Bush was quite conservative by banning partial birth abortion, deploying national missile defenses, and cutting taxes.
Had the Public been in the mood for someone even more conservative than Bush back in 2000, Cheney would have been at the top of the ticket instead of at the bottom.
What has happened, however, is that the Public is shifting further to the Right to compensate for 0bama’s rabid Leftism.
0bama wouldn’t be re-elected today...Bush would (if he could win his Primary).
First, let me say that Obama is so disastrous as a president that he’s in a category all by himself. In only a year and a half he’s bankrupted the nation and put the next couple generations in hock. He’s taken a giant step with his bailouts and ObamaCare towards socializing the country. He’s apologized for America abroad and weakened our military. Having said that, it doesn’t excuse Bush for his reckless spending and creation of a new entitlement. Even Rush criticized him for that. Bush was certainly pretty good on national defense but, IMHO, his problem was he didn’t know that you can’t reduce taxes without cutting SPENDING. That’s why our recession began at the end of his term. He had good intentions but he was always, at bottom, a RINO.