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Viguerie: I'm Angry with Bolton Withdrawal
Richard A. Viguerie, author of "Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause," says the resignation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations should anger conservatives.
Viguerie, a vocal critic of the Bush administration, said Bolton's departure follows a disturbing pattern of strong, conservative voices leaving the administration. "There are only a mere handful of conservatives in significant policy- making positions in the Bush Administration," Viguerie said. "The withdrawal of Ambassador Bolton means there is one less. This is very discouraging to conservatives. Instead of fighting for Ambassador Bolton's confirmation, the Bush administration has once again thrown in the towel."
Viguerie pioneered ideological and political direct mail and has been called "the funding father of the conservative movement" for his role in helping build dozens of conservative organizations. He is dismayed by the direction of the Bush administration and the hopes for GOP victory in 2008. "Since the [2006] election, President Bush has sent strong signals that he will move left and seek accommodation with the Democrats who will be running the House and Senate. The President is following in the footsteps of his father, George H. W. Bush, who also abandoned the conservative base of the GOP," Viguerie said.
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"In addition to surrendering on the Bolton nomination, another danger signal for conservatives was the President's comments at his November 8 news conference that he will work with the liberals to grant amnesty to illegal aliens" he continued. "Still another was Treasury Secretary Paulson's statement that the Bush Administration had 'no preconditions' on Social Security reform, which is code for a willingness to accept higher payroll taxes and cuts in benefits." Viguerie is not optimistic about the final two years of the Bush presidency.
"It looks like the next two years will be painful for conservatives and possibly fatal for the Republican Party," he said.
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