Yes, he did redefine the Republican Party.
However not for the better. As evidenced by the choice of McCain as the Standard Bearer.
Others in the mix were lost because of rule changes by Nat’l GOP Party leaders and by the go-along-get-along MSM.
End result: a screwing of the American people.
Yes, ‘We the People’ got screwed!
You just don't get it. Bush is going to start acting like a conservative right after the mid-term elections… no wait… he'll start being conservative after he is reelected… no wait… he'll act like a conservative after the second mid-term election… mmmmmmmmm … well, he was just taking the issues away from the Democrats he didn't really believe in bigger, more expensive, more intrusive, government.
Besides, his intentions were good and that's what really matters.