[rwfromkansas]

It has me up in arms, and after an initial pissy period over CFR, I got over it. I supported him with the bloated farm bill and the immigrant proposal.

But this is just stupid. It may just be 20 mill, but it is 20 mill that could go somewhere else in order to let this immoral "arts" organization wither and die.

He has now pissed off the social conservatives. NOT a good move.

He will get my vote, but I am very disappointed in him with this move. I would not have expected an abdication to morals and ethics like he has done by endorsing the NEA.

[GeronL]

if you were planning to give money to the GOP, just give it to our resident FReeper running for Congress instead.

Congressman Billybob

www.armorforcongress.com

[TheConservator]

My post from previous thread:

I supported Bush up until the moment I read about this proposal.

Given the history of this issue, his proposal to ramp up funding for the NEA is the clearest possible f)(k you signal Bush could possibly send to his conservative base.

And what is the point? This makes no political sense whatsoever! The damage he is doing to the conservative base--at a time when that base is already becoming enraged at his overspending--is clearly going to cost him 100 times the votes he might purchase by this small extra bit of pork largesse.

I might be able to stomache this if I thought it was part of a maneuver for larger political gain. But there is no suggestion of that here.

This is just incredible, colossal stupidity. And I will not support stupidity.

[Dane]

He has now pissed off the social conservatives. NOT a good move

How has he pissed off social conservatives? I din't know that Shakespere or a PBA ban was anti-Christian.