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2007-03-18 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve White 2007-03-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Democratic tactic to load up the military appropriations bill with unrelated spending is, in a word, stupid. There is not even anything "antiwar" about it; it is just more "pork" abuse from the same people who campaigned against that in the recent elections.

Posted by Spiter Gonque6653 2007-03-18 07:23|| 2007-03-18 07:23|| Front Page Top

#2 "unrelated domestic spending"

Now he finds his balls and uses the veto pen for pork.

Bush is an idiot sometimes - had he done this with the Republican congress and made them control pork, we'd probably not have Pelosi in charge.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-03-18 11:20|| 2007-03-18 11:20|| Front Page Top

#3 OldSpook, you are so correct. Bush has been in auto-pilot mode for 6 years. It's the same with the Justice Dept. lawyers. Why now ? Why did he waste all the political capital he had after 9/11 ? Why does he deal with Teddy Kennedy ? Why does he turn his back on the people at the borders ? What is his problem ?

Posted by wxjames 2007-03-18 12:03|| 2007-03-18 12:03|| Front Page Top

#4 I think what we have is a good Texas governor that's a mediocre US President. I'm beginning to believe that George Bush just isn't capable of dealing with all the details that a US president has to deal with. He's also facing a hostile bureaucracy, a hostile press, and a hostile congress (even the Repuglycon one). There isn't enough Teddy Roosevelt blood in his veins to deal with all the problems. This isn't to say he's a moron - he's really a very intelligent person. He just isn't ruthless enough to deal with all his adversaries. If we re-elected Teddy Roosevelt, the streets of Washington would run red with blood - as it should. I'm not sure any modern president could do better without making half the nation hate him. That, too, may become necessary in the near future.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-03-18 14:09|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-03-18 14:09|| Front Page Top

#5 "I'm not sure any modern president could do better without making half the nation hate him."

Maybe thats it.

Reagan wasn't concerned with being liked by the whole country, but with being right for the whole country.

Bush, sad to say, does not seem capable of simply doing the right thing consistently, if it requires that he be ruthless with his domestic opponents (Getting Ted Kenned the NCLB act, and not going after the leakers and others in the Intel community) and his domestic friends (ex: immigration and cheap labor for big biz versus building the fence).

Posted by OldSpook 2007-03-18 17:44|| 2007-03-18 17:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Hit enter too soon...

Compare that to Reagan and the PATCO strike.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-03-18 17:45|| 2007-03-18 17:45|| Front Page Top

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