Thanks to both of you for your analysis. I agree, with one caveat: I think McCain was not an accomplice to Bush in this, but rather a sad tool for the democrats. If he had been an acomplice then there would have been a Rose-garden signing ceremony for him. Instead, he was called by a White House staffer after the bill was signed and the President was on his way to South Carolina. I just heard that Imus said his staffers are really PO'd that there was no photo-op. Ha!
Now, I see that the bashers are still at it this morning. The fact that they continue this AFTER the bill has been signed indicates to me that the primary motive is not to influence the President, but rather to divide the base. We have see this same mind-set before. Hopefully, people are going to catch on pretty soon that the President was about 8 steps ahead of their thinking AND the dems are left with Plan B, which is to use this bill to try to divide the base. I think when people calm down and THINK about all the potential consequences of a veto, they will realize that this is the best alternative the President had available to him.
It is VERY obvious that the Rats were going to try to leverage CFR and Enron into a win in the fall elections. If we lose, that means NO conservative judges, including Supreme Court appointments. It also means constant nit-picking and foot-dragging on the war, which we CANNOT afford to lose. I would think that eventually people will understand where their priorities should be, and get with the program.
Of course, my post will be followed by the expected 7 or 8 rants about how principles are the only thing that matters, that we are shredding the Constitution, that he could have vetoed this with no harm (HA!) and such.
Well, I am not going to be driven from this board by people who want to push their agenda, which is NOT what they portray it to be. I am here for the long haul...because this is MY part of the war on terror.
I agree, with one caveat: I think McCain was not an accomplice to Bush in this, but rather a sad tool for the democrats. I agree 100% Well, I am not going to be driven from this board by people who want to push their agenda, which is NOT what they portray it to be. I am here for the long haul...because this is MY part of the war on terror..
Bingo! well said!!
Let's face it, folks. Bush is a good man, a decent man. No, he's not perfect. But who is? There isn't a politician on this earth with whom I will agree 100% of time. Sooner or later, there are bound to be letdowns and disappointments. It goes with the turf....John Huang2
Bravo!!
This is exactly why I come here and like Miss Marple I am here for the long haul....
At this point we can only Pray the the SCOTUS knocks down the unconstitutional sections of this LAW....
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!
I hope he knows how the supreme court will vote on this( and Sandra is the big mystery) in advance... any way you cut it he knowingly broke oath.