President Bush was elected for a second term with a clear Republican majority in the House and Senate. We sent our representatives to Washington to stand their ground and get something done for Americans.
But Republicans are having a hard time getting the President's agenda passed. Why is that?! Because they lack the backbone and guts to use the power they have as a majority.
Democrats obstruct, delay, and point fingers and the Republicans' response is to make a "deal". Remember the filibuster issue with Bush's judicial nominees? They should not have been blocked at all. They deserved to get a vote. So now, Democrats are back to the politics of obstruction. John Bolton, Bush's nominee as US ambassador to the UN, had to be pushed through by Bush himself because of partisan tactics by the Democrats (and some Republicans) to block a vote on him. All of this political wrangling has me very annoyed. This country cannot stand to have our representatives in Washington playing politics and maneuvering to block progress. Those of you in Washington, remember! You work for us! The citizens of America who sent you there! I am tired of the finger pointing (from Democrats) and the arguing about what the current administration is doing! In the case of John Bolton, common sense tells you that we need someone who will be tough on the UN and encourage reform after its numerous scandals.
I want to see cooperation with the Republicans for the good of this nation. There can still be debate. But at the end of the day, give a thumbs up or down on an issue. One thing we should all agree on is how to handle the War on Terror. We aid our enemies when we disagree that going after terrorists and remaining on the offense is wrong. I wonder then, what would you have us to do? Talk with them? Try to make peace? What??!! It's like trying to make peace with a cobra!
What I like about President Bush is that he remains focused, he stands firm on what he believes, and in the face of pressure and criticism, he never backs down. He is a praying man, an optimist. Some Republicans in the Senate need his strength. They need to follow his lead. The American people chose President Bush to lead our country for a second term because he shows strength during this time of trouble. Yes there are times I wish that President Bush would be more bold and blunt about certain issues (like illegal immigration), but for the most part, he remains strong. He knows what he came to come to Washington to do. He knows what his constituents expect of him and he's working as hard as he can to accomplish that. What makes me annoyed is Senators who turn a total different direction and oppose the President on crucial issues. When Frist decided to support removing restrictions from embryonic stem cell research President Bush put in place earlier, many conservatives were angry. We called, wrote, and signed petitions to let Senator Frist know that we disapprove. Who are you trying to impress Mr. Frist? Because if you are trying to run for the 2008 Presidential race, you just alienated many of your supporters. I was one of your backers and as a fellow Tennesseean, I was proud of the job you were doing up until you decided to go against the President and push for more embryonic stem cell research. A shock to me that was. I hope Frist is listening. If President Bush can be bold enough to take a firm stand on controversial issues, according to his beliefs, so can we!
Conservatives, get movin'!
It is our job as citizens of America to call, write, fax, whatever you can do to demand what we expect of our leaders. Some of us think that once we elected our representatives to Washington, we do not have to be politically active anymore. Do not make that mistake! Because where we lack in contacting our representatives and making our voice heard, the opposition is making up for it. No doubt Democrats and the liberal left are more vocal than Republicans. Cindy Sheehan, a grieving mother of a soldier who died in Iraq, decided to camp out at the President's ranch in Crawford, Texas, and make the President hear her complaints about the war in Iraq. No matter how distasteful she is at going about displaying her grievances about the war, blaming President Bush, etc., being that "mouthpiece" for the anti-war movement (keeping a blog on Michael Moore's website), and our enemies, she is very vocal and outspoken. I'm not praising what this woman is doing, but one woman alone started the movement in Texas. I have noticed though, that there is an effort to counter her anti-war movement in Texas. Pro-Bush supporters have rallied together to support the President in Crawford, but I think more needs to be done.
Another sad, ridiculous situation...at a march in Atlanta recently, notable black activists spoke out against black Republicans and bashed the Bush Administration. If these people can assemble and get together to cause a commotion, surely Republicans can do the same. We are not vocal enough. This rally in Atlanta is enough to get me ticked off and then some. One thing that I get sick of is black Democrats calling black Republicans names because we don't agree with the Democrat philosophy. The time has come to cut out the timid nature, Republicans! Time to get loud, get bold! Get a backbone! And let me say that the more people making the noise, the better. There are still a very many of you Republican citizens who are not doing anything at all and leave it up to just a few of us activists. There is strength in numbers. In this day and age, all Republicans should be as outspoken as possible. Not all in the same way, but there is an area where each Republican citizen can contribute. We have everything at our disposal to make our voices heard, so there is no excuse!
One issue that caused such an uproar was the outrageous decision of the Supreme Court to enforce Eminent domain on us citizens. I was sure that someone had the connections to get a rally, a march on Washington planned for protesting. Careless and foolish decisions of this magnitude deserve a HUGE response by caring citizens. Now we are beginning to see the effects of the decision made by the Supreme Court on Eminent domain. People are losing their homes and businesses left and right through land grabs by the state. If we are not active to affect change for the better in this nation, we will see the consequences for our disillusionment, our unwillingness to act. What does it have to take, honestly, to get us motivated to speak out and be more active?!
Time to wake up
Where are you Republicans?! Are you going to sit back while democrats attack President Bush's administration while offering no solutions? Or are you going to fight fire with fire and be as aggressive and intimidating and drive the point home that we are a force to be reckoned with?! You are too quiet! Things will not get done in Washington if we remain the "silent majority". No more!
To the Republicans in Washington: start listening to your constituents! Because you work for us! Remain true to the values the Republican party stands for. Do not waver! Support the President in his decisions regarding the many issues we face! We have three more years to make a difference! Let's get a move on!
Related Reading:
To contact your leaders in Washington:
Contact the President/Vice President:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Contact your Senator:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Contact your Representative in the US House:
http://www.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
First's position on Embryonic Stem Cell Research:
http://www.newsmax.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?page=http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/7/29/85230.shtml
Ignoring successes of Adult Stem cells:
http://newsmax.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?page=http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/7/29/110118.shtml
Pro-Bush demonstrators counter Cindy Sheehan in Crawford, TX:
http://www.newsmax.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?page=http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/8/14/113453.shtml
Harry Belafonte's rant against Black Republicans:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=\SpecialReports\archive\200508\SPE20050808a.html
State take-over of properties:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-0/112245390335650.xml&coll=1
*Felicia Benamon is an In-House writer for Peoplepolitical.org and also writes for various conservative sites including TheRant.us, Michnews.com, and Capitolhillcoffeehouse.com. You may reach Felicia at Feereports@aol.com.
