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Mr. Bush faces criticism from conservatives, who say he has presided over a big increase in federal spending, and liberals, who say his tax cuts have converted a large budget surplus to a deficit.

I am one such conservative/unappeaser! Those unhappy with the status quo move the world while others run. We moved the party back to the right.

Brian M. Riedl, an economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said: "President Bush is not focusing on his fiscal conservative base right now. He's trying to position himself in between conservatives in Congress and the Democratic Party. It may be good politics, but it's bad policy, a lost opportunity to get runaway government spending under control."

White House officials deny that they have acquiesced in a domestic spending spree.

This is great news for conservatives.

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We moved the party back to the right.

You need to get it back to the center, first.