No one was ever under the illusion that Bush was a Conservative. We voted for him because we could not stand the alternative, which was worse. The same reasoning was used for McCain.
It would be nice to have another strong Conservative leader like Reagan on the field, but that doesn’t look to happen anytime soon.
You are too easy on us. Didn't we alos vote for Republicans that spent more that Clinton's Democrats? Didn't we tolerate that not one of them REALLY insisted on the closure of the borders?