Repugs are rebelling from the administration. Bush will be toast.

[reprobate]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-edp-thomas112903,1,1653431.story?coll=orl-opinion-headlines

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COMMENTARY
The embarrassing GOP

Smaller government, less spending? That's a joke

By Cal Thomas | Commentary



The just concluded (thankfully) Congress is an embarrassment to itself and everyone who favors smaller government. This Republican Congress, in addition to increasing spending on entitlements and expanding big government -- like the Democrats they once criticized -- also dished out $95 billion in tax breaks and pork-barrel projects.

The Wall Street Journal editorialized (Nov. 24): "The Republican Congress is turning into something of an embarrassment, if not a crackup." Who is going to pay for all of this stuff? Who will pay for the new prescription-drug benefit that will not even be means-tested? There are no cost controls in this bill. Without them, congressional spending will be out of control.

The time when the Republican Party stood for something worth standing for is over. The "G" in GOP might as well stand for government. Smaller, less intrusive government with less spending and lower taxes is the stuff of history books and fond memories for a party that once had a purpose. But Republicans, having tasted power, are now drunk with it. Like the Democrats before them who became inebriated with the wine of success, Republicans now seem interested only in preserving their elective offices.

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The real conservatives are turning on the neo-cons. This will not be pretty.

[RandomKoolzip]

1. I never thought I'd say "hear, hear" to anything that came out of Cal

Thomas. These are weird times....Now if we can get them to let up on the puritanical morality bullshit, we'd be getting somewhere.

[Wulfian]

2. Whats the deal with Newspapers

requiring you to register before you can read an article?

That's such crap... can someone post the whole thing?

[salinen]

3. Cal "fucking" Thomas

I can't yet wrap my mind around this.

[SpiralHawk]

9. Now attaining Mind Warp 7

Am in quasi-grokking mode. Comprendo?

Cal "Freaking" Thomas ??!!??

None other. I guess so.

"The last temptation is the greatest treason.
To do the right thing, for the wrong reason."
- T.S. Elliot

[Rowdyboy]

4. copyright laws and DU rules...

can only post 4 paragraphs of n article..

It is a major pain in the ass though. I usually just pass over those requiring registraation.

[calimary]

5. I hope so. I hate having to register for these things. But Cal Thomas

saying the republi-CONS are drunk with power - HEE HEE! Maybe the "true believers" among them might actually be rebelling. Unfortunately, I doubt they'll rebel far enough to sacrifice one of their own...

One can dream, though. For once, I actually find something on which to agree with Cal Thomas.

[Skittles]

10. I don't like that either, Wulfian

it's like those g.d. "preferred" cards at the f***ing supermarket - it all feels like Big Brother. :O

[matcom]

6. i have PREACHED

that "True" Conservatives cannot be happy with the usurper in chief. just sent this off to my dad.

WONDERFUL!!!

[Webster Green]

7. Easy Link to the article.........

http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/thomas1.asp

[phaseolus]

8. Cal's never been a shill

I'll disagree with 90% of what the guy says, but sometimes he'll break with the RNC memo-of-the-week. To him, some things trump party orthodoxy. Few years ago when Ted Kennedy got married, he actually followed the biblical injunction to put the best construction on everything and gave him some support in a column, when the rest of the right was all Chappaquiddick-Chappaquiddick-Chappaquiddick.

So I respect & admire his independence sometimes, even though he's usually wrong... ;)

[burning bush]

11. IMPORTANT MESSAGE!

You can sign on to the Orlando newpaper website with the following info:

USER: du4free
PASSWORD: 123456

as I get more registrations, I'll post them.

Enjoy the article, and your privacy :)

[burning bush]

12. MORE ON SIGNING IN...

the info is good for the following websites:

LaTimes.com
ChicagoTribune.com
CTNow.com
NewsDay.com
OrlandoSentinel.com

again-

USERNAME: du4free
PASSWORD: 123456

enjoy :)

[loudnclear]

13. the real conservatives are turning on the corporcrats.

It's time dittoheads ralized they have very little in common with the neocons. It's not about anything other than getting the votes to put you in power to make the laws that get you more money to get the votes to keep you power.