[yatros from flatwater]

Sad but True!

"George Bush has not destroyed the Republican Party by himself, he is merely the culmination of 24 years of false promises. Actions speak much louder than words, though, and his resemble none of his predecessors so much as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, expanding central government and eradicating individual liberties during a time of war. He could have been George Jefferson Bush, or even George Reagan Bush, instead, he chose to become George Delano."

[evad]

Maybe he'll recover in the 2nd term from this drunken sailor splurge.

[Landru]

"yatros from flatwater"??

~eh?

..."The lunatics are in your hall..."

[citizen]

He [Bush] convinced me that the Republican Party, as the party of small government, is dead.

He's convinced me too. Just check that list of spending increases then add in the new or enlarged entitlement programs and the amnesty program.

Will the Constitution Party have a candidate this year?

***Reluctantly, an ex-Republican base voter***

[Bulldog1967]

Truer words were never spoken.

[RiflemanSharpe]

I have one point I wish for you to consider, if you would be so kind. If a dem spent money they it has been spent in the past few years, if a dem sign the pill bill, if a dem affected our constitutional rights the way finance reform and the patriot act have (I am very skeptical of any attack on my rights for any reason.), if a dem proposed the amnesty, if a dem says that he sign an extention to the assault weapons ban, if a dem grew the size of government the way this President has we would all be howling mad and marching on Washington with torches.

I am not saying that GWB does not have many positives, he does but to me his negative now out weight them. If he, for example, would drop the amnesty and cut spending I would be happy to reevaluate him. I am not naive enough to think I can ever get all I want from a politicain in terms of his views, but now the issues he is for that I oppose are more to me then those I agree with him.

[gnarledmaw]

Vox yanked this article right out my head.

Ignore the flames youre about to get, they know theyre the same kind of socialist enablers that assisted FDR and they love it.

[rushmom]

I agree with this, but I will vote Republican this November as I can't abide the Demococrats. If the Constituion Party becomes at all viable, that's where I'd go.

[alloysteel]

There are a couple of ways to assume leadership. One is to strike out boldly, marching to the drumbeat of the doctrine you have all your faith and trust in, or another is simply to find a parade already in progress, and get around in in front of it. In either case, it is necessary to glance back from time to time and see if anybody is still there.

A couple of the parades out there have shrunken to a rather small contingent. Is it the fault of the leader, or is it a fault of the drummer? Now in the event that the large parade is the one you have chosen to set yourself up to lead, how much of a chance is there to change the rhythm of the drummer? How about the tempo of the change?

People out there in the mushy middle vote for either the Republican or the Democrat, depending on how comfortable they are with the direction of one or the other. In recent years, the Republican party has veered over and scooped up a number of these "sunshine" voters, and is being as careful as they are able to avoid spooking them. The Democrats have been going berserk over on the other side trying to lure these same voters back, and not being able to prove their case. So if the intention is to make the other side nuts, Bush is following exactly the right track. And I believe he genuinely enjoys the spectacle of the rivals melting down. Part of the reason for sitting down to a hand of poker, winning the pot is only incidental to the greater satisfaction of humbling the biggest braggart at the table.

Crazed people do not have good judgment, and their actions are as likely as much a risk to themselves as they are to those in their near vicinity. But their overall influence is rather limited, and they do not leave a lasting effect on the big picture.

Those who hold what are considered to be minority opinions may eventually succeed in converting the majority to that opinion, but the effort takes considerable time and concentration on the task at hand, as well as a steady and unwavering vision.

The end result, two or three decades down the road, may not look anything like the original concept, but it will be a much better fit for its times.

[hosepipe]

Hello!..... ALL spending allocation begins in the house of reps.. filtered thought the Senate... and OKed or vetoed by the Prez... the President can ONLY spend what he's given by those two bodies.. his recommendations are merely that... UNLESS he were given a line item VETO... since thats not happening anywhere near soon since the Supremes said that is UNconstitutional.. Actually ALL legislation begins in congress..

Presidents merely adjust to or lobby for Executive branch wish lists... conservatism died when Newt went and got himself "BORK'ed"... a lesson not lost on most republicans in the house.. -OR- the Senate.. took the backbone right out of conservatism.. conservatism NOW is merely a jellatinous mass of "shop till you drop'ers" spending other peoples money like a Mexican in a leather goods store prepareing for Cinco de Mayo...

Left democrats scatching their heads at the genius of it all.. so they started bleating about a balanced budget... and howling like vampires struck in the eyes by sunshine.. and the poor dumb sheeple have parasitical bats hanging off them like some skin head PROUDLY getting pierced through every possible orifice of his body as a political statement..

WOT A CUNTRY....

[Zack Nguyen]

Christians will have to understand that using the state to enforce traditional morality will always backfire in the end...

Really? So which morality should government enforce? Because enforce morality it shall. Its just a question of which one.

[The_Eaglet]

* Education, 60.8 percent
* Labor, 56 percent
* Interior, 23.4 percent
* Defense, 27.6 percent

This is not even Clinton-lite, this is simply armed left-liberalism.

I hope America continues to wake up to this to restore the rights of the states and the people. We need to reduce the income tax to pre-FDR levels

[The_Eaglet]

The Reform Regime-Campaign Finance Reform thread-day 46

[perfect stranger]

See also Franklin Delano Bush

[Diddle E. Squat]

Vox Day is a novelist and Christian libertarian. He is a member of the SFWA, Mensa...

Simple rule of thumb: Never take seriously anyone who states their membership in Mensa to promote themselves. If you feel like you need to mention it, you are too desparate.