"""If I had a choice and Bush were running today against (Democratic President) Bill Clinton, I'd vote for Bill Clinton," said Bruce Bartlett, a former Reagan administration Treasury Department official whose book, "Impostor: How George Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy," is making the rounds of conservative think tanks and talk shows. "He was clearly a much better president in a great many ways that matter to me." ""
Bruce Barlett clearly suffers from BDS. Obviously terrorism isnt something that matters to Mr. Bartlett.
Bruce and other ill informed conservatives, including some here, were so anxious to get past the Clinton years, that they rallied to GWB simply based on his 1998 re-election numbers (65% of the female vote, 50% of the hispanic vote, 35% of the black vote), that they didnt bother to actually listen to what GWB was saying on the campaign trail. Bush PROMISED to free drug progam to seniors in 2000. Bush never claimed to be the heir of Reaganomics, thats where compassionate conservatism came from. These jilted conservatives are simply upset because GWB has followed thru on his 2000 campaign promises...next time pay attention
Bruce Barlett is clearly a jackass. Bush has reduced taxes, and spurred on an economy through an economic downturn (that began before he was in DC) and several nation crisis that could sink an economy. I'd like to hear what this numbskull thinks that Bill Clinton did for the economy or to reduce spending.
Actually, I did listen to a lot of the rhetoric in 2000 and 2004. W scared the hell out of me in 2000 and did not get my vote. JEffin'K scared me worse in '04 so W got my vote then.
Doesn't mean i'm happy with his performance.