Bush facing growing opposition from Republicans

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Bush facing growing opposition from Republicans

Correspondents Report - Sunday, 28 August , 2005
Reporter: Michael Rowland

HAMISH ROBERTSON: As the fighting continued in Iraq last week, and negotiations over the new Iraqi constitution appeared close to collapse, in Washington, President Bush was launching a political counter-offensive to try and boost flagging public support for the war.

Mr Bush broke his August holidays to deliver two keynote speeches staunchly defending the war in Iraq, and pledging that American troops would stay there until their mission has been completed.

As well as sagging voter support, the President is also facing growing opposition from within his own Republican Party, with one senior Republican senator comparing the war in Iraq to America's disastrous military entanglement in Vietnam.

At the same time, the Republican Party was hit by some unexpected friendly fire from outspoken Christian broadcaster, Pat Robertson.


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http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/content/2005/s1447394.htm

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1. Corporatism=Facism

Bush: "We defeated fascism, we defeated communism."

When our are leaders going to stop lying? In the U.S. we are living under the most oppressive form of Corporatism (which is fascism) known today. Every money making enterprise either is, or will be, a corporation, and the least ethical corporations pay bribes for their "special" laws to be implemented. Other, more ethical corporations pay bribes to couter the goals the bribes of the first group enable. The average, non-incorporated citizen loses in this money game of giants.

Bush: "spent a little time with the CIA man this morning, keep catching up on the events of the world,"

Why can't we get this news, Mr. Bush? Isn't transparency good for us?


PAT ROBERTSON: "We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one strongarm dictator. It's a whole lot easier to have someone, a covert operative, do the job and then get it over with."

This is the compassion of Christianity as I've known it through the years. What ever you don't like, just stomp it out. Afterwards, ask for forgiveness, but only if you're caught.

When are people going to realize this is now a 2000-year-old scam? There's nothing wrong with forgiveness, but the goal is in not doing anything that needs forgiving. When a leader makes a mistake, the request for forgiveness should be accompanied by a resignation.

I shudder to think that under Bush's Faithbased Initiative, my tax money may be going to one of Pat Robertson's Christian charities. I don't want any of my money supporting Robertson's ideas of charity, which is incitement to terror, apparently murder of those who believe differently.

If I don't object to the Faith Based Initiative, and if my tax money is being used in any of Robertson's charities and whatever hidden goals they may have, does that make me a "financial supporter of terroristic threatening?"