by Kevin Tuma
Given no other choices, a Nanny is better than a Nazi!
As I continue to watch the grisly spectacle that is politics in the 21st Century, it occurs to me that when it comes time to count the votes in 2004, I will not be able to stomach another melodramatic clash between the “Blue country” and the “Red country.”
The reason why is because the people in the “Red Country” who voted for George W. Bush got exactly the kind of President they deserved. A big-government tyrant. That election was never worth fighting for, and anyone who thought otherwise, I would hope, is now finally beginning to see the light.
Of course, it should have surprised no one that the princeling of the ‘New World Order’ Bush family would be a militarily interventionist neo-conservative. If Bush had been a hard-line conservative like Barry Goldwater, he never would have won the nomination. And when Bush passed over people like Alan Keyes and Steve Forbes to pick Dick Cheney as his running mate, that should have served as a big warning sign that the Bush presidency would not be concerned about issues like reforming the Income Tax system or protecting the Bill of Rights, or changing, in any way, the general status quo of our modern-day imperial government. And when Bush dubbed himself a ‘compassionate conservative’ it should have served as a strong hint that he would never attempt to rein in or reduce the size of the federal government. And when Bush stumped on the campaign trail speaking Spanish, that should have been a signpost that he would never consider slowing down illegal immigration, and he would support an expanding alien welfare state. When Bush responded to a political debate question about what historical figure he would most like to meet, and he cited “Jesus”–that should have served as a major indicator of what kind of regard he has for the Founders. In addition to all these things, Bush has shown himself to be a man of very mediocre speaking skills, who looks as if he lacks the mental power to recite from scripts– let alone elucidate his own ideas. Nevertheless, many well-meaning conservatives–with IQs well above room temperature–went out and voted for Bush in large numbers in 2000.
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Posted in LNC Reports by R Lee Wrights on September 20th, 2003 
Howdy all! The driving weather from NC to Denver was the best yet. Except for a rainstorm in Kansas City, the trip was just about perfect. Got home just in time for the hurricane, an event I would never want to miss. I believe this meeting set the record this term for roll call votes, yet fell just shy of the mark for longest and most annoyingly useless executive session.
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WASHINGTON, DC — The federal ban on re-imported prescription drugs has turned ailing senior citizens into criminals and dramatically inflated the cost of medicine, says the Libertarian Party, which is supporting legislation that would overturn the policy.
