It would be nice if George W. Bush were the second coming of Russell Kirk. He clearly isnt. But this little fact is largely irrelevant. The War on Terror is still the biggest issue, and George W. Bush is really the only candidate in the Presidential race who GETS IT. The UN doesn't get it; the European Union doesn't get it; the media doesn't get it; clearly the Democrats (with perhaps Lieberman as the sole exception) don't get it either. That's the great divide in America right now. I have faith that the American people still get it. And what they will get is that when its time to pull the lever, touch the screen, or punch the chad in November 2004, the will conclude that the world is too dangerous a place to allow the Democrats back in power. This isnt a left-vs.-right consideration. This is a consideration much lower on the Maslow hierarchy of political need. Its civilization versus the savages. And most people get it. Some people, including a good many on FR, do not.
I'd settle for James T. Kirk.....(I know - bad geek joke)