Wow, the republicans are going to break another record for putting their party ahead of American interests. I really realize that I am completely divorced from the Republican party now across the board. I no longer see the party as fiscally conservative. I don't see it as pragmatic and pro-growth as I use to. I think it's lost it's way and been corrupted by extremely religious factions and a way of thinking that is very much out of touch with the modern world. It's trapped in a by gone age when oil ruled supreme and the Cold War was it. I mean, I am against legalization of pot, and think we should be tough on illegal immigration, and pro-nuclear. But that's all that I have in common now for a party I thought was the best for America just 4 or 5 years ago. I thought dems were the ones out of touch and living in a fantasy world. I am fiscally conservative and pro-business, but I also believe in tolerance and taking a more globally harmonious foreign policy and domestic one. I am against unions, but think there should be some level of basic health care provided to those who do not have it through other means - regardless of age or income. I think we should be tough on terrorism, and some compromises should be made, but invading countries on whims and compromising civil liberties isn't what I had in mind. I'm anti-immigration, and I liked the compassionate conservative message until I realized it was all a sham. I'm no longer a republican - the party has lost it's way and is out of touch. I'm not a democrat either, but I will say that think our countires best hopes now lie with that party as the Republicans have failed us.
Ain't it like the prez to always try and out do congress. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/07/23/bush-approval-rating-tumb_n_57417.html http://americanresearchgroup.com/economy/ This is the highest level of disapproval and lowest level of approval for the Bush presidency recorded in monthly surveys by the American Research Group.
Democrats Push Parcel of Bills That Could Split Republicans By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 26, 2007; Page A06 With a final deal yesterday on major homeland security legislation, Democratic leaders in Congress believe they can begin to lift Congress's rock-bottom approval ratings while driving an ideological wedge through the Republican Party on domestic issues. House and Senate negotiators reached accord yesterday on legislation to implement most of the recommendations of the bipartisan commission that studied the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The deal could be enacted as early as this week. Agreement on a package of lobbying and ethics rules changes should be done by early next week. And congressional leaders hope to pass a significant expansion of the 10-year-old program to provide health insurance for children of the working poor. Democratic leaders hope the flurry of late accomplishments over the next 10 days will put to rest Republican charges that the new Democratic majority has presided over a "post office" Congress, which has raised the minimum wage and done little else but rename federal buildings. "We're sitting on the doorstep of a definitional moment," said Rep. Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. He said legislation on health care, the minimum wage, homeland security and congressional ethics would respond to virtually all the pressure points of an anxious public. Republican leaders plan to stand in the way, arguing that Democrats are reviving big government programs that will intrude into the free market and taxpayers' wallets. They argue that a homeland security mandate that all maritime cargo be screened within five years will chill international trade. And the children's health insurance expansion amounts to "a giant tax increase in an effort to expand government-run health care," said House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio). But against such philosophical stands, there is a stark political problem: How many Republicans are really going to oppose legislation expanding insurance coverage for children, tightening ethics rules and bolstering homeland security? "They've had a pretty strong quarter," said Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.), who praised the insurance bill as "creative" and suggested the homeland security bill would pass overwhelmingly. "The first quarter was not so good, and that's why they're not looking so good in the polls, but this quarter is looking very good for them. They can send their members home crowing about their accomplishments, and they've done it in a bipartisan way, which is exactly what they promised to do," LaHood said. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/25/AR2007072502201.html
Splitting Repubs is fine, and the more they do it on other issues, the greater chance it will work on Iraq. But Dems are kidding themselves if they believe the first part of the sentence... until they do something substantial to curb the administration on Iraq, the ratings will suffer.
So lets see… This week congress has passed an historic ethics reform bill, The rest of the 911 commission’s recommendations, And is about to pass the most sweeping healthcare reform bill for children’s insurance in a generation. Not a bad week
You wouldn't know it from reading some of the stuff here. Now we'll get to see what Bush, who wouldn't veto a GOP spending bill to save his life, does with the legislation that comes out of committee. D&D. Impeach Bush and the Chump Pulling the Strings.
