President George Bush Watch: Conservatives Drive Presidents Approval Down – Redux
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) greets graduates as he arrives to deliver the commencement address at graduation ceremonies at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, May 6, 2006.
Hugh Hewitt: Timing Is Everything: Painting the Map Red
MSM is, once again, about three months behind the curve. The prospects of the GOP Painting the Map Red have increased dramatically in just the past month.
After the Alito hearings and confirmation, prior to the resolution of the impasse over the selection of the prime minister in Iraq, during the run-up to and immediate aftermath of the election of the new House majority leader, and right through the first immigration debate in the Senate over McCain-Kennedy, there was in fact a moment or two when it seemed like the GOP base might just quit the game.
But with the rejection of the immigration approach favored by the Democrats and the mavericks, the appearance of some fiscal discipline among some senators, the slow but certain march towards the confirmation of future Judges Kavanaugh, Boyle, Haynes etc, the word that the White House will be back in the judicial nominations business very soon, and –most of all– the return of the war to the public’s consciousness because of Iran’s manifest aggressiveness on nukes and Israel and undeniable threats in Central and South America, suddenly the election if framed –again— as a choice between the serious though flawed party of victory, growth, and border security and the party of surrender, to both the jihadists abroad and the demands for amnesty now and again in the future at home.
There are undeniable signs of GOP renewal, in Senate races in Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Washington State, Montana and Missouri –and perhaps next week in Florida– as well as great candidates for governor in Blackwell in Ohio and Swann in Pennsyvlania. As Michael Barone has argued, the GOP voters just seem to keep turning out, despite their grumbling.
But, conservatives and unhappy and impatient.
Flap agrees that prospects will look better if the President supports ertain ideals. Hugh Hewitt says:
Win the war.
Confirm the judges.
Cut the taxes.
Control the spending.
Secure the border.
Flap would put them in this order for Californians:
1. SUPPORT increased Border Security with Mexico and get off the “Path to Citizenship†Bull. No Amnesty for illegal aliens.
2. Fight for Conservative judges to the District and Court of Appeals – and get them confirmed.
3. Fight for permanent tax cuts and get legislation signed.
4. Wind down the War in Iraq and bring troops home.
5. Veto excess spending bills and tell the Congress to tighten the belt.
And Flap agrees with Hugh about donating to the following campaigns:
Rick Santorum in Pennsylvannia
So, get over there and contribute.
All is not lost but our inaction.
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