WorthyNewsBot Posted May 13, 2010 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.46 Content Count: 44,313 Content Per Day: 7.18 Reputation: 986 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 13, 2010 Former first lady Laura Bush has broken with her husband on the premier social issues of his administration and said she backs gay marriage and abortion. http://www.worthynews.com/top/abcnews-go-c...nt-id-10629213/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted May 13, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted May 13, 2010 These folks were not Conservatives in any sense of the word. They were a far cry more to the right of the current Socialist/Nationalism though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LadyC Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 dave, only laura supported gay rights and abortion. george bush did not. i'm really surprised this is in the news again. i thought the whole world became aware of it YEARS ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted May 13, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted May 13, 2010 dave, only laura supported gay rights and abortion. george bush did not. i'm really surprised this is in the news again. i thought the whole world became aware of it YEARS ago. Yep, I understand that. However, George W. Bush was no Conservative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e lansing Posted May 13, 2010 Group: Senior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 895 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted May 13, 2010 dave, only laura supported gay rights and abortion. george bush did not. i'm really surprised this is in the news again. i thought the whole world became aware of it YEARS ago. Yep, I understand that. However, George W. Bush was no Conservative. It was news to me, at any rate, I agree with Matthitjah Can we ever trust any politician? e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axxman Posted May 13, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 3,292 Content Per Day: 0.52 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/21/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 13, 2010 Of course GW Bush was a conservative. Just because he wasn't an extremist like some wish he was, doesn't mean he wasn't a good conservative President that upheld good conservative values. I also respect his wife, Laura Bush, for understanding that she wasn't an elected official and didn't use her position as GW's wife to further her own opinions on social issues, and undermine his authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted May 13, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted May 13, 2010 A 1 trillion dollar Federal Bailout of the economy is not a Conservative position. Neither is a whole host and slew of positions and Laws that were passed during his Administration, like the Medicare Prescription Drug plan he sucessfully passed in his first term. He was a not a Conservative. He was in fact very Progressive. None the less, he was a far cry better than the Neo-Socialist/Fascist policies currently being promoted by the Officials running the Federal Government. Peace, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humbleseeker Posted May 13, 2010 Group: Senior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 519 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/11/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/28/1980 Share Posted May 13, 2010 You can trust me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axxman Posted May 13, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 3,292 Content Per Day: 0.52 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/21/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 13, 2010 A 1 trillion dollar Federal Bailout of the economy is not a Conservative position. Neither is a whole host and slew of positions and Laws that were passed during his Administration, like the Medicare Prescription Drug plan he sucessfully passed in his first term. He was a not a Conservative. He was in fact very Progressive. None the less, he was a far cry better than the Neo-Socialist/Fascist policies currently being promoted by the Officials running the Federal Government. Peace, Dave Like I said...he wasn't extreme conservative. But just because he did some things that were not hardcore conservative (i.e. spending) doesn't make him progressive or liberal. That would be like saying Obama is not a liberal because he allowed off-shore drilling and continues the war in Afghanistan. Bush has a long line and history of core conservative values that he brought to the White House, and he repeatedly acted on those principles...the fact that he made a couple of decisions that were outside of the conservative box shouldn't undermine his entire reputation as a good conservative President. I'm glad we both agree that Bush was a far cry better than what we have now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted May 13, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted May 13, 2010 A 1 trillion dollar Federal Bailout of the economy is not a Conservative position. Neither is a whole host and slew of positions and Laws that were passed during his Administration, like the Medicare Prescription Drug plan he sucessfully passed in his first term. He was a not a Conservative. He was in fact very Progressive. None the less, he was a far cry better than the Neo-Socialist/Fascist policies currently being promoted by the Officials running the Federal Government. Peace, Dave Like I said...he wasn't extreme conservative. But just because he did some things that were not hardcore conservative (i.e. spending) doesn't make him progressive or liberal. That would be like saying Obama is not a liberal because he allowed off-shore drilling and continues the war in Afghanistan. Bush has a long line and history of core conservative values that he brought to the White House, and he repeatedly acted on those principles...the fact that he made a couple of decisions that were outside of the conservative box shouldn't undermine his entire reputation as a good conservative President. I'm glad we both agree that Bush was a far cry better than what we have now... The current President is more liberal than GWB but I really am not seeing the huge differences between the two men. 'R vs D' does not a difference make. I didn't see huge differences between Obama and McCain either. If not for Palin on the ticket....I would have voted for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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