[altura]

Your reply was way more classy than that of the other guy.

But I think you people expect way too much of Bush. He's getting there. He can't be a dictator. He's been a lot kinder to the Clintonistas than I would like, but there is probably method in his madness.

I love Bush and I just get really sick of the Bush bashing that's been prevalent lately. I should probably just ignore it.

[Czar]

Nobody is saying Bush is not a good man. He is a good man, with honorable intentions, and a good sense of ethics and integrity. He conducts himself as the President should, providing a stark contrast with his despicable pathological liar of a predecessor. That isn't what conservatives are complaining about.

He has shied away from some hard issues (e.g., CFR), made some bad decisions (e.g., supporting affirmative action; defacto amnesty for illegal aliens) and has pushed big government (e.g., education bill, greatly expanded Medicare entitlement, etc.). All of this continues to grate on conservatives who feel they've been sold out.

Now, he's making it worse--much worse--by giving Sandy "Burglar" a wrist slap instead of throwing the book at this disloyal criminal. If some hapless aerospace engineer had done the same thing, he would have lost his security clearance, his job and been criminally prosecuted in the toughest possible manner, winding up with more than a few years in federal prison.

This is another case of Washington protecting Washington insiders. It's disgusting and it's wrong. It diminishes trust in the federal government and makes a mockery of the rule of law that Washington is forever pontificating about. And it is valid to criticize the Bush administration for going in the tank for this worthless skunk.