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Focusing on Iraq and on what Bush has done as President (while avoiding the pitfall of what someone else might have done or maybe will do):

Bush had a winning public opinion up to the time he decid ...

Its about the use and misuse of power.

With all the power we grant to our President shouldn't we expect the best and smartest use of that power?

I don't think Bush used his powers wisely going i ...

I think his handling of the Iraq War is going to stop Bush cold!

Its time to step up the discussions around here and address the real issue on everyone's agenda. Will Bush be re-elected?

What's your best guess and why?

What's going to stop Bush?

Is this the lib vs con message board...or some other message board? Rowelg, I and a couple others seem to be the only ones focusing on the comparisons of lib vs con while lots of others are talking a ...

to hist/student:

so my question for you Old Kayaker is this.

Just what the hell is Kerrys foundation of pollitical thought? con/ lib/left/right/progressive..... what?

Where did you get th ...

Rowelg

You asked and I will reply:

What specifically are your own personal criteria that you gauge them to? As choosing is a decision, usually we all have MUSTS and WANTS that we gauge the alter ...

Ok...headway is being made here.

Now, would a Lib please tell us what it means to be him or her?

And would a Con please tell us what it means to be him or her?

I get a little wary of Cons te ...

Thanks Rowelg, your comments enlarge the discussion and focus on the thread of your initial discussion:

Supreme Court Justice Kennedy defines "civilization" as "obedience to law". Where there is no ...

I make a point about apparently no difference between liberal and conservative spending and ASPB...gets worked up!

Whats that all about. Aren't we discussing lib vs con?

Wow....this message thread has gone way out of wack again.'

From the above, the best I can determine is that a conservative can overspend government money as long as the spending goes for something ...

No Donkey said

Meanwhile, Bush is savaged for doing his job by a media that has hated him from day one.

Bush was praised and congratulated for the military's work in Afghanistan up to the momen ...

Interesting Rowelg:

A fiscal conservative pays more attention to purchasing the essentials, not what makes them feel good.

Sooo.... as long as the conservative spends on essentials such as what, ...

Good summary Rowelg. Especially interested in this part:
Then Reagan comes along with "Peace thru strength" thinking and put in lots of new technologies, precision bombing, drones, etc. Hostages are ...

This discussion has lost its way. The basic question was what is a liberal and what is a conservative.

I tried to focus on one area of comparison, a fiscal comparison. Fiscally speaking which of ...