Richard Viguerie seriously bummed
** MEDIA ALERT **
Richard Viguerie: Bolton’s Withdrawal Discourages Conservatives
BUSH ADMINISTRATION HAS “THROWN IN THE TOWEL” Conservative Richard Viguerie Reacts to Bolton’s Withdrawal
DECEMBER 5, 2006 (Manassas, VA) — Conservative activist/author
Richard A. Viguerie released the following statements today, in
reaction to the withdrawal of John Bolton as Ambassador to the United
Nations:
“There are only a mere handful of conservatives in significant
policy- making positions in the Bush Administration. 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.”
“Since the 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.”
“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. 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.”
“It looks like the next two years will be painful for conservatives
and possibly fatal for the Republican Party.”
** TO READ VIGUERIE’S FULL OFFICIAL STATEMENT: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061205/dctu058.html?.v=65
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of American Target Advertising,
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. Viguerie was
cited in the Washington Times in 1999 as one of 13 “Conservatives of
the Century.” The founding of his company was listed by John F.
Kennedy Jr.’s magazine, GEORGE, as one of the 100 “defining moments”
in 20th Century American politics. He is the author of 5 books
including his latest, Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and
Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause
(Bonus Books, 2006).
FULL PRESS MATERIALS/BIO AVAILABLE AT: www.bonusbooks.com/epk/cbepk.pdf WEBSITE: www.conservativesbetrayed.com
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