The Mighty Bush
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This is a picture that pretty much sums up how I feel about our President....He is indeed the mighty Bush!
The Europeans are of course loving him...why?...because they have become more conservative under his tenure and they are thinking the way he has always thought....
"The commitments symbolize the warmer relationship Bush has had with European leaders in his second presidential term, even as he remains unpopular with the European public over the Iraq war.
"There's been a rapprochement across the Atlantic since 2004 at the elite level of policymakers," said Michael Cox, professor of international relations at the London School of Economics. "The headline is: Compare 2008 to 2003, and lots has changed."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-16-bush_N.htm?csp=34
Of course the Democrats would have you believe otherwise but this President has worked with all of our partners in both wars and he has helped to keep them safe as he has kept us safe.
If you have nothing nice to say about the President this is not the thread for you.....this thread is for me and my ILK who love this President.
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. --- John Adams
controlled the story of his Presidency.....but history will be kind to him as it was to Reagan because the aforementioned groups did the same thing to him.
Freedom of Religion NOT Freedom from Religion
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Excluding George Washington of course, and he could have been president for life.
Historians will view President Bush in a much brighter light, as opposed to the opaque filter used by the partisan press.
Top five, even though he disappointed many conservatives, such as myself, with the "New Tone".
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Sixteen years of Hunt/Hunt, Easley/Easley.
However, I'm proud to say, "There was at least one Conservative in the White House."
"Thank you, President Bush."
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“Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn't so.” – Ronald Reagan
is starting (albeit slowly) to recognize how FDR's New Deal was really just a kick in the gut for an economy that was beginning to return to its feet, I have faith that even Bush will get the credit he is due (of course, this won't come until after we all dead).
Have you added to the population of the McCain 2008 minicity yet today?
I drive a hydrogen powered car - C8H18 to be exact.
On Friday June 13 Pres. Bush gave an interview with Ned Temko, reporter for The Observer. Here is just a little bit of the interview. The entire interview can be read here.
Q You very movingly described in one interview this week that -- how difficult it is to put young American men and women in harm's way and how much time and energy you've tried to devote to doing what you can, obviously, to comfort the families of someone who has been killed --
THE PRESIDENT: And making sure they understand that the sacrifice won't go in vain. Nothing worse than a politician making decisions based upon the last Gallup poll when people's lives are at stake, or where they have made a sacrifice. And I tell these folks -- and they want to know -- look, there's a lot of them, and I haven't visited with all the families. But I will tell you this: Many, many families look at me trying to determine whether or not, one, I believed that it was necessary; and two, whether or not I'm going to let their son or daughter kind of lie in an empty grave when it comes to the sacrifice they made. They want to know whether or not the President -- if he believes it was necessary, whether or not he's going to see this thing through, regardless of what they're screaming on the TV sets.
Q You're flying into Britain where your public awaits you, and you know there's a tough public there sometimes. One of the questions --
THE PRESIDENT: Do I care? Only to the extent that it affects people's view of my -- the citizens I represent. Do I care about my personal standing? Not really.
Q One of the questions, of course, they ask, is, do you feel a sense of personal pain --
THE PRESIDENT: Course I do.
Q -- over the Iraqi civilians who have --
THE PRESIDENT: I feel a sense of pain for those who were tortured by Saddam Hussein, by the parents who watched their daughters raped by Saddam Hussein, by those innocent civilians who have been killed by inadvertent allied action, by those who have been bombed by suicide bombers. I feel a sense of pain for death. I feel a sense of pain for the families of our troops. I read about it every night. Or I used to read about it every night; the violence has changed.
But I get a report every day about whether or not the U.S. has suffered casualties. And when I get those reports, I think about those mothers and fathers. And I meet with a lot of families -- a lot -- in order to be able to -- it's my duty to try to console and comfort. And many times the Comforter-in-Chief ends up being comforted, by the way -- by the families, the strength of the families.
This is a volunteer army, and these kids are in this fight because they want to be in the fight and they believe in it. And yet these poor parents are looking at -- oftentimes looking at negativity, just people quick to report the ugly and the negative. But it's hard to report on the schools that are opening or the clinics that are opening or the playgrounds that are filling up, the society is coming back.
I have great faith in the power of liberty. First of all, I wasn't surprised when people went to vote in defiance of the killers. I was pleased, but not surprised, because I believe in the universality of freedom. I don't believe it is a Western value. And I say to people, I am concerned about the comfortable isolating themselves and saying, who cares whether somebody over there lives in a free society?
And I'll say in my speech, moral relativism must be challenged, this notion that it doesn't matter what forms of government are -- I think it does matter. I think it also matters, along these lines, that when I talk about freedom, it's just not freedom from tyranny, it's freedom from HIV/AIDS; it's freedom from malaria; it's freedom from hunger -- for two reasons. One, it's in our national interests that we defeat hopelessness. The only way a suicide bomber can recruit is when he finds somebody hopeless. And secondly, it's in our moral interests. A nation is a better nation when it feeds the hungry and takes care of the diseased.
Extreme taxation, excessive controls, oppressive government competition with business … frustrated minorities and forgotten Americans are not the products of free enterprise.Ronald Reagan
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"Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper" Peter Griffin...Family Guy
conform and celebrate diversity....or else!!!
Calvinist (see the Apostle Paul) enough to think God elected them both to do what they do.
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1677/89 London Baptist Confession of Faith, Chapter 3 "Of God's Decree"
If you're starting to dare to use the "C" word, you may find that your course corrections may not be merely political, and may not be over!
soli Deo gloria
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I'm so tired of pundits belittling President Bush and acting like their spew is fact. I remember how it was on Sept. 12 01, the deep shit this country faced, how difficult, if not impossible, it was going to be to sense any normalcy again, the planes grounded, the markets weakened, etc. Then facing the world's changing and growing economies, the insanity in the Mid East, the resentment and scorn of little ungrateful pissants around the world who complained about "the big bad USA," and our fellow Americans who acted even worse by chiming in, thwarting efforts in Iraq, then have the gall today to whine that their life is not as perfect as it should be. Not one of them could have handled the last seven years as well as Bush has. I say this as an ex-dem unable to stomach the direction that party has gone to with false populism and feigned concern just to feel better about themselves. I'm now an independent (in Cal undeclared), who gratefully appreciates our Presidents efforts, humanity, uprightness, and resolve. We are all lucky to have had him and Mr. Cheney there during these trying times. Sorry for rambling on -- thanks you for posting this.
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Welcome to RedState. Thanks for the passion in your post, I didn't think you rambled at all. I remember how just about everyone was thankful that George W Bush was President and not Al Gore (even if they voted for him) in the days and months following 9/11. I'm still thankful and will always be.
And just a reminder, we have a no profanity rule around here
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and I'm aware of the profanity rules. Is that profanity here?
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As a fellow Californian I totally agree with your comments.
President Bush has shown incredible focus, strength and will power in the face of constant attacks from home. Cheney deserves alot of credit as well.
We will miss him in the years to come.
God Bless America.
NorCal
Whether one acknowledges his talents or backhandedly portrays him as a political savant, George W. Bush has indeed planted seeds that will grow and reveal their fruits in generations to come. Whatever one thinks of current military deployments, it will be seen as possibly our most ambitious foreign adventure yet and may prove consequentially one of the most important yet in human history.
A bit OT but did anyone read or see speech by Al Gore today on behalf of Obama? For all the talk of the audacity of hope it sure sounded like the typical liberal diatribe filled with hate and anger. There sure was no sound of hope it sounded like the same old politics.
You know media will never mention this.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
in stage and showmanship terms as well as a successful string of statements that are technically true and numbering more than the KnownFacts. Gore benefits from making a part-time speaking schedule count when it matters. I'm saying that the same way I might marvel at a Clinton performance because the candidate seems to be learning.
I do have one major question for Mr. Gore. As was reported here recently, what polar ice melting we've seen has been mostly due to particulate matter and not to carbon dioxide. Shouldn't the past and present champion of the Kyoto Protocols be addressing the disproportionate contribution of soot from
China?
Hateful? He took the time to honor John McCain when the crowd plainly did not want it.
I did not find him hateful at all.
If you could, please set aside your own politics for a moment.
No, seriously, give it a shot.
Imagine you're Al Gore. Give it a moment, collect your thoughts.
Now, as you're Al Gore, think about President Bush. Think back to 2000. Now think about the issues that matter to you, and how you see them having been handled while you weren't President.
Yeah, he's probably pretty red about that. Ignoring your own views for a second, just try to reasonably imagine where his headspace is, vis a vis President Bush.
If there's a single American with a good reason not to like President Bush it's Al Gore.
Personally, I still didn't find it "hateful." Resentful as hell, sure, but I didn't catch any hate-vibes. And yes, I watched the whole speech.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
I have been pretty plain in my political affiliations.
I can treat you conservatives (Republicans, etc) as decent people who are worthy of respect and worth listening to. I don't hate you guys just because I mostly disagree with you.
I don't blow somebody off just because he or she is a fan of President Bush, even though I am most emphatically not one.
Us liberals don't go around eating children or anything. You actually might learn something from us.
Just saying that Al Gore has a very unique relationship with President Bush, and you might actually understand why he's something of a raw nerve for him. It's not like he's some irrational banshee that goes around screaming for absolutely no reason.
Then I take it you can also understand how fans of this President will hear a speech by him today and identify it as a speech of hate and anger directed at this president.
Even the liberal AP titles it criticizes President Bush
I can understand how vigorous resentment and criticism can be seen as hate, yes. That perception does not mean that it actually was hateful.
You wanna hear Al Gore hateful? His speech referring to President Bush as having "betrayed" the country regarding the war in Iraq, now *that* was hateful and boy was Gore mad.
Having seen him that red-hot I can assure you that this was no such occasion.
Liberals, and Democrats more generally, have perfectly valid reasons for their anger at this point. From our perspective we have not been particularly well-served by this President on a lot of our issues. That does not excuse overly-heated words, but it may serve to explain it.
but Gore is going to be bitter about it until he dies. He should at least have the southern dignity to PRETEND that he is over it.
Gore's character is quite weak. To think that I actually liked his run in 88. I thought he was a Lieberman/Harold Ford type of Democrat. As it turns out, he is not equal to either of them.
they are character flaws indicative of a lack of maturity.
Clinton admitted to Dole that Clinton made up the attacks of Dole in 96 relating to cutting Social Security. You don't see Dole bad mounthing Clinton.
Clinton lied about the Bush 41 economy being the worst in 50 years, and Bush 41 is Clinton's friend.
Gore is a BABY. A President needs a thick skin.
What you are saying is because someone can be more hateful, that their showing a measure of restraint relative to their peak makes it non hateful ?
As to your not being particularly well served on your issues LOL. You have a majority in congress why aren't they serving you well ? (I don't expect a reasoned answer to that. Self Knowledge of that order is usually very painfully obtained). I don't even want to go into the overall damage to everyone else your being well served would entail.
I will point out that the current President has done more to expand Healthcare than the past two democrat presidents.
He has done more to promote education than the last two democratic presidents.
He has expanded funding for aids more than any other president.
You feel poorly served ??
You certain it isn't something else going on ??
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Anyone who will split the hair between to define resentment as not being hateful can't. Nothing will penetrate at this point. You might as well try to tell a Cubs fan that they are being irrational.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
You will forgive this budding young, soon to be, lawyer for actually parsing language such that it is used to mean what it actually does.
Hatred /= resentment. There is a difference.
Most of you probably resent the so-called "far Left" yet I doubt that most of you actually hate them.
a distinction without a material difference.
De minimis distinctions are a form a linguistic masturbation.
Whether a child misbehaves because he (1) didn't get the toy that he wants (2) was promised an early recess or (3) has a tummy ache, the child is still acting like a child.
Gore's behavior is PATHETIC.
Well, counselor, I will gladly defer to your expertise in this matter.
And I am fully aware of the trappings here. The connotation of hatred is that it borders on the irrational. Al Gore's dislike of President Bush is not irrational.
You may not agree with it, but that does not mean it is divorced from reason.
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Recommended reading for you.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
that you are now taught in law school.
It get's us nowhere.
Its the kind of logic that left leaning court judges use to abuse the law of the land and its people.
The comment made about the child being a child is spot on.
and exploiting a jury of common folks, as we often see in many cases. Still shows that words have meanings and consequences.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Adults get past that kind of stuff.
John Adams did not live out his life being resentful of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson smeered him in some serious and fateful ways.
You will note that every positive relationship between a defeated President and his challenger involved a defeated Republican.
Ford was friends with Carter.
Carter was NOT friends with Reagan. Carter is still resentful of Reagan even though Reagan has been dead.
Clinton is friends with Bush 41.
Clintons relationship with Bush 43 is as good as it is solely because of the Bush 41-Clinton relationship.
Gore is resentful as heck of Bush 43.
Bottom Line: In the post-Vietnman era, Democrats are sore losers.
The first President Bush could absolutely not stand President Clinton for quite some time, as I recall. It took a personal kindness from Bill Clinton to break the ice, and this was after they were both out of office, if I remember correctly.
Also, none of the others you mentioned won the popular vote whilst losing the actual election. I imagine Sam Tilden probably didn't care for Hayes too much either.
LUNGS THAT 42 BETRAYED THIS COUNTRY, HE PLAYED ON OUR FEARS!!
THE MAN IS A FREAKISH POS
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The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
You know, if I am able to have a conversation without resorting to shouting in all caps, perhaps you could do me the same courtesy?
President Bush (41) is a classy statesman that I've held in high regard since my childhood. I would not have voted for him, but I have never held him in poor esteem. I particularly appreciated his focus on multilateral internationalism as a mechanism by which to diminish our own costs in removing Saddam from Kuwait.
The first President Bush showed more class in losing in 1992 than Al Gore did in 2000, though under certainly less ambiguous circumstances.
man, hans or pritcher, but for the life of me, I would never avoid the substance of a challenge by resorting to hallucinations or auditory schizophrenic ideations.
plus, usually my caps are a device to cover my laziness at using a shift key
life is short
for a real shout, give me a call and I'll burst your ear drums out with led zep
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I must concede, as an actual Gamecock myself, that your handle has amused me since I first saw it.
I do miss having a decent mascot. I also miss the Horseshoe very much. Columbia is quite lovely.
I graduated several years ago. I was last in Columbia in January and I did not go near Cornell Arms or the surrounding buildings.
I do know that Group Therapy is still open for business in Five Points.
Forgive me if I was unclear. The Hunter-Gatherer is a block or two over from Cornell Arms. I wasn't in that area, and didn't see it.
was that everyone present seemed to like us except the proprietor himself, but I figured he was probably permanently terrified monitoring daily business after a high 6-figure investment.
but spent most nights with a nurse at Capstone...
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2nd floor, and I believe the 11th on a sublease.
I worked at Beezer's for a year. That was a form of hell I can barely describe.
and this has nothing to do with the fact that he matriculates at the finest university this side of a
screendoor from Hell - what Andrew Jackson separated Columbia from same
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offended by that use of upper case?
didn't think so
brother
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Nothing derogatory. Nothing negative.
Bush 41 may have thought certain things, but he had class, and didn't say them publicly.
Gore is not 1/10 the man that either Bush is.
To the point of weakening his own tenure.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
that he was better at performing the job than he was at telling the people what he was doing, exactly, and why. 43 seems to share the same fault. Jeb seems to be somewhat better at it.
years of a tradition that was integral to making the Miracle at Philadelphia worthy of its name when he rescinded a concession. He broke the tradition started with John Adams and that Richard Nixon refused to break despite evidence to justify same. Gore has done permanent damage to the body politic and has persisted in the fiction he won even after MSM studies showed he lost no matter if we had done the partial recounts.
He is a vile self absorbed pathetic excuse for a man.
he is a democrat
I used to be one. I know.
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I understand where you're coming from, but I've been respectful. There's no need for you to do that.
And it kills me that to even discuss with them this topic has to be treated with velvet gloves.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
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Genuine and understandable emotion can result in bizarre and unjustifiable behavior when a person is of weak character
I have the displeasure of having gone from being a Gamecock in my undergraduate days to being a Zip.
I'd prefer to leave my biography out of it, beyond that.
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While I am skeptical of many lawyers and judges, I am a big believer in a sound legal education and in the importance of rule of law to a sensible civilization.
Live up to high expectations rather than play with the pigs in the mud.
I share your skepticism, though perhaps for somewhat different reasons.
I want this skillset because I want to do my part to leave this country better than I found it. I want to leave my mark. I don't define that as accumulating wealth for its own sake, though I do intend to be comfortable.
Lawyers can do a lot to help people. Most of the ones I've met just choose not to bother. That sickens me.
giving back. Some, like Thomas Edison or Albert Einstein, actually seemed to give quite a bit while pursuing their own wants and self-interest. Others, like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are in the "selfless" give-back industry, and seem to do more taking then giving.
I am a believer that life has many different stages. I agree with you that merely pursuing personal business interests ones entire life is not of particular interest to me. However, I have also learned not to trust people whose sole purpose in life is to get into other people's business.
Obama would have a lot more credibility if he had actually experienced a business environment at some point in his career that would help him to understand what most Amercians go through on a daily basis.
George McCovern eventually opened a restaurant in his later years and commented about how many regulations there were and the excessive taxes that were hard to even figure out correctly. McGovern was so focused on "making a difference" that he never really considered his ignorance with regards to economic matters--a key factor for a President to consider.
Both Obama and McCain are economically ignorant in my view. They are both motivated by a desire to "make a difference." Obama scares me a heck of a lot more than McCain does, because McCain has people like Phil Gramm giving him advice.
I guess what I am saying can be summed up in the following:
Many people want to "make a difference" and they join the peace corp after college. If they really wanted to make a difference, they should have studied nursing or civil engineering before joining the peace corps. A bunch of political science majors in Africa or LA aren't really doing much good.
Tool up, and you will make a more meaningful impact. Otherwise, its arrogance and ego.
I made a point of racking up some small life experience betwixt undergrad and law school. There was a gap of two and a half years. It is important to have some idea of how business works, even if it is from a lower-tiered perspective.
If I told you the job I really want, well, I'd probably not last the night here. And if I told you that I consider it service to my country, well, I don't expect a favorable reaction hereabouts at all.
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No, good god no.
Something that would take me to various countries in this world, representing my country and doing my own small part in helping and protecting our citizens abroad.
Hey, if you worked for the State Department and considered your responsbility to be assisting Americans, you would be considered a right winger!
and who cares about favorable reactions anyway?
Why not spill the beans?
Seriously, if you want to make a difference, you are going to have to learn that people will get hacked off at you. There is not way to accomplish anything without spurring some kind of negative reaction.
Feed the hungry and you will be criticized.
Let the hungry starve and you will be criticized.
I very nearly got hired as a Foreign Service Officer (State Department) the year after I graduated. I scored well enough to get the job, but not well enough to be immediately hired. Please understand that fewer than two (or is it three?) percent of applicants do that well. I'm rather proud of it.
I figure that having a JD under my belt, and somewhat more maturity, may push me over the top.
and why do you think people here wouldn't approve?
I am definitely an interventionist when it comes to foreign affairs. My grandparents and parents PRAYED for the day to come when someone from the U.S. would knock on the door and say "we are here to help"
English, obviously. I am functional in Spanish, though I have stopped regularly conversing in it, haven't used it much since March. It's fading, but I can easily get back into it. I lived in Puerto Rico for three years as a kid, and I've got a solid foundation in Spanish that will never fail me.
I took three years of French, one of German, one of Latin, a smattering of Japanese (didn't take), and a very small amount of Hebrew as a child, of which I can remember the pronounciation of a single character. I guess the last two don't count.
I'm very hyperactive, and one of the obvious signs of that is my penchant for languages. I haven't really dug into one for awhile, but I like having the basics down. I reason that if I ever wind up living in a place where I'll need them, I have some semblance of a foundation upon which to build.
Frankly I'm pissed beyond all reason that my current school lacks an Arabic program. If I want to be marketable, that would be it. I had a chance to learn it, for free, through the Arab-American student club at USC. They offered free lessons, but I didn't think then that it would matter.
D'oh.
for decades to come. You should at least take advantage of a chance to learn the alphabet. It's not Kanji at all, just another set of letters. Becoming an alphabet-soup hobbyist is fun and rewarding, too.
As to your question regarding approval?
There's something particularly hilarious, I think, for conservatives when it comes to the notion of your token liberal wanting to work for the State Department. That organization isn't held in the highest of regard, and the fact that I honestly equate an FSO with someone in the military (not in the risks, though they are real, but in the importance to our country) would probably be mocked.
My father, brother, and uncle are serving or have served in a uniform. I can't do that. I might, however, be able to do my part in a different way.
Its not like the Department of Education or Energy, something we can do without.
We need a State Department that functions properly and remembers that the State Department works for us, and not foreign countries.
Never forget who your client is.
I know my family in Poland would enjoy crossing paths with anyone from the foreign service. It is dangerous, and nobody here would mock you for what you want to do.
Just do us one small favor. If you hate the policy of the President, resign. Don't actively thwart the the right of the President to set policy.
Good luck to you. I need to get some sleep now.
and that's a good idea for everyone. It's how Dennis Kucinich is actually one of the most appreciated guests on O'Reilly (and it's just an immediate example, nothing else you should read into it :)).
I actually think rather well of the Boy Mayor. Kucinich, elf that he is, makes me look positively reactionary, but I do respect his willingness to speak plainly and fight for his beliefs.
He rocks the boat.
I remember a 2004 debate moderated by Ted Koppel where the first question was an inside baseball campaign process-type question. Kerry, Dean, and other answered the question straight--it dealt with ability to win, campaign money, etc.
Kucinich said something to the extent of "lets focus on policy and have a substantive discussion"---I actually cheered out loud for the guy.
ever subsequent answer took more of the Kucinich approach.
Kind of like Fred's "no hand shows" answer
so long as you follow the examples of Moynihan, Kirkpatrick, Bolton, and esp
patton!
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It might not have been a great success but he took it on, and maybe he's right about that power-plant deal being a big part of why Cleveland was run into the ground.
I also admired and supported his lawsuit against the Texas Democratic Party. Nothing in the Constitution says you have to pledge allegiance to a party.
are the most generous donors in the world because they define it for themselves without anyone external mandating or setting guidelines.
was regularly quoted BEFORE Reagan nominated him, most law professors define the rule of law with the re-written Constitution by 5 or more elitist oligrachs rather than the one ratified by We the People.
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Well if global warming exists why has Mr Gore bloated out so much? I know mean!
up plenty of AGW bilge for his puke boy toadies to clean up too. Have another slice Al, it's wafer thin!
Tim Schieferecke
And, based on what I've noted regarding Ronald Reagan, I anticipate thirty, forty years' worth of idle looking on while every person who currently defines themselves by their hatred of George W Bush becomes bitterer and bitterer every year, until they eventually die of old age.
I'll be sleeping like a baby, mind you.
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
soli Deo gloria
just because angles and saxons on an island said some things that a webster wrote down doesn't mean we have to twist our mouths into "dog" contortions when "dawg" flows so naturally off the lips.
Beat Georgia!
Mike DeVine’s Charlotte Observer columns
www.theminorityreportblog.com
"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." - The Chief Justice
one year when I asked who Georgia was playing next, and my friend responded with, "Lou Holtz's South Carolina Gamecocks." One of those little memories that always sticks with me :)
Mike DeVine’s Charlotte Observer columns
www.theminorityreportblog.com
"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." - The Chief Justice
Europe's advice.
"Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper" Peter Griffin...Family Guy
conform and celebrate diversity....or else!!!
I feel very dirty :frowns: as most people who post I would like to be linked to...just not by the demonseed over at Dkos....pathetic creatures that they are.
Freedom of Religion NOT Freedom from Religion
...an example of how crazy us RedStaters are...so if they disagreed then you must be correct.
"Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper" Peter Griffin...Family Guy
conform and celebrate diversity....or else!!!
letting me know because I NEVER wade over to that pit..
Freedom of Religion NOT Freedom from Religion
it's like a train wreck...you know you shouldn't look but sometimes you just can't help it....lol
"Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper" Peter Griffin...Family Guy
conform and celebrate diversity....or else!!!
That puts Clinton to shame.
Libya voluntarily disarming
6 way talks with North Korea
Asia Pacific environmental accords (Canada and Australia are both looking at dropping out of Kyoto to join this)
Ongoing diplomacy with Pakistan
Missile defense in eastern Europe
Not shabby at all for a wild buckaroo as the Dems would portray him.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777