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p>Bush or Toomey? The real question is which candidate's election would be more important to the Conservative cause. I say surely it is Toomey's. The real irony is that with the coming of George Bush, Conservatives like Toomey are becoming RINOs, Republicans in Name Only. br> -- Mike Rizzo /p> p> Tabin is going wobbly with his Specter strategy. Afraid of motivating the liberals to vote? I guess a vigorous, energetic campaign based on ideas and issues of importance to constituents is a lousy game plan? The assumption that Bush might not win without Specter in November sounds like conventional wisdom. Sooner or later Republicans will need to own up to conservatism or else they too will eventually stand for everything and nothing. How stupid does "Toomey is too conservative for Pa" sound coming from a very conservative Senator? And then on top of that, Specter goes to an event and pimps his NRA endorsement? I did not know that abortion ceased to be an important issue to the base. I can understand that Toomey might be running an inept campaign and the party strategy is to stay with the incumbent. But what good is the incumbent when he votes against his party on critical issues? It's time to make a stand and serve up an example to other party pretenders that it's not better to rule in Hell than to serve in Heaven. br> -- Diamon Sforza br> San Diego, California /p> p> Must we always bow at the altar of political expediency? I am very concerned about the anti-conservative posturings of the Bush Administration's first term. If the first term is any guidepost, I fear a second term. Bush II will enjoy his lame duck status for four years. We now have the biggest real estate, stock, and debt bubble in history. We and our government owe the world almost 40 trillion dollars. I suspect the bubble will pop some time in the next four years. Bush II may turn out to be Harding/Hoover all over again. Be careful what you pray for. The support of Specter is just one more Bush compromise on the road to perdition. br> -- Fr. John Westcott br> Anglican Priest br> Bloomfield, Connecticut /p>

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