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To: American Spirit who wrote (53548)	2/12/2006 12:15:10 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Right says Bush is wrong President's base unhappy with policies on immigration, budget, wiretaps and war Marc Sandalow, Washington Bureau Chief Sunday, February 12, 2006 www.sfgate.com Washington -- They railed against President Bush's immigration plan, jeered his budget, condemned his domestic surveillance operation, and bemoaned the prolonged U.S. involvement in Iraq. Such sentiments could probably be heard on any Bay Area street corner, but the past few days they came from a gathering of several thousand conservative Republicans in Washington who voiced alarm that their president had strayed from his conservative moorings. Participants at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference aimed their most potent venom at the usual suspects, such as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., ("It takes a village to raise an idiot,'' read one bumper sticker) and Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., ("Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my gun,'' read another). Patrons snatched up perennial best-selling buttons and T-shirts reading: "I love animals. They're so delicious,'' "Evolution is Science Fiction,'' and "Gun Control is Using Both Hands.'' A deck of playing cards entitled "The 52 most dangerous liberals in America,'' featured House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, as the queen of hearts, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as the nine of clubs, and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., as the jack of clubs (Clinton was the ace of spades.) But the event was distinguished by an open frustration with Bush and, to a lesser degree, the Republican Congress. Faced with threats to the GOP majority and less than 36 months remaining in Bush's presidency, participants expressed dismay that Republicans had not taken full advantage of their electoral clout, which seemed to offer boundless opportunities when the president was first sworn in. While Bush has always been more attentive to, and had stronger support among conservatives than his father had, he is under increasing fire for growing the national debt to $8.2 trillion, nearly a 50 percent jump since he became president. "The American people don't understand what Republicans stand for anymore,'' roared Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., who proudly declared that he had voted against Bush's prescription drug plan, his Central American trade proposal and his "$100 billion Katrina slush fund.'' "American conservatives have watched dumbfounded as their Congress -- their Republican Congress -- and the Republican White House engineered the largest expansion of the federal government in modern history,'' Tancredo said.

To: American Spirit who wrote (53548)	2/12/2006 12:16:49 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Chevron chief says: Bush misunderstands oil market 12/02/2006 - 15:21:06 US President George Bush’s desire to cut US dependence on Mideast oil shows a “misunderstanding” of global energy supply and the critical role of Saudi Arabia, the vice chairman of Chevron Corporation said today. Peter Robertson said the US would be better off working for “interdependence” with oil producing countries rather than seeking to cut dependence. “This notion of being energy independent is completely unreasonable,” Robertson said to a largely Saudi audience at the Jeddah Economic Forum, which opened yesterday. “I don’t think anyone actually believes that the US can end its dependence on oil in the Middle East at all.” Bush in his State of the Union address earlier this month pledged to cut US dependence on Middle East oil by 75% by 2025. “Quite frankly, I think these comments reflect some misunderstanding of global energy supply. I believe Middle Eastern oil can and must play a certain role in the system,” Robertson said. “Saudi Arabia’s massive resources will continue to promote international energy security and serve as a moderating force in balancing supply and demand.” breakingnews.iol.ie

To: American Spirit who wrote (53548)	2/12/2006 12:18:35 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

A wrathful right turns on Bush By Nina J. Easton, Globe Staff \| February 12, 2006 The Republican family feud was laid bare in public last week at the Conservative Political Action Committee's annual confab. CPAC activists are a notoriously cranky bunch, quick to pounce on politician friends who stray toward the center. But this year the spears aimed at George W. Bush were especially sharp. Article Tools It can't be a good sign for a White House hoping to maintain control of Congress next November when its one-time allies lump in the president with two of their perpetual bogeymen: John McCain and Ted Kennedy. Bush's budget-busting spending was a big reason for the foul mood. But two other issues captured the growing split between the president and a powerful conservative movement that twice helped him capture the Oval Office: immigration and the Medicare prescription drug plan. Bush's decision to use his State of the Union address to reiterate his support for a guest worker program -- despite objections from the right -- infuriated this crowd, who applauded talk of building a wall along the Mexican border and wore red stickers reading, ''STOP GUEST WORKER AMNESTY." Representative Tom Tancredo, the Colorado Republican famous for his calls to stop illegal immigration, lashed out at another critical Republican constituency involved in the issue: the business community. boston.com