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George Bush - Stranded on the Iceberg« Thread Started on Nov

Postby admin » Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:42 am

George Bush - Stranded on the Iceberg« Thread Started on Nov 20, 2006, 5:17pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------George Bush - Stranded on the IcebergBy gwojtowyread at source> http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/blog/g ... ergJudging by the reactions to the Republican debacle by columnists and pundits from both parties, a certain group, the Bush entourage, the neocons, not only lost their credibility on November 8th, they face the prospect of ostracism from both sides of the political spectrum.The lessons of extremism have been learned by both parties.Most interesting were the Republican responses and how much in common they have at the core with those from the Democratic side.It's a real sign of how low a party has come when the most hard core members of the party condemn it's condition and choose to chastise it when it hits bottom.Cal Thomas is as conservative as they come, so I was surprised to read these paragraphs in his reaction to Election Day:In the end, the Republican "revolution" ran out of gas and out of vision. Too many congressional Republicans appeared to care more about maintaining power than using power to implement an agenda, which they also abandoned.Republicans reverted to fear tactics about Democrats raising taxes and "cutting and running" from Iraq. Democrats probably will try to raise taxes (they call it "pay as you go") and introduce resolutions to withdraw from Iraq under cover of a "plan" that has little to do with victory. Investigations of the administration will be labeled "oversight," and headed by the most liberal members of the House.Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a probable 2008 GOP presidential candidate, said on NBC Tuesday night that too many congressional Republicans had not been "careful stewards of taxpayer dollars," nor had they "adhered to conservative principles." He specifically mentioned such spending boondoggles as Alaska's "bridge to nowhere," numerous earmarks, pork barrel spending, and scandals. When Republicans behave like Democrats, they lose. Why should people settle for counterfeits when they can have the genuine article?Wow! If someone very influential in conservative circles says that, it amounts to a very personal intervention!The Republican leadership has isolated itself.For instance, it's funny how there are many basics that people of divergent ideologies can agree on, You see, honesty matters very much to most people, Also, it matters very much if your leaders betray the basic tenets your party lives by.I say this because including Thomas, I found other conservative columnists with whom I have many fundamental disagreements who agreed with the Left substantially on many of the reasons why the Republicans deserved to lose this election.Carol Platt Liebau in her article for Townhall.com "Recapturing the Spirit of 94," gives a perfect example of what I mean in her article "Recapturing the spirit of '94." Three paragraphs in this piece are quintessential examples what I mean:The first two paragraphs are the condemnation:Its long been said that there are two kinds of men who seek the presidency: Those who want to be someone, and those who want to do something. As we've seen, the same is true when it comes to the Congress.Recently, it seems that there have been too many of the former among congressional Republicans and not enough of the latter. Accordingly, the party was chastised by the voters last Tuesday night, when the American people sent Republicans packing. Electoral casualties included good men like Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Jim Talent of Missouri, whose status as incumbents in swing states meant that they were forced to take the punishment that more justly should have been meted out to others.And just to put things in perspective here's where we part company on the war:Dishonest, disgusting or cowardly behavior is galling to the electorate at any time, but never more than when the country is at war. Certainly, contrary to what lefties are claiming, the election wasn’t a referendum on our presence in Iraq. Voters aren’t angry that the United States is trying to secure Iraq and establish a foothold for democracy in the Middle East. Instead, they’re frustrated at a war that, it seems, is being fought with half measures, little discernible forward progress, and an Administration that appears hesitant about presenting a thorough, sure-footed case for our continued presence there or a clear plan for victory.
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