Conservatives grumbling at Bush

Reuters ^ | 01/21/04

[Pokey78]

Analysts at Cato, Heritage, Club for Growth unconvinced by Bush's pledge to cut deficit.

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush faced open rebellion on Wednesday from some members of his fiscal conservative base for not laying out concrete plans to reduce government spending and the budget deficit.

[sinkspur]

My "boy"?

You're burnishing your images around here

When do we get the stories about the white buses with UN emblems? You know, the ones that will take us to the camps?

[sinkspur]

Where's the new test cases against Roe?

The White House doesn't file lawsuits, Clamster.

The rest of your post is a typical rant.

[TheAngryClam]

Right. But the DOJ can, and does, file amicus briefs and intervene in lawsuits.

Nice dismissal rather than argument, by the way.

[sinkspur]

But the DOJ can, and does, file amicus briefs and intervene in lawsuits.

Perhaps you know of one in which they could have intervened. I don't.

[reedmelnick]

amicus. Mighty big word for a third grader.

Sorry, had to jump in.

[Merdoug]

You can state it so much better than me. It seems that some of the people here want to support Bush because they think that R after his name means he's conservative. Besides the tax cut, he has done nothing except pass the liberal agenda, grow government and threaten our sovernty with illegals pouring into this country. Republicans are little diffrent from Democrats. We need a third party that actually cares more about America than their own hold on power.

[ChicagoHebrew]

If not the extreme importance of stabilizing Iraq and fighting the war on terror, I'd hope for a President Edwards or Kerry with a GOP Congress. At least when there's gridlock there isn't government expansion at a ridiculous rate.

[TheAngryClam]

There have been several court cases challenging parental notification, waiting periods, and, most obviously, the recent partial birth abortion ban.

Any one of them would be a good start.

[TheAngryClam]

Recte dicis, quamquam Latine dicere possum.

[reedmelnick]

I'm impressed that you can insult me in another language. Perhaps if your wife's clam wasn't so angry, you could release your energy in another way?

[Consort]

Sadly many of us feel we have cause to ask if GWB is a real republican.

Bush is a loyal Republican, like his father, and like Ronald Reagan. The RINOs are at both ends of the GOP: the Liberal Republicans and the staunch Conservatives. They are not real Republicans and can't be counted on to keep the Democrats out of power, as was demonstrated in '92. Conservatives can be as Ideologically Correct as Liberals can be Politically Correct — and both put their self interests ahead of the country and their parties.

[TheAngryClam]

Just thought I'd point out how utterly absurd your "third grade" comment was.

[u-89]

I really hate to disappoint you but I'm neither impressed by or worried about the UN because it doesn't particularly matter much in reality. It's just a jobs program for the world's political hacks. Speaking of hacks what kind of kickback do you get for shilling for the GOP?

[RiflemanSharpe]

I have no loyalty to the party. I am a conservative, I will vote for conservatives, I do not care which party. I am of the believe now that GWB is wrong for this country and is not a conservative. I sadly can not support him any longer.

[reedmelnick]

OK, truce. touche'

[sinkspur]

Speaking of hacks what kind of kickback do you get for shilling for the GOP?

The same kickback you get for spouting for THE NEW AMERICAN.

[lainde]

bttt

[sinkspur]

There have been several court cases challenging parental notification, waiting periods, and, most obviously, the recent partial birth abortion ban.

None of these have been before the Supreme Court during the Bush administration.

[Merdoug]

"Conservatives can be as Ideologically Correct as Liberals can be Politically Correct — and both put their self interests ahead of the country and their parties"
Put THEIR self-interests ahead of the country? How about trying to SAVE this country, which some of the Bush-lovers here are just as happy to forget about? We are on the same side! Don't you want a smaller, less powerful federal government and stronger States, more beholding to the People? Don't you want less government telling you what to do? Knocking down your door like the Gestapo ("patriot act"), taking away your freedoms like your FREE SPEECH? Will taking away our guns be next? Not ENFORCING the law and giving ILLEGALS legal status and making US have to pay for their healthcare, etc? Are these your values? I thought we were CONSERVATIVES here! The Republican party has ABANDONED us! We are on the same side! It is the Republican party that you should be angry with!

[Consort]

Beware of Conservatives will would dilute Conservative power across a bunch of third rate third parties.