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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: HPilot who wrote (21205)	2/13/2008 11:59:55 AM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 224717

Carter was a fine president and is a real Christian. His presidency's lack of success was due to several factors he inherited and others outside his control. - Post Vietnam and Watergate malaise - The colossal Vietnam war debt - The rebellion of OPEC against the west due to support for Israel and old school oil revenue sharing deals - The fall of the Shah Of Iran after he badly neglected his people - The crashing of choppers during the daring hostage rescue mission Also, it's pretty well accepted now that Reagan's guys bribed the Iranians leading up to the election against Carter, promising them military spare parts in exchange for hanging onto the hostages until after the election. Now let's check out what Carter accomplished. SALT talks with the Soviets, bringing Israel and Egypt together for the Camp David accords, building a huge solar and clean fuels program which Reagan demolished, bringing the old south into the modern era and minimizing racial divides which the GOP rightwing later restored and stoked. Gerald Ford was also plagued by many of the same problems. And as for Iran, if the rightwing has a problem with what Carter did, or didn't do, then why support Reagan who did nothing to regime change in Iran and actually armed them and Saddam both even trading arms for hostages which he pledged he'd never do.

To: HPilot who wrote (21205)	2/13/2008 6:19:44 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224717

McCain wins one>Waxman Joins Repubs on Earmarks McCain Calls on Republicans to Give Up Pet Projects Presumptive nominee backs immediate earmark moratorium redstate.com, Feb 13, 2008 Following a closed-door meeting with House Republicans this morning, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told bloggers that he supports the immediate earmark moratorium proposed by Minority Leader John Boehner and other GOP leaders. McCain also reiterated his pledge to veto any bills that contain earmarks if he's elected president. In response to a question from Rob Neppell, co-founder of Porkbusters, McCain outlined his views on the current earmark debate: I think that if we had a moratorium on earmarks, it would be one of the most energizing things for our base. ... I think they would be overjoyed. Every town hall meeting, particularly Republican gatherings, you mention the “Bridge to Nowhere” and everybody knows it. It’s more famous than the Brooklyn Bridge. I’m not telling [Republicans] what they should do, you know, I’m telling them what I would do. And I don’t pretend to dictate whatever my Republican colleagues do, but I’m trying to lead them in telling them that the earmarks and pork-barrel spending and corruption has harmed our base and reduced the enthusiasm for our party and our candidates, and the sooner we fix it, I think the better off we’re gonna be. McCain's statement followed yesterday's stunning news that Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), a close confidant of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, would break ranks with the rest of his party's leadership to swear off earmarks this year. Earmarks came up during McCain's meeting with the House GOP when Republican Study Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling asked an earmark-related question, opening the door for McCain to talk about fiscal responsibility and wasteful government spending. McCain praised Hensarling for his efforts: Jeb Hensarling mentioned this morning that he and a group of conservatives -- fiscal conservatives in the House -- have been working together to see if they can’t come up with some ideas and proposals. I fully support such a thing and hopefully we can work together with them and others in the House and the Senate recognizing that there are some who will never agree. Waxman's decision to swear off earmarks makes him the 28th member of Congress to do so. That includes 22 representatives and six senators. Twenty-five of the 28 are Republicans. www.redstate.com