I have written over and over again, that the Democrats have things wrong. They are on the wrong side of the War on Terrorism, wrong on Immigration Reform, wrong on Social Security Reform, wrong about the Economy, wrong about Taxes, wrong about so many things. But the Democrats are correct, to some degree, about the fact that President George W. Bush matters, even in mid-term elections.
John Hawkins at Right Wing News took a poll of "right of center bloggers", and asked them to select their top six choices from a list of purported reasons why the GOP is having difficulties this election. As always, John's polls are informative, but I did not much like his list. A number of strong reasons - obvious to me at least - were not available as choices. As someone who lives near Sugar Land, I find it fitting to demand a write-in vote. The biggest single reason the Republicans are having difficulties this election, is because for some inane reason they started listening to the Democrats' spin and abandoned the President. This plays right into an old strategy, but one which appears to still work - Divide and Conquer.
It's simple, really - most Americans think about President Bush when they consider the Republican plan for how to handle Iraq, meet the threat from Terrorism, reform how taxes are assessed and collected, how we should choose federal judges and Supreme Court justices, and what cultures will be encouraged and protected in the United States. No other elected official comes close to such a complete alignment with a party position. No Democrat has established any sort of policy positions on the issues Americans repeatedly confirm they care about, and even the other leading Republicans only voice a part of the plan. President Bush is the Republican Party, so far as the people are concerned. Small wonder then, that the Democrats wanted to separate every Republican candidate from the President, because that is the one thing which would weaken Republicans more than anything else. No one is required to agree with the President on every issue, nor are you required to support him on every issue. But if you are a Republican, then you have to understand that President George W. Bush is your party's voice and standard for all intents and purposes. The Democrats fear Dubya, and rightly so. And any Republican who plans on winning the fights which matter, will stand by their President.
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Here I go again. Writing l... (Below threshold)1. Posted by nehemiah | November 1, 2006 2:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Here I go again. Writing like this got me kicked out of Polipundit.
DJ is absolutely right. One needs to look at one sigle thing to see if President Bush is the right man. It is his strong support of Israel. This is one of the most singular important issues for America. The stronger we are in support of Israel, the stronger our country will be. The President is a steadfast supporter of Israel.
The only two things I have disagreed with with our President is that he has not been tougher in stopping illegal immigration, and supporting Specter over Toomey. The rest are minor disagreements -- I even think that Miers would have been a good justice. And although I wish more had been done on illegal immigration, I still strongly support President Bush. He is in the top 5 of American Presidents. The top I believe was Reagan.
1. Posted by nehemiah | November 1, 2006 2:43 PM |
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Posted on November 1, 2006 14:43
2. Posted by Dallas | November 1, 2006 3:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Don't mean to be a cheerleader...but I am. You put in writing what I know and other intelligent people understand. (I've got a ton of degrees and have written books...yes, the kind that NY publishers put in the bookstores).
My grandson is a freshman at USAF Academy. He is so pumped about this country. When asked who was the person he most wanted to meet...well, it was our President.
I'm so praying that all of us that know the consequences of our vote get out there and do it. I have already voted...and please dear God...let the rest of us get to the polls.
DJ...I know you are going to be a brilliant MBA...but for goodness sakes...please, keep your level head, your intellect and your heart in the public and plotical arena...you are the best. I find you wherever you write. There have been zero times when I thought you were off base. That is a miracle.
There are so many "conservative" bloggers that I have erased. Don't think that doesn't happen?...of course it does. Those of us who refuse to be insulted do it all the time. You would be quite surprised by the ones I have deleted.
We want sanity...intelligence...and honesty. That is you DJ...that is you.
2. Posted by Dallas | November 1, 2006 3:01 PM |
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Posted on November 1, 2006 15:01
3. Posted by Dallas | November 1, 2006 3:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well...I botched the word "political" in the previous post...please forgive.
3. Posted by Dallas | November 1, 2006 3:04 PM |
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Posted on November 1, 2006 15:04
4. Posted by Jim Addison | November 2, 2006 1:20 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Actually, I kinda LIKE "plotical."
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NOTE TO JOHN KERRY: See how easy that was? Make a mistake, immediately correct and apologize, and go on.
With all your wife's money, one would think you could afford private lessons in "Making Sense."
4. Posted by Jim Addison | November 2, 2006 1:20 AM |
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Posted on November 2, 2006 01:20