Don't take the word of the speech writer, but instead look at the actions of George W. Bush.
Signed and pushed for No Child Left Behind
Signed and pushed for the 750 Billion Dollar Medicare Part D
Pushed for Amnesty for Illegal Aliens.
So no, I do not need Bush speech writer to tell me that Bush was not aligned with Conservatives.
And kept us safe. No more attacks after 911. That HAS to count for something. It’s more than we’ll get from odumbo.