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2006-05-24 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Sherry 2006-05-24 01:19|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Anchoress is one of my more favorites reads when I have a little time to devote to other blogs.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-05-24 01:35|| 2006-05-24 01:35|| Front Page Top

#2 She does have a point. I do like Bush's foreign policies and I never liked his domestic policies, but since I am more concern about our war I can live with his domestic policies.

Posted by djohn66 2006-05-24 05:40|| 2006-05-24 05:40|| Front Page Top

#3 I've come to appreciate that boring can be better. So he doesn't get the awe of entertainers or MSM pundits. That makes him MORE appealing

In an age of postmodernism, when people are trampling over each other to get to and live in the gray area because they have been brainwashed by our education and infotainment industries to believe that doing so makes you automatically oh-so-smart and a good person to boot (they're wrong, of course), it's refreshing to find someone who sticks to their guns. People who reflexively label any and all steadfastness as closedmindedness are immature at best and dishonest at worst. Some things are worth standing for like a rock.

I'm better off with someone with whom I disagree and is a known quantity. I disagree with W on any of a number of issues, but he there's a constancy there which I respect.

In fact, I think that this is a big part of why people have left the Dems for the Repubs. The devil you know, and all. The Repubs generally wear their faults on their sleeves. You many not like their POV on something, but it is more often than not a known quantity.

The Dems have the sneaky Gramscian thing working everywhere, always. The majority of voters have figured this out, and realize that this is not good from an investment of time and energy standpoint. You are never sure what you're going to get. Look at the packaging of Clinton - the guy presented as a "moderate" who got into office and tried to convert 14% of the private sector economy to socialism and made possible sweeping gun control changes.

The Dems will for the foreseeable future pretend that a candidate for prez is moderate, then run hard left when in office. They'll NEVER say what they really want to do. See Kerry's "go to my website" in the debates. Widely promulgating what they actually wish to do is electoral suicide for the Dems, and they are all too aware of this.

It's a good thing when the President isn't too exciting or up on pop culture - or politics. I don't want one that is.

Posted by no mo uro 2006-05-24 06:17|| 2006-05-24 06:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Bush hasn't surprised me either. I think he's been the most consistent president we've had in a long while & I can only guess what the pressure has been like for all the senior people in the White House since 9/11.

Posted by was a lib sort of once 2006-05-24 06:19|| 2006-05-24 06:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Agreed, Bush is not surprising at all. Doggedly determined, principled, stubborn (some would say to a fault), sentimental, personable, and many other things, but not inconsistent or surprising. I've never seen a President so completely unconcerned with the popular current. However, I think he sometimes mistakes the popular current with the legitimate will of the people. The immigration issue is such a case. Overwhelmingly, both Republicans and Democrats (not the politicos, but the average joe) are in opposition to Bush's approach. Lately he reminds me of the Lincoln quote:

"My old father used to have a saying: If you make a bad bargain, hug it all the tighter."

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-05-24 09:23|| 2006-05-24 09:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Yep, the immigration thing is where I really break from him. I would've ram that issue down the dems throats and shown them for the wimps they really are. In the process thrashing McCain, Hagel and any other rino's in the mix. Other then that and wasting money on africa he's done pretty much what I expected & shown good resolve on the WOT.

Posted by Broadhead6 2006-05-24 10:49|| 2006-05-24 10:49|| Front Page Top

#7 I voted for President Bush twice and, were it not for the 22nd amendment, would vote for him again. I think that 100 years from now, he will rank with Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Polk, Roosevelt, and Reagan as one of the great American presidents. He is dead wrong on amnesty, but I can live with that.

Posted by RWV 2006-05-24 11:04|| 2006-05-24 11:04|| Front Page Top

#8 "Polk" ? What did he ever do (aside from inventing a pattern of dots, I mean...)

Posted by Carl in N.H.">Carl in N.H. 2006-05-24 12:12|| 2006-05-24 12:12|| Front Page Top

#9 Bush has made big omissions: His failure to veto McCain/Feingold was one disaster. Last year, when the Supremes allowed New London, Cn. to forcefully steal the Kelo property, Bush should have blown a gasket, but he failed to make a ripple. The practice is now in full swing at a town near you. He took absolutely no action to help the Venezuelans to defend their democracy against the commie dictator Victor Chavez. he could have, but he failed.
Among the greatest presidents ? Subtract the 9/11 reactions from the mix, and he was adaquate.
I am a right winger.

Posted by wxjames 2006-05-24 12:14|| 2006-05-24 12:14|| Front Page Top

#10 Last year, when the Supremes allowed New London, Cn. to forcefully steal the Kelo property, Bush should have blown a gasket

Respectfully disagree. This administration is, for good reasons, really pushing the boundary of executive powers. Having him criticize a SCOTUS decision would just be a red flag for critics.

It's a horrid decision, absolutely horrid. But he was right not to comment in public IMO.

And re: Chavez, our hands are somewhat tied after the Venezuelan military flinched and didn't really back the attempt to overthrow him in 1992. I met the US military attache who made the news during the coup attempt, btw .. he had lots to say about the mess in the country and is married to a Venezuelan who hates Chavez.

Posted by lotp 2006-05-24 14:12|| 2006-05-24 14:12|| Front Page Top

#11 "Polk" ? What did he ever do

What he said he would do. Mexican American War and Oregon Territory Treaty established us as a continental nation. He served one term only. For my money he was the only good President between Washington and Lincoln.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-24 14:25|| 2006-05-24 14:25|| Front Page Top

#12 #7 I voted for President Bush twice and, were it not for the 22nd amendment, would vote for him again. I think that 100 years from now, he will rank with Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Polk, Roosevelt, and Reagan as one of the great American presidents. He is dead wrong on amnesty, but I can live with that. Posted by RWV 2006-05-24 11:04|| Front Page|| ||Comments Top

...but your children and grandchildren might NOT be able to.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-05-24 14:34|| 2006-05-24 14:34|| Front Page Top

#13 "Subtract the 9/11 reactions from the mix, and he was adaquate."

Words fail.

Yeah, if we subtracted the Civil War reactions from the mix, Lincoln would've been merely adequate. Same for Washington and the Revolutionary War. Frickin' pikers. And don't get me started on Teddy.

Now if Bush was big into investigating crop circles, whoa, lookout!

I love perspective.

Posted by Whavith Slagum8219 2006-05-24 14:56|| 2006-05-24 14:56|| Front Page Top

#14 RWV: He is dead wrong on amnesty, but I can live with that.

What? You are in favor of amnesty?

I didn't think so. Neither is Bush:

"4. We Must Deal With The Millions Of Illegal Immigrants Already Here

The President Opposes Amnesty. President Bush opposes giving illegal immigrants an automatic path to citizenship because it would be unfair to those who are here lawfully, would compromise the rule of law, and would invite further waves of illegal immigration. The President supports increasing the annual number of green cards that can lead to citizenship, but for the sake of justice and security, the President is firmly opposed to amnesty.

President Bush Believes That Deporting Every Illegal Immigrant Is Neither Wise Nor Realistic. There is a rational middle ground between granting an automatic path to citizenship for every illegal immigrant and a program of mass deportation.

President Bush Believes Illegal Immigrants Who Want To Stay Should Have To Pay A Meaningful Penalty For Breaking The Law, Pay Their Taxes, Learn English, And Work In A Job For A Number Of Years. The President also believes that there are differences between an illegal immigrant who crossed the border recently and someone who has worked here for many years, and has a home, a family, and an otherwise clean record. Those who meet our conditions should be able to apply for citizenship but approval will not be automatic, and they will have to wait in line behind those who played by the rules and followed the law."

Whitehouse Overview: Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Posted by KBK 2006-05-24 17:19|| 2006-05-24 17:19|| Front Page Top

#15 KBK, I really don't care about "amnesty" per se. What I care about is that we are "a nation of laws" and any time that our elected representatives at any level decide to selectively enforce the laws, we become less American. Any program that leaves illegals in place rewards them for brazenly and continuously breaking our laws. A "meaningful fine" is a joke. Many illegals have paid significantly more than $2K to be smuggled into this country. If paying $2,000 was all it took to get a green card and a place at the "back of the citizenship line" most of India, China, Korea, England, et. al. would be in the line tomorrow. The fact that our elected officials choose to pander to the only voting block they view to be in play to the utter disregard of our laws and any sense of fair play is a national disgrace and a recipe for anarchy. Once you selectively enforce the law, independent minded people will decide for themselves which laws they will obey. That being said, I still like and respect George Bush even though his immigration views are deliberately clueless.

Posted by RWV 2006-05-24 17:43|| 2006-05-24 17:43|| Front Page Top

#16 Well said RWV.

Posted by Broadhead6 2006-05-24 21:27|| 2006-05-24 21:27|| Front Page Top

#17 I'm with KBK - we on teh border want a big FUCKING fence and real penalties for smugglers and employers. Feds should quit winking at the games and cheap labor and do THEIR jobs or get out

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-05-24 21:56|| 2006-05-24 21:56|| Front Page Top

#18 I could care less about a fine. If they go home and get in line to immigrate, that's fine too. Anything less is amnesty. Perhaps only partial amnesty, but amnesty. They get an advantage over the fools who followed the rules. That's not right.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-24 22:00|| 2006-05-24 22:00|| Front Page Top

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