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I think we should not be surprised here.

Bush might support a lot of conservative positions ( e.g., Tax Cuts, Social Security reform/privatization, Partial Birth abortion ban, Defense of Traditional Marriage, Strong Military, etc. )

But in other areas, he has been less than conservative ( and I think he never hid this in his campaign).

For example -- strengthening Federal control of education, steel tarrifs, never vetoing any spending bill, actually out-spending Clinton, Carter and LBJ, signing the McCain-Feingold bill, Diversity regardless of capability ( e.g. Harriet Miers ).

Lets face it folks -- We elected a moderate, not a conservative president.

Our only consolation is this -- the alternatives were worse.

1 posted on 10/26/2005 10:17:23 AM PDT by SirLinksalot
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And, the apparent "moderate" influence of his mother and wife have done nothing to push ahead a principled conservative philosophy.


79 posted on 10/26/2005 3:17:26 PM PDT by line drive to right
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I wonder why so many hard-right conservatives are suddenly furious at Bush when they supported him in two presidential elections.

That would be because you apparently haven't been paying attention, Ruben. Conservatives gave Bush a pass on his Roosevelt-like big spending, his apparent self-subjugation to Vicente Fox, and his foreign policy debacles for one reason and one reason alone: Supreme Court nominations. When Bush appointed a crony with no record, no discernable judicial philosophy, and strong indications that she is a judicial moderate, at best, it wasn't that they "suddenly" were furious. It was the straw that broke the camel's back.

The fact that this has to be repeated over and over again is telling in and of itself.

81 posted on 10/26/2005 4:41:12 PM PDT by NCSteve
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Who is this compete loser?? Gee SORRY you cannot elect a 100%er. And before the whine all the time chorus thows up the name Regan, look at the record of 1986. a Tax hike, an illegal alien amnesty and negotiating with the commies. In 1986 all the 100ers were whining about Reagan the same way they whine today about Bush. So let's try to deal with reality children. NOTHING in life is perfect. NO ONE is going to agree with you 100%. Learn to live with it or go third party cause those of use who make the party work are sick of carrying you.

87 posted on 10/27/2005 7:23:35 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (I'll try to be NICER, if you will try to be SMARTER!.......Water Buckets UP!)
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By Ruben Navarrette Jr.

Who is this compete loser?? Gee SORRY you cannot elect a 100%er. And before the whine all the time chorus thows up the name Regan, look at the record of 1986. a Tax hike, an illegal alien amnesty and negotiating with the commies. In 1986 all the 100ers were whining about Reagan the same way they whine today about Bush. So let's try to deal with reality children. NOTHING in life is perfect. NO ONE is going to agree with you 100%. Learn to live with it or go third party cause those of use who make the party work are sick of carrying you.

88 posted on 10/27/2005 7:24:05 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (I'll try to be NICER, if you will try to be SMARTER!.......Water Buckets UP!)
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