a more fundamental level, and compounding their problems further, Democrats seem fixated with process.
Indeed, with Democrats, process is everything. Cutting taxes is no good, because the "wealthy" might benefit. War against Iraq is no good, unless it gets U.N. backing. And even with U.N. backing, removing Saddam from power is no good unless we use force against North Korea. No military action against Kim Jong-Il means we're being 'inconsistent' and if being 'consistent' here means sparking a bloodbath on the Korean peninsula, well, so-be-it. 'Consistency' is more important! (Notice the absurd self-refutation of that last 'point': Democrats claim they can't fathom why Bush is willing to apply force in Iraq, where the risks of mass casualties, both among U.S. troops and civilians, are lower, but not as willing to use force in North Korea, where the risks of mass slaughter -- carnage of unspeakable dimensions across-the-board -- are perilously higher. Small wonder Americans, on matters of security and defense, don't generally take Democrats seriously.
But all those are 'process' questions.
Why the liberal obsession with process? Because, simply stated, Democrats lack vision -- that is, they lack a compelling paradigm or model by which to forge constructive solutions to problems.
On tax policy, the Democrat *no-vision-thing* approach surfaces as divisive class-warfare, pitting income-groups against each other. Capitalism, rather than a dynamic engine of prosperity and growth, is really nothing more than an "evil", rich-against-poor conspiracy, a scheme which primarily benefits the "wealthy" and corporations, liberals hiss.
No-vision, process-driven Democrats can't -- or won't -- debate ideas on their merits. Instead, they hurl accusations. Issues are framed around the notion of power and the struggle for power.
Bush's tax cuts? 'Ha!', liberals scoff. They're only a sop to "wealthy" contributors! Bush is a crook, and that tax-cut package of his is a fancy-shmancy kick-back 'scheme' for "rich" buddies, they'll tell you. It never occurs to these sociopaths that Bush might genuinely believe offering private-sector incentives is ipso-facto good policy -- no way, no how, 'Bush's a crook!', they scream.
Outgoing Senate "Majority Leader" Tommy Daschle, responding to Bush in a weekend radio address, demeaned all dividend earners as the "wrong people".
Quick -- when you say *tax cuts*, what's another typical initial liberal reaction? After a 'Dracula-eyes-crucifix' convulsion, they'll blurt out words like 'deficits!', 'fiscally irresponsible!', 'risky!' -- but not a word about growing the economy nor job creation.
Again, process -- not the big picture -- is everything to *No-Vision-Thing* Democrats.
Yet, interestingly, under the Bush proposal, an average, middle-class family gets much bigger/quicker tax relief than under any Democrat plan.
By the way, I find it hilarious watching Democrats, who not long ago vowed repeal of Bush's 2001 Tax Relief Act, do such a brazen 180 -- a testament to Bush's prowess at setting the agenda.
Democrats, in this sense, remind me of Saddam Hussein.
Only under pressure from Bush did Saddam allow the return of U.N. weapons inspectors -- he would never do it voluntarily. And only under pressure from Bush are Democrats now offering tax relief -- they would never do *that* voluntarily.
The Democrat rival "plan", in this vein, is like Saddam's 12,000-page weapons "declaration" -- lots of smoke and mirrors, too many gaps and omissions. Democrats had, like Saddam, a chance to 'come clean', put constructive solutions on the table. They failed miserably, and voters will, politically, hold them in *Material Breach.*
Meanwhile, the Democrat presidential campaign is off and running -- or is it? Alas! the crop of White House hopefuls resemble more the Return of the Living Dead, than anything. These guys make the Seven Dwarfs look 10 feet tall.
Indeed, things have gotten so bad, some tin-foilers may start to wonder if some of these clowns are secretly on the White House payroll. The problem with that theory is that, when it comes to self-immolation, Democrats rarely need assistance.
This is, after all, the party which just elected a certifiable wingnut, who didn't think the Soviets went far enough, as the face of their party in the House. And she hails from San Francisco, to boot. This is, moreover, the party whose idea of 'moderation' boils down to 'heavy petting' 2 instead of 5 interns.
The Democrat Field -- if you build it, you'll be sorry
Gebhardt, oops, Gephardt, flameout from '88, has raised many eyebrows, especially among voters who notice that, well, the Missouri Dem doesn't have any eyebrows. Announcing he's forming an exploratory committee this week, Gephardt accuses Bush of 'failing' to provide leadership. This from the doofus who just got canned from his "leadership" post in the House for, er, failing to lead. The party's *Minority* status, under *Minority Leader* Gephardt, just kept shrinking and shrinking.
Blink-o-rama-Millionaire-Regular-Guy John Edwards bombs again. His interview Sunday with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week was as bad -- or worse -- than the Meet The Press fiasco several months ago. This, despite the flurry of softballs from Georgy boy.
I chuckle at reports these Lilliputians will increasingly "challenge" Bush on national security/the War on Terror -- making it a major theme of campaign 2004.
Yep, I can just see it now:
Yeah, so what if Dubya defeated Saddam in 30 days -- big deal! We Democrats could wrap it up in 20!
So what if John Ashcroft nabs 1,500 terrorists -- Big deal! We Democrats would have 1,600 by now!
So what that Bush toppled the Taliban in 3 weeks -- Big deal! We Democrats could do it in 2!
Folks, you know a party is in trouble when strategists ask people, 'who is leading the Democrat Party today?' and Mullah Omar tops the list of responses.
Anyway, that's...
My two cents..










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To: Long Cut
That's wonderful news! Congratulations to you and Mrs. Cut!
141 posted on 01/09/2003 8:15:01 PM PST by Aquamarine
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To: Long Cut
What truly wonderful news. Keep up posted and post pictures when he/she arrives...


142 posted on 01/09/2003 9:11:10 PM PST by daisyscarlett (Dinner time on the left coast-gotta go now and have some chile!)
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To: Long Cut
Congratulations Long Cut and Mrs Long Cut!
143 posted on 01/10/2003 4:00:02 AM PST by Pippin (Pippin Hugs for parents to be!)
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To: Victoria Delsoul
Hi, Victoria!
144 posted on 01/10/2003 4:01:14 AM PST by Pippin (Republican in Maryland)
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To: Billie; Diver Dave; MHGinTN; FreeTheHostages; LadyX; dutchess; lodwick; ofMagog; daisyscarlett; ...
Billie, O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G, no, A-W-E-S-O-M-E job with the graphics! Thanks, my friend.

And thank you all for the very kind words and compliments! =^)

145 posted on 01/10/2003 4:22:43 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: daisyscarlett
Thank you, and good morning! =^)
146 posted on 01/10/2003 4:24:18 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: deadhead
When you write that bestseller one day, can I please get your autograph :-)

Count on it! hehe ;^)

147 posted on 01/10/2003 4:25:15 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: iceskater
Thanks! And have a terrific day, too, friend.
148 posted on 01/10/2003 4:26:05 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: Mixer
Thank you, thank you, friend
149 posted on 01/10/2003 4:26:46 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: dansangel
Thank you so much, friend, and (((((hugsbackatya!))))
150 posted on 01/10/2003 4:28:03 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: FreeTheHostages
Re: #21 -- hehehe, thanks! =^)
151 posted on 01/10/2003 4:28:46 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
GOOD MORNING JOHN!
152 posted on 01/10/2003 4:30:06 AM PST by Pippin ( ( world's tallest hobbit))
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To: Pippin
Good morning backatya, friend! =^)
153 posted on 01/10/2003 4:35:21 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: All; JohnHuang2; Long Cut; MHGinTN; daisyscarlett; dansangel; dutchess; Mama_Bear; ...
Thank you, John - it's your essays that are AWESOME!

Long Cut, what wonderful news - congratulations!

Thank you all for being here and for your great support. :)

GOOD NEWS ON TODAY'S THREAD

154 posted on 01/10/2003 7:47:09 AM PST by Billie
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To: Long Cut
Congratulations to Mommy and Daddy. Good news, indeed.

Thanks again for serving this great nation.

155 posted on 01/10/2003 9:15:47 AM PST by Diver Dave
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To: Long Cut

Congratulations on your first baby!


156 posted on 01/11/2003 12:38:38 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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