Posted on 04/26/2005 11:12:30 AM PDT by MikeEdwards
A lot of thoughtful conservatives are having serious second thoughts about George W. Bush. His failure to act upon core values of fiscal conservatism and sovereignty is a growing concern.
Donations to conservative organizations and think tanks are in sharp decline. A lot of conservatives have decided to stop giving financial support because they are losing faith in the ability of these groups to have any effect on administration policies.
Bush has an engaging personality, but hes not running for office anymore. He is already a very lame duck.
In concert with Republican party leaders in Congress, the White House has been unable to get its judicial appointments approved and the fight over John Boltons appointment as UN ambassador suggests the party lacks unity on Capitol Hill. Bolton has been confirmed four times for previous positions. Unless the GOP can unite to overcome the obstructionism of the Democrats, it bodes ill for the party.
If conservatives stay home for the 2006 elections, power can shift to the Democrats.
People are increasingly worried about the huge budget deficit created by a President and a Congress that have been on a spending binge. The national debt has increased by $2.16 billion every day since September 30, 2004. It is now a cliché that Bush has not vetoed a single spending bill while in office. New "entitlements" added to Medicare for prescriptions will add still more to the rising tide of national debt. It is not "if" the economy will reach a tipping point this accumulated debt cannot be paid, but when.
Compounding fears is the appearance of an increasingly shaky economy that includes rising inflation and major corporations like General Motors in trouble. Wall Street is experiencing early tremors that forecast a bear market. . . . .
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Yeppers, that's me!
Too bad they can't vote.
Reason(s):
Collins,
Snowe,
Hastings,
And a handful more.
I told him that we would be giving directly to the candidates we support from here on out, not to the party.
Jake
That's odd, especially right after a successful election season.
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I'm worried about the deficit, but I'm not having second thoughts about voting for Bush. The deficit existed before he was re-elected and the alternative was much worse.
Reason(s):
Collins,
Snowe,
Hastings,
And a handful more.
I told him that we would be giving directly to the candidates we support from here on out, not to the party.
Jake
I voted for bush mainly because I could not stomach the liberalism of either kerry or gore.
That being said Bush neds to secure the borders, stop his out of control spending and get both deficits in control.
He better stop making the WOT his prime area and focus on jobs, healthcare etc.
Many Reagan democrats are going to leave the ship if he does not.
I make two political contributions each year. Ron Paul and the NRA.
Definition of Lame Duck:
person holding office after his or her replacement has been elected to the office, but before the current term has ended. In the American presidency, the period after election day in November and the swearing-in of the new President in January is known as the lame duck period
Since this seems to be a common definition of 'lame duck president', I do not understand why the press keeps referring to Bush as a 'lame duck'.
Yeah, let's let the Democrats run things. They always do a superb job.
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Canada needs to get its own house in order.Maybe then I will listen to their opinion of Republicans.
Bush becomes a lame duck on November 4, 2008.
Quote: The deficit existed before he was re-elected and the alternative was much worse.
Yes both deficits were there when he started but if you look at he charts they have both skyrocketed under his pesidency.
With all due respect, Mr. Mehlman I feel I must be candid with you as a loyal Republican. At least the Democrats are showing some spine and doing what they do best. It is the Republicans that anger me and I am not alone. What exactly is Senator Frist waiting for? What did "we" win when we reached 55 Republican Senators? When are we going to start acting like we have a sizeable lead and force our mandate down their throats. Let them scream and complain-it's what they do.
I understand I am not a sizeable donor and am just a voice in the wilderness, but if you listen very carefully you will hear that I am not alone. Yes, I will still vote Republican straight down the line in every election. Yes, I will continue to donate a couple of hundred bucks. Yes, I will drive my Cuban in-laws to the voter booth so they can thumb there nose at Castro and vote Republican. But I do it with less enthusiasm. I can be taken for granted. I am not so sure that other voters can. Why would they come out in droves like they did in '04? when they were defending Dubya. They will not be as energized in '06. The libs will be. I know-I work in an office full of them.
Exactly. Which means he ain't a lame duck president now. But I continue to hear the press and the dems call Bush a lame duck president. The article for this thread is an example.
My monetary support has ended for the Republican Party until they demonstrate the desire and backbone to address fiscal irresponsibility - much of which is their own - and illegal immigration.
President Bush has been a powerful Commander-in-Chief and outstanding on foreign policy issues. He has, however, sold us out on fiscal and immigration issues. The cost of Medicare is now exponentially larger due to the prescription drug fiasco-in-the-making and the few people willing to do something about unchecked illegal immigration, he calls vigilantes.
Someday we will finally figure out that on "non-morality" domestic issues, the Dems and GOP are identical. If they agree on just a few more issues, we may have to change the GOP platform quite a bit to reflect reality.
Bush does what Congress does. If Congress passes it, he signs it. All we've got to do is make a more conservative Congress and we'll get our results.
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