Posted on 11/17/2004 8:04:29 PM PST by Henchman
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Well today it looks like the GOP will back SPECTER for Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Specter is to publicly announce (see related threads on FR) that he will not block a nomination based ona proposed Judge's stanc on abortion. No mention of Specter backing strict Constitutional Constructionists, not activists. IMHO, Specter will find another reason to Bork a proposed judge.
Tom DeLay was given a pass by the GOP, today. (Check the news for specifics)
The GOP is also in the process of knocking out the requirement to label foreign grown fruits, etc., as to country of origin. It is believed Americans will favor home grown fruits and vegies. Therefor, the GOP is screwing the American Public and American Farmers.
In view of the GOP actions, we need to document the GOP actions. We need to wake them up and to do what is right and in accord with the American values on which they rode to victory. (NO I do not like the DEMS; I will quit this when the GOP wakes up)
http://www.drlaura.com/action/index.html?mode=view&tile=1&id=8317
Here's what Dr. Laura had to say about the subject today.
From something I read elsewhere a couple weeks ago, I believe this is the President's plan. He was also for it in TX when he was governor.
I just checked here on FR and there have been a number of threads on the topic of the mental health screenings. Just type "children mental health screening" into the topic search box and prepare to be upset. I am livid and the more I read the angrier I get.
Another poster on the aforementioned thread stated:"In politics, if you don't feel it in your guts, prepare to get kicked in the nuts." There is no need to prepare for that at this time if we follow our instinct.
Tom De Lay has been set-up but, I want to know where my food comes from.
Yes, GWB was for "Guest Workers" and Congress explained the facts of life to him on that bill. Let us hope Congress guides the poor lad through this one too. In spite of himself, GWB is being made to look good by the Congress and his advisers. Chaney is a smart man.
Kind of makes you wonder what ticket Bush ran on sometimes. PING me when this one rolls and I'll ride on the bus with you.
We've seen the Demoncrat party slide deep into Communist doctrine, and the Redpublican party has drifted further left with each passing year. My party has deserted true GOP conservative values, but where else is there for us to go?
I've been encouraged to find here a group of people who still cling with me to the real Grand Old Party, not the neo-party it has evolved into.
As FReepers it is our calling to restore the party to conservatism once again; to champion the original intent of our beloved Constitution. That is why I've changed my tagline since the election.
May God be with us all, for though there are far greater perils on the horizon than Arlen Specter, or where our fruit comes from, we must win each fight one at a time.
Who do you think picks the tomatoes north of the border?
I live in a strawberry haven and I know the Mexican families that pick the crops. I also know they live more healthy lives here and I welcome them.
By way of example, my wife was an "old" Democrat, Truman, J F Kennedy and to some degree Zell Miller Democrat. But partial birth abortion is a barbaric practice that turns her stomach as does using abortion as a matter of birth control. She (white) marched for civil rights and did time in a Mississippi jail; unlike todays "civil rights" agitators who self aggrandize themselves for political and monetary reasons. But because the Democratic Party left her, I convinced her to vote BUSH, here in FL, in 2K. She was wowed that her vote counted!
We both agree that the Dems are closer to the Communist position of the 1960s and the Republicans are like the Democrats of old. She is happy, but I need a Conservative Party to come out in the middle.
I welcome them too, IF they are here legally and in accordance with all laws. IF they are here illegally, then I do not welcome them. Permission to allow them to stay is against the law - so which laws have meaning enters the fray. There is the affect on those who chose to enter legally, taxes, education, welfare and other impact that diminishes or totally negates any value added. Yes, they may add value for a greedy farmer, but not to America.
I also believe illegal workers work for less than standard American wages. They thus reduce the value of the American workers just as slavery not only demeaned the value of the slaves' work, but also of the freeman. If we need guest workers, why are better jobs being shipped out of the country?
Well if Frist follows through and allows the Senate to go nuclear on judicial filibusters, Specter might not be much of a threat.
Just like some tumors "might not be much of a threat."
The RINOs have spoken, which means they will run the Party...OVER A D@MN CLIFF.
I detest Spector, always have, but what is the point of blaming the GOP for what he says or does? Why not put the responsibility on him? This is just ridiculous, and as soon as the election was over, up came all of these threads bashing the President and the party.
I hate to burst your intellectual bubble Henchman, but stooge is spelled, well, S-T-O-O-G-E...not stuge.
Presuming this is an accurate portrayal of the facts, will someone explain why this is a step in the right direction?
Thank you, Henchman. I am happy for your wife finding a new political home, but we are still out in the cold. If we can't make any headway in the Republican party, how would the "Freedom Party" hit you? J.R. could be Chairman. I think the name has fantastic appeal.
On Delay, he has not done anything wrong. There is a politically biased prosecutor in Travis County Tx that is threatening to indict Delay only because he knows that would force Delay from this leadership role, not because Delay committed any crime. This same prosecutor indicted Senator Kay Baily Hutchinson during the time she was making her first Senate run. He later dismissed all charges.
Pitchfork Pat is and always has been an idiot. He has gone so far right he ended up over on the left with the Dean folks ... pro-labor, anti-trade, anti-war.
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