[Poohbah]

Otherwise we have learned nothing from 2000 and nothing from 1992.

Oh, the "true conservatives" learned a LOT from 1992 et seq.

They learned that being a minority malcontent is financially profitable with an extreme left-winger in the White House.

It doesn't pay NEARLY as well without said lefty extremist.

Follow the money...

[chris1]

The lesson of 1992 is that Republicans should run on traditional conservative policies that most people agree with. When faced with liberal or liberal light, voters go for the real deal. If Bush acts like his father on the domestic issues, he will be toast.

[miloklancy]

What about the hit the economy took resulting from the attacks on Sept 11, 2001? These attacks were the result of 8 years of letting our intellegence infrastructure deteriorate under Bill Clinton, as well Clinton's apathy towards threats which were building up around the world. It will be a close election this year, not unlike 2000. We cannot afford to put a new President in office who looks at the War On Terror as a matter simply to be litigated and tried in International courts.

[Sabertooth]

Oh, the "true conservatives" learned a LOT from 1992 et seq.

What did the big picture realists learn, exactly?

They learned that being a minority malcontent is financially profitable with an extreme left-winger in the White House.

It doesn't pay NEARLY as well without said lefty extremist.

Follow the money...

OK, but can you give me a hint?

Is it hidden under the tinfoil?