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Well if that is true, than standards certainly have plummeted. I'm a Centrist. A moderate. And if he can't meet a few of my issues, what hope is there? Conservatives support small government, small spending, limited foreign involvement, tax cuts, etc. If you are a Conservative that is what you support. He ran as a Conservative. It is up to him to uphold that agenda. That is not extremism. That is simple Conservative values. Anything to the Left of that is Liberal. What does that tell you about not only Bush but many of the Republicans here on this site?

[auntdot]

Good post Jim.

Yes, I am a conservative on many issues, but I don't wear my politics on my sleeve or try to prove I am more to the right of the next guy.

And my decision not to vote for the guy has nothing to do with him not being 'conservative' enough.

My problem with GWB is that he is not doing his job; he is not securing our borders.

The under- and overbellies of our country, our borders, are sieves, and GWB is doing nothing to secure them.

And I believe the reason is political, I can find no other rational explanation.

When the President of the United States ignores a great vulnerability in our security, I cannot in good conscience support him.

[jim35]

"...That is simple Conservative values. Anything to the Left of that is Liberal. What does that tell you about not only Bush but many of the Republicans here on this site?.."


It tells me that you don't know what a conservative is. Yep, you've got some of it down, but as a "centrist" you're missing something. Conservatives aren't about limiting foreign involvement when it comes to defense, buddy boy. And tax cuts? Gimme a break. Small government is one I have to give you, but Bush has always let congress run the domestic policy, for the most part. I wish he'd buy a veto pen, but he let's them do their thing, and signs on the dotted line. Complain to your congressman. But there's more to being conservative, which Bush follows. Anti-abortion, Christian, honest, etc.