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There is no reason for me to vote for Bush in 2004.

Hmmmm...let's do a quick tally sheet:

President Bush signed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban, the first significant roll-back of abortion rights on demand since Roe v. Wade.
President Bush gave us a significant roll-back in the tax increases signed into law by his own father and Clinton.
He has provided bold, courageous foreign policy leadership in this post 9/11 era. He overthrew the Taliban and Saddam Hussein.
He is the first U. S. president to essentially tell the United Nations to go pound sand.
He withdrew Clinton's signature on the International Criminal Court Treaty.
He pulled the U.S. out of the Kyoto global warming accords.
He has told our make-believe "allies," France, Russia, Germany, and Canada to go pound sand as regards Iraq.
He has put the safety and security of the American people above all other issues on the too-crowded presidential plate. Although most experts say it is a matter of when, not if we will be hit again here at home, thanks to this president's leadership, we have not experienced another 9/11 or anthrax attack.
Although not well-reported, his administration has made some significant improvements regarding immigration in areas where he doesn't need to go hat-in-hand to Congress. Among the improvements is a very large cut in H1B visas. (Yes, I am among those who would essentially like to see the border sealed and would even like a moritorium on legal immigration. Nevertheless, this administration has toughened immigration regs where it could under current law.)
Despite all the Leftist caterwauling about the economy, and despite the terrible hit we all took on 9/11/01, this president has held steady in his economic policies. As a result, the economy looks on the verge of roaring back in '04.

Are there issues where I disagree with the Bush administration? Of course. No two human beings on the planet agree 100% of the time. Am I disappointed by today's campaign finance ruling and the fact that the president signed that bill into law. You bet.

But on balance, this is a terrific president. And there isn't a Leftist/Dem out there who is fit to shine his shoes, in my opinion. "No reason to vote for Bush in '04?!" Anyone who genuinely counts themselves on the Right side of the political spectrum could not possibly look at this president's overall record and still say there is no reason to vote for him.

Hmmmm...let's do a quick tally sheet: President Bush signed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban, the first significant roll-back of abortion rights on demand since Roe v. Wade. President Bush gave us a significant roll-back in the tax increases signed into law by his own father and Clinton. He has provided bold, courageous foreign policy leadership in this post 9/11 era. He overthrew the Taliban and Saddam Hussein. He is the first U. S. president to essentially tell the United Nations to go pound sand. He withdrew Clinton's signature on the International Criminal Court Treaty. He pulled the U.S. out of the Kyoto global warming accords. He has told our make-believe "allies," France, Russia, Germany, and Canada to go pound sand as regards Iraq. He has put the safety and security of the American people above all other issues on the too-crowded presidential plate. Although most experts say it is a matter of when, not if we will be hit again here at home, thanks to this president's leadership, we have not experienced another 9/11 or anthrax attack. Although not well-reported, his administration has made some significant improvements regarding immigration in areas where he doesn't need to go hat-in-hand to Congress. Among the improvements is a very large cut in H1B visas. (Yes, I am among those who would essentially like to see the border sealed and would even like a moritorium on legal immigration. Nevertheless, this administration has toughened immigration regs where it could under current law.) Despite all the Leftist caterwauling about the economy, and despite the terrible hit we all took on 9/11/01, this president has held steady in his economic policies. As a result, the economy looks on the verge of roaring back in '04.

Wolfstar, good list... you are right about immigration enforcement. there are improvements in the administration that are quiet victories. many other quiet victories include how we have stepped away from pro-forest-fire national forest policies, how we have made demands for pro-free-market policies and open govt in exchange for foreign aid, how we have gotten rid of radical leftists in places like the civil rights division of the DoJ, how we have enforced obscenity and other law violations, how we have put positive conservative policies in place at the FCC, FERC and in our energy policies. Lots of little things that add up to a big difference with the liberal Demos. Significant tax cuts, the first since Reagan years, is another biggie that changes things in a fundamental way, for the economy and Govt policy. To me, that is HUGE. You cant be a conservative and not want tax cuts.