And I'm with you about not letting a Rat Prez even close to the WH. I may (strongly) disagree with GWB on a variety of domestic issues, but as long as the politics of the vast majority of the electorate are squarely in the center, that's the type of President we'll get. The key is to move that center to what is now considered the 'right'. (The 'center' in the early 60's, for instance, was FAR to the right of where it is now). And the best way to accomplish that politically is at the grass-roots level.
If we want the majority of the electorate to shift back to the right... we have to educate them as to why that is a good thing for them and for the country.
Until those who vote come to see the ruin that can come from "voting themselves money from the public treasury", they will continue to vote for politicians who will keep the entitlement train running.