I hear ya. The Bush family has destroyed what R. Reagan began.
The east coast blue-bloods are becoming entrenched. We are a big spending party.
It makes me sad, too.
Some are so consumed with beating Hillary that they are throwing principle out the window for a shot at a minority block or a random blue state.
I think one can draw a straight line from Reagan's position on killing Communism by exporting freedom to what Bush is doing in the Middle East. Other than that, his first four years have been a disaster in terms of spending policies and the role of gov't in the welfare of the average citizen.
The tax cuts were just the first step, and a good one. But to follow on with more wasteful education spending and expansion of an already failing Medicare program (just to name a few) completely offset any benefits.
Now you have this Condi Kool-aid drive - a person who has never legislated in any public office and does not hold the party principle of life or US sovereignty - kicking in because some hope she'll grab a few % points in black community and offset Hillary simply because she a woman.
Pushing the ideals of Bush does not make her a great leader. She has not carved out a foreign policy that has enabled Lebanon to revolt against Syria or Egypt to push for broad elections - Bush did that. She's doing what Powell didn't, go to the world and tell them what Bush wants to tell them.
Politics above Principle. One party has already done that. Hopefully Bush will reverse course and we'll get back to the ideals that Reagan put in place and put forth a candidate that believes and promotes those same ideals.