Sorry to have missed your post about Jerry B. I was not trying to avoid a response, I just didn't see it till much later. But the fact of the matter is that YOU yourself already admitted that there is no one, I REPEAT, NO ONE that is capable of coming from the Republican Party and leading this Nation. Earlier I was a McCain fan, but now I am not so sure. And yes, I am a registered Republican. Check me out at the Voters Registrar Office for Contra Costa County in Martinez, California
No, that is not what I said. What I said was that there was no one from the Republican party that could lead this nation better then Bush. There are many great republicans out there, I just don't believe they would lead with the same conviction that Bush has. But that is my opinion. I wanted to hear yours. Certainly if you are a registered republican you could think of one person especially since you are not a fan of Bush. Here are some very high quality names that you could have mentioned but didn't. You could have said Bill Frist, Condoleezza Rice, Tim Pawlenty, Jeb Bush, J.C. Watts, Bill Owens, and Sam Brownback. My favorite from this list is Bill Owens followed by Bill Frist. But you name none of these figures, rather you go with a liberal Oakland Mayor. Now Waggie, let me ask you something. Why are you a republican? I mean seriously? Are you pro-choice? Are you a hawk on foreign policy? Do you want lower taxes, less government, less regulation. I mean what exactly makes you think you are a republican. Now I hear you rant and rave about Bush and that's fine. I'll just accept that the fact that you don't like him. But it seems to me, that you are OK with high taxes, I'm guessing you are pro-choice, but don't know for sure, you rant and rave about the environment, you appear to be a secularist. I mean seriously, I'm not trying to be confrontational, but have you really examined your ideology and your belief system? You might be a registered republican but why not just move over to the left, you wouldn't be moving that far. Just my two cents.
Consider this nominee. Yeh, sure, he has to keep the right-wing fundamentalist base happy, and that's not easy, but this is just another disgusting example of opening the door wide for the lunatic fringe. He's really hurting his party. Subject: Bush appointee Bush has announced his plan to select Dr. W. David Hager to head up the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Reproductive HealthDrugs Advisory Committee. The committee hasn't met for more than two years, during which time its charter lapsed. As a result, the Bush Administration is tasked with filling all eleven positions with new members. This position doesn't require Congressional approval. The FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee makes crucial decisions on matters relating to drugs used in the practice of obstetrics, gynecology and related specialties, including hormone therapy, contraception, treatment for infertility, and medical alternatives to surgical procedures for sterilization and pregnancy termination. Dr. Hager's views of reproductive health care are far outside the mainstream for reproductive technology. He is a practicing OB/GYN who describes himself as "pro-life" and refuses to prescribe contraceptives to unmarried women. Hager is the author of As Jesus Cared for Women: Restoring Women Then and Now. The book blends biblical accounts of Christ healing women with case studies from Hager's practice. In the book Hager wrote with his wife, Stress and the Woman's Body, he suggests that women who suffer from PMS should seek help from reading the bible and praying. As an editor and contributing author of The Reproduction Revolution: A Christian Appraisal of Sexuality Reproductive Technologies and the Family, Hager appears to have endorsed the medically inaccurate assertion that the common birth control pill is an abortifacient. Hager's mission is religiously motivated. He has an ardent interest in revoking approval for mifepristone (formerly known as RU-486) as a safe and early form of medical abortion. Hagar recently assisted the Christian Medical Association in a "citizen's petition" which calls upon the FDA to revoke its approval of mifepristone in the name of women's health. Hager's desire to overturn mifepristone's approval on religious grounds rather than scientific merit would halt the development of mifepristone as a treatment for numerous medical conditions disproportionately affecting women, including breast cancer, uterine cancer, uterine fibroid tumors, psychotic depression, bipolar depression and Cushing's syndrome. Women rely on the FDA to ensure their access to safe and effective drugs for reproductive health care including products that prevent pregnancy. For some women, such as those with certain types of diabetes and those undergoing treatment for cancer, pregnancy can be a life-threatening condition. We are concerned that Dr. Hager's strong religious beliefs may color his assessment of technologies that are necessary to protect women's lives or to preserve and promote women's health. Hager's track record of using religious beliefs to guide his medical decision-making makes him a dangerous and inappropriate candidate to serve as chair of this committee. Critical drug public policy and research must not be held hostage by antiabortion politics. Members of this important panel should be appointed on the basis of science and medicine, rather than politics and religion. American women deserve no less
Who needs separation of church and state when you know your religious beliefs are right for everyone else.
Perfect I take it you are ready to give me your candidate. Alright, let's hear it. Name the guy from the republican party you would appoint right now to be President. I can't wait. No excuses.