As I recall, paleo-conservatives were twitchy about Bush from the beginning--not overjoyed. Alan Keyes and Pat Buchanan were plenty vocal in 2000. As a paleo myself, I want a conservative President and Congress. Still, I'd rather have Bush in the White House leading the war on terror than Gore or Kerry (or Buchanan). To say there's no difference between the parties is childish. It seems to me that Republicans need to keep fighting for our party--and not withdraw to thumbsucking on the sidelines.
Bingo.
Exactly! There were some plenty heated arguments here in 2000-2001 over whether or not Keyes and Buchanan were correct.