I know the world is waiting with bated breath, so I’ll just cut right to the chase..
This week’s nominee for Wuss of the Week is….. Moderate Americans!!!
In your effort to “teach the republicans a lesson”, November 7th, 2006 will be known in history as the week
Hopefully, the slim majorities in both houses of congress will have a hard time getting anything done.
I, too, have a lot of things I dislike about the Republicans. But putting Nancy Freaking Pelosi in a position to wield ANY power AT ALL over our military and security, is a mistake we’ll all have to live with for a long time.
If this sounds like sour grapes to you, maybe it is. But it is also the truth.
That is all…
7 comments:
So the GOP didn't deserve the "lesson" it received?
Yes, I think that they did, but not at the cost of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, Murtha and the other libtards. I do not think that a lesson is worth making this country less safe, which this has definately done..
Also, thank you for stopping by
You're welcome.
Here are my concerns about your post.
1. Those of us who turned our backs on the GOP didn't necessarily believe the Democrats. In fact, most of us, at least those I can speak for, know better not to.
2. As I see it, as far as putting the military at risk, I think our soldiers and Allies in the Middle East are already at great risk, arguably made worse by a poorly executed plan in Iraq and blind fealty to "stay the course".
3. The GOP has become just as "libtarded" as the Democrats, as they have more than shown their statist tendencies, all the way from education to entitlements to the ill-fated attempts at social engineering, amending the Constitution and assaulting the judicial branch for, frankly, making the right decisions (the federal government or judiciary had no business in the Terri Schiavo case - purely a state matter).
Unfotuneately, the party deviated from the Goldwater/Reagan tradition into something resembling southern social conservatism. It is no surprise because social conservatives were a significant factor in getting Bush re-elected in 2004.
There will be no good time to re-organize but I think you would certainly want that opportunity in a mid-term election year rather than a presidential election.
You may look at this now and call it a disaster, but I look at this as an opportunity, although I say this as a Northeastern libertarian who will probably never get anyone's attention since my state (NJ) is overwhelmingly Democratic.
As far as national security, while I don't doubt the Democrats will trip over themselves, I think they are on a very tight leash. Any and every screw up will be magnified in the 2008 elections. Combine that with a stronger GOP that recognizes its core principles, strong defense among them, and it will be difficult for any Democratic candidate.
No one's in love with them by any means (at least as far as us libertarians are concerned). That's it for now.
You know, its hard to argue with anything you wrote..
I just go back to this list every time I try to rationalize the events of this last election..
Schumer
Murtha
Pelosi
Kerry
Kennedy
Feinstein
And that is just the tip of the iceberg.
I fail to see how letting these socialist get the hands on the reigns of power is a good thing for this country, short leash or no.. With practically every terrorist organization lining up to praise the Dem win, well that speaks for itself.
The above list going around belittling our troops at every opportunity doesn’t help them much either.
I do agree that it is more the stooped parties fault than anything else.. Republicans left their base, that is why they lost. Dems left theirs too, that is why they won.
But like I said, Hard to argue with most of it...
Belittling our troops is disrespectful and I've been at odds with the left about it. I didn't have much respect for Kerry before he flapped his gums but after his comments recently, he disgusts me.
It's going to be difficult to foist socialism on us if President Bush can find his veto pen.
Admittedly, I was a bit concerned and am still concerned about the foreign policy implications. Even moreso than Iraq, while I am no fan of many of the President's theories of inherent executive power (for example, I did not approve of the President violating FISA and found his justifications for doing so insufficient), a Democratic Congress could certainly forget the meaning of separation of powers, somewhat like what happened after Watergate.
I'm hoping this is temporary but it is not without its risks and I think you fairly address them. I refuse to live in fear (almost have to working in NYC :) )
I hear ya geek!! thanks again for the comments. PLease feel free to join in anytime!
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