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Thomas Jefferson probably wasn't an orthodox Christian.[1] Mr. Bush, Mr. Clinton, and Mr. Carter claim to be Christians. In an election with those four running against each other, Jefferson, though dead, would get my Christian vote. A dead Jefferson would at least veto what a live Bush couldn't.Between February 5, 1995 and March 17, 2002, Brian Lamb of CNN[2] asked Professor Thomas G. West, Michael Novak and M. Stanton Evans which men of the founding era do they consider most important. Only Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were mentioned by all three.Christians who repeat the exhortation of John Jay, "Providence...

Medicare Way Over Budget -- OOP$ February 06, 2004 In July of 2003, head of General Accounting Office testified before Congress that the Medicare program was a “highly vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse and mis-management” and has been on GAO’s list of high-risk programs for more than a decade. It remains on that list today. Still, President Bush signs into law so-called Medicare “reform” which, he says will cost $400 billion over 10 years to help older citizens get their drugs. Several weeks later, White House says, "Oooops!" - this program will cost $540 billion for next decade. The director...

President Reagan once said: “The best vision of big government is in the rear view mirror as you’re driving away from it.” The 2000 platform of the Republican Party, still in effect, says: "We are the party that follows its bold words with bold deeds. Since the election of 1860, the Republican Party has had a special calling — to advance the founding principles of freedom and limited government and the dignity and worth of every individual. These principles form the foundation of both an agenda for America in the year 2000 and this platform for our party." Apparently that...

Restore the RepublicJanuary 21, 2004 It used to get a big laugh among conservatives and Republicans to tell any story which contained the words, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you." But, increasingly, what you hear President Bush say, in so many words, in so many areas, is that --- well, he's from the government and he's here to help us --- even if his help is unconstitutional. In his recent State of the Union address, Mr. Bush praised his own Medicare program, which will cost hundreds of billions of dollars.He praised his latest immigration scheme, which...

January 10, 2004 Dear Friends, The Republican Party Platform that George Bush ran on called for a total overhaul of our immigration system and criticized the Clinton Administration for lax enforcement of our immigration laws. But, President Bush's recently announced so-called immigration reform does nothing to secure our borders. In fact, his suggested plan makes things worse --- a lot worse and a lot more dangerous. President Bush says his proposed program will offer legal status as temporary workers to the millions of illegal aliens now imployed in our country who are breaking the law! This makes no sense at...

Bush's immigration plan will have many negative effects By Matt Hall Opinion Columnist January 26, 2004 President Bush's plan to allow our nation's estimated 8-12 million illegal immigrants to legally work is by far the most dangerous proposal of his administration and maybe even the most irresponsible presidential initiative in the average WMU student's lifetime. The new plan, announced earlier this month, calls for matching any willing U.S. employer with any willing worker. This means that if an employer has a job opening and can find no American citizen to take the job for the pay offered, employers are...

'God, Family, Republic' Web Page of Constitution Party Presidential Candidate Michael Anthony Peroutka Now Up and Running 1/19/04 7:00:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk, Political Reporter Contact: John Lofton, 410-760-7897 or 301-873-4612 (cell), for Michael Anthony Peroutka; http://www.Peroutka2004.com PASADENA, Md., Jan. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- http://www.Peroutka2004.com is the Web address for Michael Anthony Peroutka who is seeking the Presidential nomination of the Constitution Party. His themes are "God-Family-Republic." He believes, as George Washington did, that it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge God by obeying Him. He believes that true marriage is God-created, between a man and...

Clark:" ensure that undocumented workers have a way to eventually earn their citizenship." Dean: "We need earned legalization for undocumented immigrants" Edwards:"...so there is a clear road map to legalization and citizenship for undocumented immigrants" Gephardt: "My Earned Legalization and Family Unification Act of 2002"... Kerry: "I support an earned legalization proposal" Lieberman: "I will create a new one-time earned legalization status...create a work visa program"

<p>WASHINGTON — Conservative observers and budget watchdogs are hoping that President Bush breaks a three-year trend of massive spending increases when he sends Congress his 2005 proposed budget for the federal government on Feb. 2.</p> <p>But budget experts say while the new Bush budget is likely to be somewhat more austere than previous ones, it will not be radically different.</p>

How Bush can lose Posted: January 8, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com There's a kind of smug self-confidence emerging in the Bush White House based largely on incompetence in the Democratic Party, an improving economy and better news on the Iraqi war front. Polls are showing President Bush handily beating Howard Dean or any other potential Democratic nominee in the November election. That may happen. But let me offer another scenario. Whether it's Howard Dean or Daffy Duck who is nominated by the Democrats this summer, Bush's major opponent is going to have a lock on anywhere from...

THE REPUBLICANS: President George W. Bush (R-Texas) * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: Albertha Moultrie Brinson (R-New York) * Edie Bukewihge (R-California) * F. Dean Christensen (R-Arizona) * Carten Cordell (R-Alabama) * Thomas S. Fabish (R-California) * Lowell "Jack" Fellure (R-West Virginia) * Hoover Mark Gee (R-California) * Michael Idrogo (R-Texas) * Mildred "Millie" Howard (R-Ohio) * Derrick C. Johnson (R-Oregon) * Louis J. Rapuano Jr. (R-Connecitcut) * Keith Slinker (R-Pennsylvania) * William "Bill" Wyatt (R-California) * NOT RUNNING / OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE: Donnie Kennedy (R-Louisiana) - Withdrew in September 2003 Yehanna Joan M.M. Malone (R-DC) - Withdrew...

<p>The absence of Republican primary challengers is allowing President Bush to campaign for centrist swing voters with a freedom that he lacked in 2000, when he ran to the right of rival Sen. John McCain.</p> <p>"We haven't been forced to make a choice between activating our base and appealing to mainstream voters," said Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt.</p>

On December 15, 2003, Michael Peroutka announced his candidacy for the Constitution Party presidential nomination. In an interview on Radio Liberty hosted by Dr. Stan Monteith, Mr. Peroutka identified the need to restore loyalty to the Constitution as a key reason for his campaign for the presidency, "We really do need, Dr. Stan, an American, somebody who understands law and American form of government, to run for president; and I really believe that at this point, there is not such a person in any of the major parties ... because none of them give the slightest fig, I believe, about...

In 2000 George W. Bush campaigned across the country telling voters: "My opponent trusts government. I trust you." Little wonder that some of his supporters are now wondering which candidate won that election. Federal spending has increased by 23.7 percent since Bush took office. Education has been further federalized in the No Child Left Behind Act. Bush pulled out all the stops to get Republicans in Congress to create the biggest new entitlement program -- prescription drug coverage under Medicare -- in 40 years. He pushed an energy bill that my colleague Jerry Taylor described as "three parts corporate welfare...

"Nobody in my district is screaming for tax cuts, they are screaming for a prescription drug benefit." Maxine Waters? Nope, try Republican Congressman Steven LaTourette of Ohio. "I'm concerned. This budget is essentially $11 billion under the president's number." Barney Frank? Wrong again-it comes from New York Republican Sherwood Boehlert. "I don't like what I see so far." Nancy Pelosi? Sorry, it's House Government Reform Chairman Tom Davis -- Republican, Virginia. The target of their sniping is Rep. Jim Nussle of Iowa, chairman of the House Budget Committee. It turns out that in writing the FY2004 House Budget Resolution, Nussle...

Vanity: An Open Message to the Republican Party Cheerleaders on this Forum...