Posted on 02/07/2002 7:24:05 AM PST by Stand Watch Listen
My old friend and esteemed colleague, Paul Weyrich, is a strong supporter of President Bush. In fact, he played a leading role in defending the President from early critics, back in the days when some people took John McCain seriously. Paul continues to be quoted nationally in praise of Mr. Bush. His positive view of the President reflects what most conservatives now think: unlike his father, this George Bush is one of us.
Sorry, but I don't buy it. This is one of the few matters on which Paul Weyrich and I differ strongly. In my opinion, George II is a worse sell-out than George I. While George I sold out on "no new taxes," George II has sold conservatives out on something much more serious: the question of whether the hideous ideology of cultural Marxism, more commonly known as "Political Correctness" or "multiculturalism," will reign over America in the 21st Century.
From the outset, this Bush Administration has twisted itself in knots to make sure it is as Politically Correct as possible (once again proving the old rule of Washington politics that Democrats reward their friends and Republicans reward their enemies.) It chose a liberal as Secretary of State because he was black and a featherweight to head the NSC because she is a black woman. It is likely to name a pro-abortion Hispanic to the first Supreme Court vacancy because he is Hispanic. President Bush is so careful to be photographed with "minorities" that one begins to suspect they are models hired to travel as part of his entourage.
This "conservative" President has done nothing about the problem of far too many women in our armed forces (the easiest way to make sure an army can't fight is to fill it up with women.) He won't abolish DACOWITS, though the troops would cheer him from the housetops if he did. The White House maintains a studious silence on the homosexual's offensive against our traditional culture.
If one wants to see the depths of this Administration's cultural cowardice, one need only look at its policy toward the Hispanic invasion of our country. Far from enforcing our immigration laws and closing our southern border, George Bush's Republican Party is throwing itself at the Hispanics' feet. It now even offers Spanish lessons to state Republican leaders! I don't recall that even the weakest of the Roman Emperors ordered their legions to learn Gothic.
To real conservatives, the most important war is not the pathetic war in Afghanistan, but the culture war here at home, and in that culture war President Bush is a conscientious objector. Some other members of his Administration, such as the weak-kneed John Ashcroft, are out-and-out peaceniks. In fact, I can't find a courageous cultural conservative among the lot. Either the Bush Administration actually believes in cultural Marxism, or it lacks the guts to take it on. I'd guess the latter, since being a "good Republican" seems to require that you believe in nothing at all.
If running away from the titanic battle between cultural Marxism and our traditional, Western, Judeo-Christian culture makes George Bush a good conservative, then it's time the word "conservative" were retired. It will have become as empty and meaningless as the Bush White House. As for me, I'm glad I voted for Pat Buchanan. If you want to see what a real conservative believes, read his brilliant new book, The Death of the West. Can anyone imagine George Bush writing such a book? Or even reading it, for that matter?
William S. Lind is the director for the Center for Cultural Conservatism at the Free Congress Foundation.
Free Congress Foundation
Yes, I believe Bush thinks it is the right thing to do. Yet, as I have stated before, my speculation is that Amnesty will be done in his first term and that Bush is partially motivated by the allure of more Hispanic votes. However, I don't believe Bush is for Amnesty just get to new voters.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL. So true.
Ever heard of a nephew of his named George,that has been called the "Mexican Bush"? Ever heard of preparing the ground for the future?
Pray for GW and the Truth
Yes,he HAS. I heard him say it myself. He talks about "legalizing" the "hard working aliens" in this country. When you add it all together,his obvious intentions are to copy the RealDims and create millions of "instant citizens". Anybody who tries to deny this has their head hidden in the sand.
Wrong! The people around Bush are smart enough to recognize that there will never be real tax reform(FLAT, SALES)till the pension system is reformed. Giving the American people a stake in the economy. The quickest way to do that is by reforming SS... 2 percent is a good start. Once voters begin to have a stake in the system they'll begin to demand from their elected represenatives that the taxes on gains be lowered. This in turn will move us towards some form of consumption tax. Savings and investment taxes will be eliminated. Liberals and Democrats realize this and that's why they're scared to death of SS reform.
Back in the early 80s Reagan had a perfect opportunity to begin the assult on the fraud known as Social Security. Instead, he signed into law one of the biggest tax hikes in history. To be fair, most of the WW 2 generation was still around then and they looked on SS as the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Conservative means reducing the size of government not income tax cuts.
I think the tax cuts would be more conservative, if payroll taxes were included rather than only for the income guys and the dead. But I'll give you one partial credit. Did you run out with only one conservative thing Bush has done?
In truth, Bush himself has never actually said that he wanted to grant blanket amnesty to the millions of illegal aliens in the US. He's only said that he wanted to find a way so that they could stay here legally and without penalties for breaking the immigration laws of the land.
Since I'm not a meely-mouthed politician, I can't see the difference between the two. Perhaps someone who speaks the language of politicians could draw a distinction for me. What is the meaning of the word, "amnesty?"
dan
9/7/01 News Report -- The Washington Times
TOLEDO, Ohio -- President Bush yesterday said he would ask Congress to legalize Mexican aliens if they would take jobs others pass up and called for the abolition of laws that bar American companies from employing border-jumpers.
"I mean, the truth of the matter is that if somebody is willing to do jobs others in America aren't willing to do, we ought to welcome that person to the country and we ought to make that a legal part of our economy," Mr. Bush said as he and Mexican President Vicente Fox prepared to depart the White House for Toledo.
"We ought not to penalize an employer who's trying to get a job done, who hires somebody who's willing to do that kind of work," Mr. Bush added.
The president said he will try to expedite congressional approval of guest-worker status for illegal Mexicans, although he stopped short of promising to honor Mr. Fox's request for an agreement by the end of the year.
"There's obviously a sense of urgency in the president's message," Mr. Bush said of the Mexican leader. "I hear that sense of urgency, and my administration is willing to work as hard as we possibly can to get something done in a constructive fashion."
But Mr. Bush was unable to explain how he can grant legal status to any of the estimated 3 million Mexicans living illegally in the United States without prejudicing would-be immigrants from Mexico and other nations who have been waiting for years to immigrate legally.
"I fully recognize there are a lot of people who have stood in line, who have said: 'I'll abide by the laws of the United States,'" Mr. Bush told reporters on the South Lawn. "We're trying to work through a formula that will not penalize the person who's chosen the legal route, and at the same time recognizes the contribution that the undocumented has made."
Both presidents painted illegal immigrants in heroic terms, with Mr. Bush even calling them "innocent, hard-working people." While he refrained from criticizing Mexicans for crossing the border illegally, he lambasted smugglers who accept money from the Mexicans to assist them in their illegal crossings.
Although Mr. Bush has repeatedly emphasized he opposes blanket amnesty for all 3 million illegal Mexicans, he has not called for the deportation of even a fraction of them.
"The focus is more on how to create a new program that works, less on any type of punitive actions such as that," White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said aboard Air Force One in response to questions from The Washington Times.
Mr. Bush was vague about how many illegal Mexicans might be granted guest-worker status and how many guest workers might eventually be granted permanent residency. He has bristled at suggestions that he is trying to co-opt Hispanic voters for his re-election bid in 2004.
"One of the things I have told the president is I am willing to consider ways for a guest worker to earn a green-card status," Mr. Bush said yesterday. "I hope to come forward with a program that will pass the Congress, that deals with guest workers with some sense of normalization."
But he seemed to acknowledge he faces stiff congressional opposition from Democrats and Republicans alike.
"This is an incredibly complex issue," he said. "To make matters even more complicated, we've got to work with the Congress, and we've got to come up with a solution that Congress can accept."
Although unemployment in the United States is at its highest level in years, Mr. Bush indicated Americans should be willing to share the job market with illegal Mexican immigrants.
"This is an employment issue in the United States," he said. "We've got employers who can't find workers and, therefore, then employ undocumented workers.
"And under our law that's illegal," he added. "And it seems like to me we ought to have a direct and honest assessment of reality."
Mr. Bush spent considerable time assessing that reality with his Mexican counterpart before departing for Toledo.
"I explained this to President Fox, that there are many in our country who are undocumented and we want to make sure that their labor is legal. And so part of the issue is how do we match a willing employer with a willing employee, to recognize the value of the work, and to legalize that part of the process.
"And that's where we need to think creatively on a guest-worker program," he added.
During a speech to 10,000 enthusiastic supporters in Toledo, which has a sizable Mexican population, Mr. Fox said he must be willing to let his countrymen immigrate to the United States if they are to return some day to help build prosperity in Mexico.
"In Mexico, we do not ever forget our beloved countrymen," said Mr. Fox, directing his comments to Mexican-Americans in the audience at the University of Toledo. "Not only do we not forget them, but we also recognize with pride that we have learned so much from you from your courage, your determination, your perseverance and your valor.
"And I want to tell you not only that we love you and respect you, that we need you back in Mexico, that we will be working to welcome all of you back in Mexico to promote the growth about a great nation and to work together to construct a better future for our country," he added.
Meanwhile, first ladies Laura Bush and Martha Sahagun toured a Hispanic art exhibit at a museum in Chicago yesterday, according to Reuters. After the exhibit tour, Mrs. Sahagun spoke about immigration issues and pleaded with those pursuing wealth and progress not to leave the poor behind.
"Globalization must never forget it has a human face," she told guests at a luncheon at the Terra Museum of American Art, which is hosting a touring Smithsonian exhibit featuring the work of Hispanic artists from across the United States.
It's not nearly far enough. Powell would have to move several GIANT steps to the right to even approach "liberal" territory. He IS a hard leftists.
I don't think he's that liberal, at least not any more than a lot of Pubbies. Actually, though, his stand on affirmative action might put him there so you could be right.
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