George Bush: "history is going to....say, thank goodness we had...good strong Republicans

By Lee Russ

Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 12:45 PM

Yesterday, the President gave a little talk at the Republican National Committee Gala held at DAR-Constitution Hall in D.C.

Read and weep, or laugh hysterically, but please..no vomiting on the keyboard.

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I want to thank my friend, Ken Mehlman, for leading our party. (Applause.) When I talked to him about leading the Republican Party, I said, I want to be a party that welcomes everybody, from all walks of life -- (applause) -- a party based upon principles; a party that trusts the people; a party that stands strong in a time of historic challenge. And Ken is doing a find job of reaching out. Our party is strong, and it's getting stronger. (Applause.)

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You know, elections are all about choices. And our party is a party that has built a vision based upon solid principle, a vision which is inclusive, a vision which does not shy away from certain truths and values. We're the party of the future, and our candidates will be running against the party of the past -- (applause) -- a party that offers no new ideas like the Republican Party, a party that can only offer opposition. The Republican Party is the party of the future because we believe it is our job to take on the challenges of our time and not to pass them on to future Congresses or future generations.
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Secondly, to secure this border, you have got to understand there are people coming to work -- they want to put food on the table for their families, and they'll do -- they'll go to unbelievable means to come here.

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Ours is a party that's doing something about the cost of health care. The other ones are good about talking about it; we're actually doing something about it. You know, we have a duty, in my judgment, to help the poor and the elderly. That's a commitment our country has made and it's a commitment the Republican Party is keeping.
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Finally, ours is a party that will continue to work to build a culture of life where every human -- every human is respected.
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Ours is a party who understands government can pass out money but it cannot put love in a person's heart. And so we make sure that faith-based and religious charities are treated on an equal basis when it comes to providing compassion for those who need help.
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Ours is a party that believes in the sanctity of marriage, and ours is a party that believes in strong families. (Applause.) We got something to run on. We got something other than rhetoric to run on. We're going to run on principles and a strong record. And I'm confident, with your help, we'll continue to maintain our majorities in the United States Senate and the United States House, and America will be better off for it.
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I believe history is going to look back at this time and say, thank goodness we had people in the United States Congress and the House of Representatives, good strong Republicans -- (applause) -- people that stay true to our values, that when the times got tough, we didn't try to take the easy course, that we understood that there's universal truths and we didn't back off of them, and that we understood to keep this economy strong and America hopeful, that government must always trust the American people.

Frankly, anyone who can look at the record, look at the world around him, and still vote Republican probably deserves the government he'll get.