Posted on 06/03/2006 9:56:14 AM PDT by namvet66
With just five months to go before the midterm elections, President Bush, whose once-faithful base has abandoned him in droves, is turning to the same conservative hot-button issues that won him re-election in 2004 -- homosexual "marriage" and judicial nominees. The president, now fully aware that his plummeting approval ratings could cost the Republicans control of one or both congressional chambers in November, will use his radio address today and a speech Monday to push a constitutional amendment banning same-sex "marriage," just as the Senate prepares to vote on the issue. The crux of his argument is simple: A majority of Americans support the idea that marriage is exclusively between a man and a woman, and activist judges across the country are thwarting the will of the people.
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Opposition as in Democrats/Liberals.
Yeah, right. As if the media manipulated both conservatives and republicans to vote for the dems in 2000 and 2004.
You should realize the media has no play in this fight between conservatives and the pubbies.
Despite the fact that they are enjoying our internal fight, they have nothing --- NOTHING --- to do with it.
He wishes. The illegal vote goes to Democrats, because they are the ones who overwhelmingly vote for government welfare benefits to illegals, and who provide cultural cover for illegals through their steady drone of 'multi-cultural' propaganda that gets tattoed onto the foreheads of liberals, dupes and students from coast to coast. At best, Republicans may get 25% of the votes of LEGAL aliens. Bush is the worst thing for the Republican Party since Nixon, though for different reasons.
This is frankly offensive and pathetically transparent. Bush is screwing us and the country on immigration and arrogantly believes his base is nothing more than little Pavlovian dogs that will reflexively vote the party line once the gay marriage button is pushed. It reminds of the democrats scaring senoir citizens every election season that republicans will cut social security.
The people spoke their wishes in California a few years back. What was it Prop 19 or something. Who shot down the people on that?
I do believe it was Judges.
I don't think we'll get this Bill. I think it was a "jerk the wool over the eyes" type of thing. They don't want the Bill, only the appearance of looking like they're doing something about it.
That doesn't mean I don't think the existing laws shouldn't be enforced, but as I said, I have little confidence in the present Judicial system to do the right thing either.
You probably played ostrich this year and burried your head in the sand. The millions of illegal aliens didn't take over our streets in 2003-2004. They did so this year. It is an issue now.
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Ah, when you don't have much to say say "HILLARY!".
All Bush needs to do is instruct the appropriate agencies to enforce current laws. Or he could simply sign an executive order and do just about anything he wanted to.
Please don't mention Hillary again. It means nothing. And if you don't think the president of the United States could protect our borders tomorrow if he wanted to you are sadly mistaken. It's his damn job! He agreed it was his job. Here is a picture of him doing so:
Sad but telling that Bush is pushing the marriage issue from a position of weakness rather than strength. Is futile action on social issues planned for times of unpopularity, or is it a stupid coincidence?
Thanks for advice. I'll be sure to inform my parish priest.
Sorry, no shrink yet. Worked my way thru PTSD after NAM (and about 20 years) on my own, and think these issues are much less traumatic and emotional, that I believe I can deal with them myself.
But your right in one way, FR is an excellent way/place to vent and have some of your peers express their support and/or opposition to our opinions. And you know what they say about opinions . . . . ?
"... If the House and Senate do not provide the right legislation to deal with the illegals then maybe they should lose.. in the mean time I am 100 percent behind this. in the mean time I am 100 percent behind this President who by the way remains a true U.S. hero as history will judge..."
The President is one of those leading the charge for the almost treasonous Senate legislation. He shares a lot of blame for where we have reached on this issue. He is one of those leading us off the cliff and leading us to national suicide.
Bush will not be judged a hero if he signs into law what he is pushing. He'll be remembered as a President who responded well to 9/11 but that will be overshadowed by the legacy of his virtual open borders policies and his push torwards ammnesty (if he wins on the issue). He'll go down as a dismal failure and one of the most destructive presidents in history.
Yes, secure the borders first... deal with the illegals that are here.... logical... Building a 2000 mile wall won't work and will make us look like fearful isolationists... so America will never buy it... some walls, national guard, more border guards, use technology i.e., virtual fences these are good plans.... next deal with the 12 million plus here already.... hold employers accountable. Find them and deport them.. will take years and years... probably through my lifetime... so easier to offer some type of guest worker program...document them and get them on the path to citizenship... This is exactly the right (common sense) non-emotional, compassionate .. approach..
In 45, you talk about California only.
California is not America.
Um, do you even know how the legislative process works?
"The unappeasables will never be happy. Nothing the President does will ever be good enough for them."
Are you happy about what the border legislation or about the Presidents commitment to enforce existing laws about the borders? I'd imagine that you'd be hopping mad and screaming bloody murder were a Democrat taking the exact same stances.
"Bush must get tough on medical marijuana - big raids on cancer wards - perpwalks for paraplegics - yeah, that'll help his plunging approval polls."
Or on Gospel Tracts as the Secret Service did in this article.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50497
Wow that about sums it up. I never heard Bush say he was going to takle immigration in his SOTU or in any of his 04 campaign promises....
AMAZING HOW THE OPPOSITION PARTY CAN LOB AN ISSUE AND DRIVE A WEDGE IN THE PRESIDENTS BASE
and make them think the issue was part of a campaign promise...
" The typical fair weather FReepers come out to say "that al fine and good, but not good enough""
Because it isn't good enough. Only the socialists backed up by kennedy, hillary, mclame, reid and the rest of the communist ilk are giving bush a pass on Immigration.
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