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1. George Bush was very up front about his plans, including the "No Child Left Behind" bill. If you were unaware of it, there is no one to fault but yourself.

2. Please detail the increased levels of spending in non-military areas (excluding the hurricane, which has not yet been determined).

3. Since I am a Bushbot, what are you? I am sure you think you are a "principled conservative", but for my part I think you are an anti-Bush person who climbs on the Bush-bashing bandwagon and imagines himself a martyr.

who's YOUR candidate for 2008? How conservative do you think he or she will be?

Knocking Bush right now doesn't help anyone, even you "principled conservatives." If you continue to work to erode the President's position, you will end up endangering the majority in the House and Senate, which if we lose will guarantee that not ANYTHING you want will come to pass. In addition, you just might get Hillary along with a democrat Congress. And if you think we would be able to repeat 1994 and take Congress back, you are exceedingly foolish.

We are in a political war. You have to choose a side and support it; you don't have the luxury of sitting on the sidelines and gripiing that things aren't perfect.

So, who is your preferred candidate for 2008. Speak right up and let us know who you think will do a better job.

2. Please detail the increased levels of spending in non-military areas (excluding the hurricane, which has not yet been determined).

Does the word "Drug Bill" mean anything to you? Billions and billions and billions of waste fraud and abuse.

The Farm Bill? More pork, pigs, and hogs.

Aids funding to Africa? You explain that one to me?

I think GWB is a good person morally, individually, and etc ect. But one cannot say he has lived up to expectations on domestic issues this second term. If anything, it seems the barn door is open and anything goes so long as the GOP is for it.

So, who is your preferred candidate for 2008. Speak right up and let us know who you think will do a better job.

At this point I'm leaning towards Mike Pence and Gov. Sanford of SC. I think President Bush has been a terrific Commander in Chief of our military, but either of those guys would greatly outshine him domestically.

I read your reply. Let me explain my position on this. I'm a moderate, so there's much that Bush has done domestically that I can agree with, including the macro view of No Child Left Behind.

That being said, you state that you have to choose a side and support it. That is exactly what happened during impeachment with the dems. How many of us here were scratching our heads when feminist groups one after another still supported Clinton? Why? They had chosen a side and supported it. Look at the denial in the Catholic church when the accusations first started coming out about the abuses of the priests? Why? Many Catholics chose their side and supported it. And the abuses continued.

Conservatism was about principals, not sides. Standing by and on the courage of your convictions. That's where many conservatives have a rub with the so called "Bush Bots". To shut up and choose a side means not standing by and on the courage of your convictions. It's sort of like standly idly by while the 10 Commandments are shredded. Conservtives are never to give up or give in on thier convictions. Yet day after day, Bush Bots (I'm using the term without malice) encourage and cajoul those who find something the President has done that violates their convictions to shut up and let it go.

They are put in a Catch 22.