That's part of the problem today, they don't give us any real alternatives, they just boil it down to two men who claim to be different but then one gets elected and does the opposite of his campaign promises. The desire to hold onto power makes them all want to please the other side.
All I need for proof of my viewpoint is the fact that "conservatives" control both Houses, the White House and the U.S. Supreme Court, yet conservative policies continue to get squashed, the government gets bigger and bigger and the homos get marital benefits. I'm voting for Bush again too, but mostly because I agree that the alternative is far worse. Frankly, I wish that Alan Keyes could get the Republican nomination.
Keyes, or at least Keyes' POV would make a great president. However, if you remember back in November 2000, a majority of the people in the last election voted for either Gore or Nadar.
What does that tell you about the current elect-ability of Keyes?
TC, don't blame the politician for such problems, after all this country is still built upon the power of the public vote, and that being the case, perhaps you should focus your frustration on the "narrow minded" and not the political messenger?