Those darned liberal... Conservatives!

[techweenie]

From a study released today:

Republican right abandoning Bush
45 percent of self-described conservatives disapprove of president

Full story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12643666/

Of course, the same five people here on Pelican will never abandon the president. It's good to have a base.

[gaijindabe]

"Conservative voters blame the White House and Congress for runaway government spending, illegal immigration and lack of action on social issues such as a constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriage. Those concerns come on top of public worries about Iraq, the economy and gasoline prices."

Sounds about right.

Don't worry - we are not about to start hugging Nancy, Ted, Hillary and Al.

[Tervuren]

I agree, the Republican party is not and has not been taking a conservative path for some time. Problem is, there isn't a viable alternative either.

If instead of sitting there aprty bashing, we actualy tried to improve our own, things *might* be a lot better.

[jorian]

Not to worry. Mul should be along any minute with assurances that all is well and W should be on immortalized on the rock.

[Nathans_Dad]

Exactly right Tech. The true conservatives in this country are not happy with Bush because he isn't acting like a conservative. He has allowed the Republican led Congress to spend like drunken sailors, he has kowtowed to the illegal aliens, his government screwed up the Katrina rescue and the rebuilding of Iraq.

We need a MORE conservative President in there.

[nostatic]

hooray and up she rises...

[Jim Richards]

We need a MORE FISCALLY conservative President in there.

[stevepaa]

No, just a better one. I don't see any on the horizons either.

[Tervuren]

Originally posted by Jim Richards
We need a MORE FISCALLY conservative President in there.

WIth out messed up money system, its a joke realy...Every dollar printed is borrowed money to start with. Im more concerned with invasion of privacy, and invasion of how people live their lives.

[Tobra]

Originally posted by nostatic
hooray and up she rises...

Barbara Boxer? DiFi? That crazy black gal, McWhoosits?

Maybe Hillary? Or are you going the other way, Condi, that's it! The cellist, always go with the fiddle player

[nostatic]

lai yi fen'r

I'm waiting for a hotter candidate...

[pwd72s]

Originally posted by gaijindabe
"Conservative voters blame the White House and Congress for runaway government spending, illegal immigration and lack of action on social issues such as a constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriage. Those concerns come on top of public worries about Iraq, the economy and gasoline prices."

Sounds about right.

Don't worry - we are not about to start hugging Nancy, Ted, Hillary and Al.

Couldn't agree more. Bush and the "moderate" (read liberal) GOP
are spending like drunken Democrats. I don't like it one little bit.

[nostatic]

I wonder if she's running

[speeder]

I've said it before here, if he doesn't get impeached, (which is a real possibility after the '06 elections), by the time he leaves no one will even notice him missing.

[fastpat]

Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
Exactly right Tech. *pap snipped*
We need a MORE conservative President in there.

No, we need a real conservative, not a neo-con. Bush hasn't a single drop of conservative blood in his veins.

Or, as Bill Kaufman put it in his new book, Look Homeward America : In Search of Reactionary Radicals and Front Porch Anarchists, we need reactionary radicals.

[techweenie]

I'm hoping the Repubs can come up with a real conservative, but their party hasn't had one since Barry Goldwater died.

However, I thinik they are more cynical than that. I predict they will come up with a more moderate candidate this time around. In fact, I'm so sure, I'd bet on it if there were a common basis for establishing someone on a conservative/liberal axis.

[EdT82SC]

Originally posted by fastpat
Bush hasn't a single drop of conservative blood in his veins.

Nor does he have a clue.

[jyl]

Hey, don't give on on Bush yet. He's soon going to veto his first bill, ever, and he'll do it to restore budget discipline.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/04/congress.spending/

Well, he promised to veto the supplement spending bill if it contained a penny over $94.6 billion. And he always keeps his promises. That's why you've seen him fire so many people for leaks from the White House.

[techweenie]

Originally posted by jyl
Hey, don't give on on Bush yet. He's soon going to veto his first bill, ever, and he'll do it to restore budget discipline.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/04/congress.spending/

Well, he promised to veto the supplement spending bill if it contained a penny over $94.6 billion. And he always keeps his promises. That's why you've seen him fire so many people for leaks from the White House.

So, the way the bill is headed, he may actually have to veto his first bill ever because it's $8 billion over his limit.

Well, that's a start. What's our deficit estimate for this fiscal year? Last I saw, it was estimated at $337 billion, minimum.

So this new bill would bring it to $440 billion, give or take, and Bush's veto would hold it back to $432 billion, give or take? It's good to have limits.

[techweenie]

Another conservative 'fesses up.

AN APOLOGY FROM A BUSH VOTER

http://www.kabc.com/mcintyre/listingsEntry.asp?ID=432586&PT=McIntyre+in+the+Morning