May 15 2006
A Day Of Thanks (Not Moaning & Whining)
*** Update: Check out Mac Ranger on this matter (great round up). A lot of us are getting tired twith the all or nothing crowd. How about all for us and nothing for them? Just asking ***
Today conservatives and Americans across this nation, especially those who voted for George W Bush, should be thankful for what we have accomplished and for having George Bush as President. My tolerance for the whiners who don’t get all they want, or who say the pace of getting America to become more responsive to conservative ideas is too slow, is totally used up. Tonight, when George Bush speaks he is going to discuss how we can take SOME steps towards getting a handle on immigration and the security threats it represents.
I want to give thanks to W for taking the war to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and for not shrinking from his course when the French and Germans bawked, when the UN whimpered, when the left wailed and when the right ran away.
I want to thank him for protecting all our families and neighbors since 9-11.
I want to thank him for reducing taxes and pulling this economy together since my family just about went under due to the economic hits from 9-11, and now I am working a dream job exploring the solar system.
I want to thank W for protecting the lives of some of the embryos who otherwise would have become a product to harvest for spare cells (to make spare parts).
I want to thank W for making the education system accountable and force it to produce statistics on its performance.
Thanks also for giving my 80+year old parents a prescription drug plan so they can live out their lives with dignity and in the best health preventive medicine can offer. I know that at their age to fix things once their broken is much harder than keeping them from breaking in the first place.
Thank you as well to the immigrants who come here and extend the American fabric and re-establish respect for the family and the work ethic. I still believe working without papers is aking to driving a car which is not properly registered. While not legal, it pales next to the people I deal with everyday in my 75 mile commute on the busy and dangerous DC Beltway. For perspective, I do not thank all the drivers chatting on the phone, reading, eating, doing their face who risk my LIFE with their casualness. I am less concerned about the immigrant workers coming to do top notch work on my house than the insane drivers who could kill me or my family. Let’s not even discuss how little thanks I have for drunk drivers (and drunk is only a few drinks away).
I want to thank LJSTrata for putting up with me for so long and keeping this site going through its first Blogoversart (5/18/06).
I owe a big thanks to Powerline this week for naming us Blog of the Week – which is an extreme honor we will cherish.
I want to thank my kids and family for being who they are.
I do not have any words of thanks to he those who leak national secrets to the media because they cannot address their issues through our established political processes. None. Anomous leaks are not a badge of honor.
I have no words of thanks to those who are so frustrated they have turned on Bush when he needs our support, and threaten to sit out elections. Why would I have any thanks for that kind of action? I am thankful we avoided a President Gore and President Kerry. Gore would have lost his mind after 9-11 (look at how he handled the 2000 election). And Kerry would have been so confused about what to do he would have signed legislation beforing vetoing it.
I am thankful for our new allies in Iraq, Afgahnistan, the UAE, Qatar and Pakistan. They are not perfect allies, but they are better than enemies. Just like Bush is 100 fold better than a manic Gore or a confused Kerry. I thank Bush for doing all he did, and doing it despite the naysayers and quitters, the moaners and whiners, and especially the serial surrenderers. Thanks George Bush. And no thanks goes to anyone who gives us nothing on immigration because they could not get all they wanted. I am tired of the zero sum game. It is a game for fools.
I agree 100%. Thank you for saying it so well. Kathie
AJ:
And we are thankful for you. You never let your loyal readers down.
Congrats on Blogger of the Week..well deserved.
Thank you for that post.
That needed to be said. Thanks for doing so. It is so easy to find the things to complain about and it is healthy to take stock of what is right AND wrong in our universe.
Oh, and a national sales tax would mitigate some of the impact of under the table workers. At least they would pay a portion of their share whenever they buy something.
Shut up whiners…
NOTE: Vent to the Whiny-Baby Republicans out there:…
AJ: And I and am sure many others thank you for being a terrific read daily.
Congrats on Blogger of the Week. It is well deserved.
AJ: I hope this doesn’t post more than once…anyway..I think I would probably speak for many of your readers when I say “thank you” for your level headed, insightful posts daily. This was one of the best.
Congrats on Blogger of the Week. Well deserved.
Amen
AJ,
I agree my friend. We have so much to thank W for. It is truly sad that so many conservatives of his own party are so spoiled they want it all.
I guess they have forgotten any good relationship is difficult and both sides must give in on issues to make it work. Unfortunately too many just want to take. There are days that I am disgusted with the “give me everything” attitude of some conservatives. Do these conservatives with children give their children everything they want and demand? My hunch is no. So, why act this way as and adult?
If we lose in Nov., because these spoiled ungrateful short-sighted republicans stay home, they will get allot, I repeat allot less from Reid and Pelosi.
It is truly sad these republicans forget the great economy, low taxes, low unemployment, our safety, no child left behind, medicare overhaul, drug prescription for the elderly, etc. and not to mention the honor returned to the office of the presidency by W.
W will be remembered as a president that had to overcome and deal with obstacles that no other president in our union has, and he did it with class. He did his way. God bless you W. I am proud you are my POTUS. My daughter prays everynight and she says “May God bless you president Bush and your family”. I could not say it any better.
This is my first post on this blog, but I do share the view that we have much to be thankful for regarding George W. Bush. Actually, its quite depressing to listen to Radio host Hugh Hewitt step into the GOP fever swamp on this issue. I fear a GOP implosion come November.
It’s truly a wonder to behold, isn’t it? Head on over to Lucianne.com (just to pick one example) and read some of the posts left there about how President Bush has supposedly sold out the country. Nobody seems to care that this immigration problem has been brewing for decades and that President Bush is now in the impossible position of having to do something reasonable about it. Well, apparently some people are so hung up on the total absolute unacceptability of any form of “amnesty” that providing ANY pathway to citizenship for ANY illegal immigrant, even as part of a compromise intended to at least get the ball rolling toward a real soluti0n to the problem, is just the last straw for them.
It’s stuff like this that’s making me sympathize with the Anchoress for wanting a long break from writing about politics. It might be time to start pruning my list of blog bookmarks. I really don’t need to read La Shawn Barber calling for the impeachment of King George, for example.
Anyway, thanks for the post, AJ — President Bush has been doing wonders for us, and he still has my support, whether or not I’m convinced that his proposals for alleviating the illegal immigration problem are the best we could reasonably hope for.
The President’s Immigration Speech…
So now the left is giddy with the anticipation of their takeover in Congress and hell, it looks like they won’t have to fight too hard since the right is going batty with nonsensical solutions to a problem we have had for decades.
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I cannot agree more. Thanks, AJ.
I just hope you’ll be able to provide some backup. I may end up needing it.
I still feel really positive about the results in November. I really respect a lot of the bloggers who have gone insane ofver the immigration issue. Some of the same ones who lost it over the Dubai Ports deal.
The conservative party is made up of so many different layers of ideas and some are just jockeying for clout for the mid-terms. I don’t believe for a second that most of them will stay home and not vote and risk Congress being taken over by the Democrats. I also know that most people are smart enough to accept that not everyone thinks exactly the same and that for conservatives, the stakes in not voting are far too great.
I do wish they would tone it down a little…but then I do enjoy watching the left get all excited for what always turns out to be nothing.
Folks,
At Lucciane, Free Republic and other conservative gatherings, the donks are out in force. The donks are trying to cause a rift over this issue. They are trying to hide their spots but make no mistake, they are trying to pull the party apart for this Nov.
First Impressions: Bush’s Speech On Immigration…
I’m splitting my initial response to Bush’s speech tonight into three sections: Content, Delivery, and the Reaction I expect it will receive. Content Overall, I liked the speech quite a bit. I wish President Bush had been more explicit about……
Yes, a lifetime of gratitude is due to our beloved President.
Truly a great man. Thank you AJ for a lovely post-brought tears to my eyes.
I think many are with us and will reject the extremes and come out in November for the President’s choices. It’s a long way til then.
Let the frentic rage…it’s apparently all they have.
God bless George W. Bush and all who work with him and love him.
The President’s Immigration Speech…
Call me uninspired. While I am happy about giving the border patrol assistance with National Guard troops, the speech was much too comprehensive for me. Too much of the same ole’ stuff in this speech. Here’s a bit of it:WASHINGTON…
President Bush mentioned “barriers in rural areas”. I am glad that is going to get some attention. He also mentioned the use of technology which I liked. Use of technology such as UAV’s would be a great training venue for our military. It is an important mission but if they make a mistake, nobody gets killed. In fact there can be many parallels between border operations and force protection operations.
The maximum number of troops involved appears to be doable. 6,000 is about 7.5% of the number of reserves forces currently on active duty (between Army Guard and Army Reserve, not sure of just the Guard number) and about 1.6% of total National Guard strength which was about 353,000 in 2004. NG and Reserve total strength was about 683,000 in 2004 so our current Iraq deployment is about 12% of our total reserve force. I wouldn’t consider adding another 1.6% to be “breaking the back” of our National Guard if the border operations were used as a training arena to keep the skills of people who operate UAVs and engineers who build barriers sharp. In that respect, border operations could provide an asset that could allow units to gain real operational experiance before overseas deployment or keep those skills after they return when they perform their annual training exercises.
I also liked the mention of the end of “catch and release”. I liked the mention of a better credential that would be difficult to forge. The mention of going after employers who hire them was good too. I posted today before the speech that the entire culture of “under the table” employment that is alive and thriving in many areas needs to be eliminated as it provides jobs for illegals and deprives us of tax revenue from legal workers who will work for undocumented cash payments.
I saw just about every issue raised by the far right addressed. Barriers, end of catch/release, going after employers, etc. The one issue the hardliners on the right don’t like is the temporary worker program but I believe the president is right on that issue. If you provide a fair way for legitimate labor, the incentive for smuggling goes away. Bringing employment of migrant labor above the table is better for everyone.
For the life of me I can’t understand what President Bush could have done to satisfy everyone.
Those immigrants who work in your home- they are legal immigrants I hope?