I was admittedly shaky on Bush until the debates. There were several things he said that made me a supporter, and got me to open my checkbook. He said that the reason he was running for President is that he didn't like 'the direction the country was headed [in] and wanted to do something about it.' I believed him. Maybe it was my fault to assume that he meant that he believed in the CONSERVATIVE ideals of lower taxes and less government.
I remember when the lady from the audience asked him what W planned to do for 'people like her.' He basically said that he would make sure she had more money in her pocket, and he would make sure the government left her alone so that she could be the best she could be. That is the essence of Conservatism as far as I'm concerned.
You guys can't have it both ways -- if Conservatism is defined like it is on bushcountry.org...We usually define a conservative as someone who believes in limited government, whether it be regarding intrusion into citizens’ lives or practicing fiscal responsibility. A social conservative is one who upholds traditional Judeo-Christian moral values...
then W is no conservative. Period. Rearrange the deck chairs all you want, but you're still on the Titanic.
What it boils down to is that I'm ANGRY at George W. Bush for lying to me. He told me he was like me, and he is not. And I am angry and disappointed with my fellow party members and fellow FReepers, because you give him a 'pass' just like our party did with Clinton last time around.
Folks, we've lost the culture war. We've lost the educational system and the court system. Our collective memory on liberty and the founding of this country is slowly being obliterated.
Our republican form of government is broken as well, with legislators valuing political expedience over right and wrong.
Unfortunately the man I voted for because he was 'tired of the way things were done in Washington' has done nothing to stem that tide, let alone turn it.
To vote for someone who has basically betrayed me, my cause and my side of this battle because someone worse might get elected is ridiculous. I want to vote for someone who will at least slow down the decline, and I don't want to hear how much worse Hillary would be, because Bill WASN'T WORSE THAN W DOMESTICALLY.
And yes, I think W has more morals in his pinky than Hillary or Bill.
Sheesh what Barbara Sreisand, literally.
Excuse me, sorry about the missing "t".
Sheesh what Barbara Streisand, literally.
And yes, I think W has more morals in his pinky than Hillary or Bill.
First of all W hasn't betrayed anyone. It's just that he isn't up to YOUR standards. Secondly, how can you absolve your statement. On one hand you intonate Bush has betrayed you, but if someone comes along who worse it's ridiculous NOT to vote for them. What the hell does that mean?
Then WHO would you vote for that could get elected?
The problem here is there is no one out there with the "extreme" conservatives views you have that's electable.
Where have you been the past Twelve years? Do you mean to tell me that "Compassionate Conservative" didn't give you the slightest clue as to what type of ideology you were voting for?
Bush HAS given us tax cuts, he told you he would, and did!!!