I respect your civil and reasoned response...
I will turn your question around. Why do you think conservatives "DID" vote for Bush two years ago???? Certainly none of us voted for Gore.
On foreign affairs, I rate Bush very well. On domestic affairs, I honestly see little difference from the democrat agenda, just at a slower pace. That is just an honest opinion. Keep in mind I am not a republican, in fact with no party affiliation.
Do you think that Gore would have nominated the thirty judges that were just resubmitted (including Owens and Pickering, for goodness sake)? Do you think Gore would have even given us 37 cents in a tax cut? Do you think Gore would have given us a stem cell decision which, although not strict enough for the most purist of the pro-life group, was nevertheless a large move forward? Do you think that Gore would have nominated a conservative black to the Civil Rights Commission and taken Mary Frances Barry all the way to the Supreme Court in order to defeat her? Would Gore have advocated drilling in the ANWR or refused to sign the Kyoto accord?
Would Gore have stood up for faith-based groups like the Salvation Army? Would Gore have rallied the American people after 9/11? Would Gore have encouraged reading and self-reliance for students?
Look at what we have been given, through God or fate or whatever you wish to call it. Look at what our alternate future could have been, with a President Gore. Can you seriously tell me they are exactly he same? I believe if you think about it, you will realize that although one can grumble about individual decisions (CFR, Education and Farm Bills), on the whole, there is a WORLD of diffeence between the two parties and the two men, even if you simply consider domestic policies.
Plus, we don't have Tipper running around taking photos and telling us about her depression. That alone should give me a few points!