I really see conservatism as intrinsically a statement against conservatism.
I think Bush was radically profoundly a great Conservative.
I think he was a global conservative which I gather many conservatives find oxymoronic. Bush’s willingness to crush three of the most evil dictatorships in the world and speak so bluntly against other made him a radical anti statist.
The security of the homeland is one of the most core constitutional doctrines and the fact that he did that better than almost any President ought to earn him more than just alright.
The budget blame that is so annoying is and indication of why Americans cannot fix the budget. They blame the President and refuse to acknowledge that it is a Congressional responsiblity. There is very little the President can do about the budget and vetoing the budget is really not a reasonable option.
Bush was staunchly pro life and yet gets very little credit for that. He had a profoundly theological and Christian view of the world and got little credit for that.
Yup. Other than the country is bankrupt, he was fantanstic. Who gives a crap about my grandchildren.