If only George W.Bush were a real conservative

The Australian ^ | 1-13-03 | Doug Bandow

[sanchmo]

James Traub charges in the New York Times Magazine: "Today's Republican Party is arguably the most extreme - the furthest from the centre - of any governing majority in the nation's history."

Mr Traub apparently never heard of Wilson, Roosevelt, Johnson or Carter.

[trebb]

"It's not much of an exaggeration to say that Bush would like to roll back the federal government to something resembling its pre-New Deal state."

If he were to try that, I would kiss his feet and try to get him elected as many times as it took....

[Support Free Republic]

Are we there yet?

[KantianBurke]

good article ping.

[Dane]

Conservative papers stopped running my column; conservative websites removed it from their archives. That was their right, of course, but they demonstrated that it was not just the Clintons who were fair-weather friends

Here's a quarter call someone who cares in the sour grapes dept.(Paul O'Neill)

[B4Ranch]

So this President deserves to be criticised by anyone who believes in limited, constitutional government - that is to say, a modern-day conservative.

The modern-day conservatives, supporters of President Bush do not want limited, constitutional government. This was the Founders plan. If his supporters did want this, I don't understand how can they support the President. He is against these ideas from what I can see by his actions so far.

[Reagan Man]

"It's not much of an exaggeration to say that Bush would like to roll back the federal government to something resembling its pre-New Deal state."

I see absolutely no evidence of this in PresBush`s current policy agenda. Maybe Bush has a deep desire to return America to a pre-FDR era, but its nothing more then a desire and a silent desire at best.

[BraveMan]

An article to masticate. What do you think, Hmm?

[putupon]

Here's a quarter call someone who cares

Give your quarter to the survivors, I have a cell phone:

Remember the 1986 immigration amnesty? One of its beneficiaries was Mahmoud abu Halima, who went on to bomb the World Trade Center in 1993. His friend Mohammad Salameh wasn't so fortunate. He applied for the '86 amnesty but was rejected. So he just stayed on in America, living illegally, and happily was still around to help Mahmoud and co-attack the Twin Towers. He's the guy who rented the truck, which suggests he had enough ID to get past the rental agent at Ryder.

Click here and here for lists of crimes committed by illegal aliens.

[My2Cents]

How about his judicial appointments? Do you think the Senate Democrats are filibustering Bush's key nominations because they are "big government, loose constructionist" judges?

[RJCogburn]

His comparison of the Clintonistas and the Bushbots is sadly on the mark.

He does fail to draw the distinction between Bush....a decent man without political principles...and Clinton....plain evil.

It's a big distinction, IMO.

[tbpiper]

An article to masticate. What do you think, Hmm?

Would recommend a hearty post-mastication spit and rinse.

[Consort]

His comparison of the Clintonistas and the Bushbots is sadly on the mark.

Keep in mind that Clintonistas were supported, directly and indirectly, by many "true" Conservatives, but not by any Bushbots.

[Land of the Free 04]

Clintonistas were supported, directly and indirectly, by many "true" Conservatives

Which ones, and how?

[deport]

If Only

[Consort]

The ones that that helped to elect the Clintons. It's been discussed on many threads here. Do the research.

[Land of the Free 04]

YOU made the claim, so it's up to YOU to do the research.

[Consort]

It wasn't a claim; it was a fact. The conservatives who got angry with Bush stayed home, or voted for Perot, or voted for another Third Party candidate. Those are the Clinton Conservatives who helped to elect him, either directly or indirectly. Bubba didn't have a majority; he had a plurality. Got it yet? And why didn't you know all this already?

[Consort]

The next typical response is to blame Bush.