This Country Can’t Survive Another Bush in the White House
No, This isn’t a rant on “Bush Lied, People Died”. So let’s clear that up first ok?
I turned 18 in 1990 and tried to vote for Bush senior vs Clinton in 93. Obviously, we know the outcome. After 2 term loser Clinton was run out of office, there was nary a candidate worth voting for besides Bush jr. Heck, with the Gore v. Bush fiasco, it was almost a Gore presidency, but let’s not revisit that nightmare here ok? 2001 was honestly an easy shoe-in for GW to get re-elected. Only if you tried really hard could you have lost that second term in ‘04.
So why did I choose the title I did? In an article written about a totally different issue that I’m engrossed in, there was rumor and speculation that Florida Gov. Jeb was a good candidate for the McCain Presidential ticket.
The Florida governor has said he does not intend to run for president in 2008. But he has been mentioned as a potential running mate for another likely candidate, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
I fear another Bush term. Not because it’s a Bush. Well, maybe it is. ;) I say this because in watching how GW handled 2001, how he continues to bomb (sorry about the pun) on issues of national and homeland security, and his guest worker/amnesty/illegal immigrant proposals has given me second doubts on anything that the Bush family is capable of.
GW certainly hasn’t done anything to win my support or to keep me thinking “Yeah, McCain/Bush for ‘08″. In fact, that is THE MOST frightening ticket I’ve ever heard of.
Gov. Bush’s stance on illegal immigration is the same as his brother. They have decided as a political family to voice that good ol’ unified family mantra. That’s cool, back up the blood, I’m all for having your homeboy’s six. But that stance, killed my mood for anything Bush in the political arena.
I have argued for a long time now how the 2 party system in America has been bad for the country. Just like teacher’s unions, political correctness, school tax levy’s, public stadium funding, and non-referendum voting states, government has been trampling on our voices. Be it local, state, or federal politicians, we are not heard, and the two party system for many years now has fought to keep it that way.
If it’s one thing I have learned during my short time as a legal voter is that Democrats, and Republicans can have their pet issues, and will fight tooth and nail with the other side for their slice of the pie. But they will stick together like bees to honey when it comes to losing power in any kind of government. That is why it is very hard to get green party, constitutional party, or libertarian candidates on the ticket. It’s is even more difficult to get media coverage on candidates other than the two major parties because dems and reps don’t want to be challenged by outsiders.
I truly believe that if there is a good, qualified candidate outside the two party system, and he or she was given the same coverage like the other two party people, America would start changing their minds about being pigeon-holed into an “either-or” situation. “The lesser of two evils”.
Look, in Minnesota, the voters had enough crap with Dems and Reps that we voted in Ventura. He had charisma, he was different, and the voters were fed up. Yes, he sucked like there was no tomorrow and he still sucks, but he shook up politics. Not enough in my opinion, and certainly he couldn’t get a change in our legislature. Our legislature was too busy that term to fight everything Ventura wanted to do that they didn’t get much else accomplished.
The Dems and Reps wanted to crush the hopes of anyone not from the mainstream because they didn’t want to lose the power they’ve come to achieve. That’s why McCain-Feingold passed, and that’s why you saw them fight to silence and censor blogs from writing about political candidates.
I am going off on a tangent here, but I am trying to illustrate a point.
Bush in the White House is lethal. Nothing will change, nothing will get done EXCEPT the status quo. That status quo is the same if Hillary was in or McCain. Fight to keep the two party system in tact, fight for our pet projects, even if that means that as a Republican you start funding major social reforms like a Dem would, or if you’re a Democrat, start a war in a foreign country and pretend you care about our security.
Either case, if a Democrat or Republican wins the Presidency we lose.
I was all for Condi running against Hillary, but I see Condi as someone soft on Bush mantras. Not that she is a puppet of Bush’s, just that she wouldn’t have her career in politics if it wasn’t for Bush, and that is not a qualification to be a President. One that would have our country’s best interests in mind atleast.
Especially if you think we should have a guest worker program, and that illegals shouldn’t be charged with felonies and deported post haste.
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This is an interesting post and one that I want to add my 2cents to. As unfair as it sounds, I don’t think that a “family” should run the US. I wonder how many times Bush voted on something to please his father or to back his father. And my comments about Hillary aside, I don’t want the Clintons to remain in office.
The two party games just make me groan. Dems won’t vote on something if a Rep brings it up. Reps won’t support a Dem. Politics aren’t about the people – it’s about the Dems s the Reps.
Putting the two together – As long as a “Party Here” is in the White House, nothing will get done because “Other Party Here” will not support it.
I voted for Perot a long time ago. Someone with business experience and not alot of party affilication was a breath of fresh air. Too bad he didn’t have a backbone to continure.
This is an interesting post and one that I want to add my 2cents to. As unfair as it sounds, I don’t think that a “family” should run the US. I wonder how many times Bush voted on something to please his father or to back his father. And my comments about Hillary aside, I don’t want the Clintons to remain in office.
The two party games just make me groan. Dems won’t vote on something if a Rep brings it up. Reps won’t support a Dem. Politics aren’t about the people – it’s about the Dems s the Reps.
Putting the two together – As long as a “Party Here” is in the White House, nothing will get done because “Other Party Here” will not support it.
I voted for Perot a long time ago. Someone with business experience and not alot of party affilication was a breath of fresh air. Too bad he didn’t have a backbone to continure.
This is an interesting post and one that I want to add my 2cents to. As unfair as it sounds, I don’t think that a “family” should run the US. I wonder how many times Bush voted on something to please his father or to back his father. And my comments about Hillary aside, I don’t want the Clintons to remain in office.
The two party games just make me groan. Dems won’t vote on something if a Rep brings it up. Reps won’t support a Dem. Politics aren’t about the people – it’s about the Dems s the Reps.
Putting the two together – As long as a “Party Here” is in the White House, nothing will get done because “Other Party Here” will not support it.
I voted for Perot a long time ago. Someone with business experience and not alot of party affilication was a breath of fresh air. Too bad he didn’t have a backbone to continure.
I’ve been thinking more of what you said about America being at a “crossroads” and I think that could apply here…Or perhaps it’s more of a transformation period. I believe the Bush presidency is unique, I think we’ll be better off in the long run because we’ve seen the disatrous effects of his policies.
I agree with you about the two-party system, but I disagree about Clinton being “run out of office” – he only left with one of the highest approval ratings for an outgoing President in history.
A McCain/Bush ticket is VERY scary. McCain is freaking me out more every day. Jon Stewart was great when he asked McCain if he was going to “crazy base world”…and McCain responded with, “I’m afraid so”. But what makes McCain popular is his maverick appeal. If he starts shifting his views to please conservative primary voters (as he has been recently) he could lose that appeal very quickly.
I’ve been thinking more of what you said about America being at a “crossroads” and I think that could apply here…Or perhaps it’s more of a transformation period. I believe the Bush presidency is unique, I think we’ll be better off in the long run because we’ve seen the disatrous effects of his policies.
I agree with you about the two-party system, but I disagree about Clinton being “run out of office” – he only left with one of the highest approval ratings for an outgoing President in history.
A McCain/Bush ticket is VERY scary. McCain is freaking me out more every day. Jon Stewart was great when he asked McCain if he was going to “crazy base world”…and McCain responded with, “I’m afraid so”. But what makes McCain popular is his maverick appeal. If he starts shifting his views to please conservative primary voters (as he has been recently) he could lose that appeal very quickly.
I’ve been thinking more of what you said about America being at a “crossroads” and I think that could apply here…Or perhaps it’s more of a transformation period. I believe the Bush presidency is unique, I think we’ll be better off in the long run because we’ve seen the disatrous effects of his policies.
I agree with you about the two-party system, but I disagree about Clinton being “run out of office” – he only left with one of the highest approval ratings for an outgoing President in history.
A McCain/Bush ticket is VERY scary. McCain is freaking me out more every day. Jon Stewart was great when he asked McCain if he was going to “crazy base world”…and McCain responded with, “I’m afraid so”. But what makes McCain popular is his maverick appeal. If he starts shifting his views to please conservative primary voters (as he has been recently) he could lose that appeal very quickly.
I don’t want Jeb to be the next president. Or Hillary. Or Ted Kennedy. Ideology aside, dynasties aren’t very good for progress in this country.
I don’t want Jeb to be the next president. Or Hillary. Or Ted Kennedy. Ideology aside, dynasties aren’t very good for progress in this country.
I don’t want Jeb to be the next president. Or Hillary. Or Ted Kennedy. Ideology aside, dynasties aren’t very good for progress in this country.
Much of what you stated is fact that can “not” be dismissed. Unfortunately people are eager to become puppets and be mis-lead by our politicians. As you stated or alluded too politicians are in it to stay in power which is a shame.
“Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. — Daniel Webster”
The Republicans, after the civil war, pushed for the former slaves to have a right to vote. This would just about guarantee Republicans would stay in power. Today, Democrats are using the same tactic by pushing for the illegal alien amnesty bill and to create a pathway for illegal aliens to become citizens so they too would be able to vote. This would guarantee a voting block that could be in the future a excess of 20 percent of the electorate insuring a democrat party majority for centuries to come.
The public doesn’t see this and are easily re-directed to humanity issues, families be broken up, etc. The reality is that the public can not or chooses not, to think independent of the politicians. They swallow everything. Most politicians have a underlying motive for there actions. There is no political benefits for doing what is in the public’s best interest or the nations best interest for that matter. Helping special interests, corporate or otherwise, insures political power and obscene amounts of money flowing into the two parties campaign coffers.
Will this ever change, I have no idea. If history repeats itself, and the foundation in which we became a nation should rejuvenate the masses, I would say change is in the future. It may not be what the public nor politicians expect though.
“We must realize that today’s Establishment is the new George III. Whether it will continue to adhere to his tactics, we do not know. If it does, the redress, honored in tradition, is also revolution.— Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas”
Much of what you stated is fact that can “not” be dismissed. Unfortunately people are eager to become puppets and be mis-lead by our politicians. As you stated or alluded too politicians are in it to stay in power which is a shame.
“Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. — Daniel Webster”
The Republicans, after the civil war, pushed for the former slaves to have a right to vote. This would just about guarantee Republicans would stay in power. Today, Democrats are using the same tactic by pushing for the illegal alien amnesty bill and to create a pathway for illegal aliens to become citizens so they too would be able to vote. This would guarantee a voting block that could be in the future a excess of 20 percent of the electorate insuring a democrat party majority for centuries to come.
The public doesn’t see this and are easily re-directed to humanity issues, families be broken up, etc. The reality is that the public can not or chooses not, to think independent of the politicians. They swallow everything. Most politicians have a underlying motive for there actions. There is no political benefits for doing what is in the public’s best interest or the nations best interest for that matter. Helping special interests, corporate or otherwise, insures political power and obscene amounts of money flowing into the two parties campaign coffers.
Will this ever change, I have no idea. If history repeats itself, and the foundation in which we became a nation should rejuvenate the masses, I would say change is in the future. It may not be what the public nor politicians expect though.
“We must realize that today’s Establishment is the new George III. Whether it will continue to adhere to his tactics, we do not know. If it does, the redress, honored in tradition, is also revolution.— Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas”