[Sloth]

Bush seemed to go soft in the head part way into his second term.

Signed No Child Left Behind -- January 2002
Signed McCain-Feingold -- March 2002
Signed Medicare prescription drug benefit -- December 2003
etc.

[trumandogz]

Thanks, somehow I had forgotten about McCain-Feingold.

[Captain Kirk]

Signed No Child Left Behind -- January 2002 Signed McCain-Feingold -- March 2002 Signed Medicare prescription drug benefit -- December 2003 etc.

Well said. On each and everyone of these Rush and Hannity were largely MIA. True, Rush did utter a few feeble protests but on prescription drugs I remember at the time that Hannity actually said he "didn't care." For both, the wars took precedence and thus Bush's support for big government at home was a worthwhile price to pay. It is a trite phrase: "war is the health of the state" but is nonetheless true, especially during the Bush years. Actually, it is still true now as conservatives continue to give Obama at blank check for his wars.

[Scanian]

Maybe it was earlier than I thought. Time flies when you’re having fun, you know.

He seemed to have a personal aversion to the world “veto,” that’s for sure. And some of that legislation was just jim-dandy as far as W was concerned and he was pleased as punch to sign.