Steyn has “discovered” the virtues of limited government and suspicion of executive power only since Obama took office. Before that, he was one of the biggest defenders of Bush’s expansive, anti-civil liberty pro-government policies. Why should he be taken seriously now?
I’d say that Steyn has been a consistent conservative based on what I’ve read and heard from him since I first ran across him.
What part of Bush’s plan did he support that was overtly liberal?
Clearly you have not read "America Alone". Mark was clearly for limited government at home but an aggressive stance abroad, and he still is, as far as I can tell.