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"wait...tell me why GWB is a conservative again?"

Let's see, explain why Bush is a conservative. If you don't think he's conservative, then your head is in the sand.

I don't have the energy or patience to educate you, but here is a *short* list of issues that Bush is conservative on:

1) abortion
2) school choice
3) tax cuts
4) federal judges
5) prayer in school
6) pro-military
7) SDI
8) anti-Kyoto
9) affirmative action/racial quotas
10) social security reform

That's just off the top of my head. Now I'll agree that he's not Pat Buchanan or Harry Browne, but that works in his favor as well.

Some people are never satisfied, I put the single issue freaks in that category of people. (Along with my ex-girlfriend.)

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1) abortion

Can you tell me what efforts he has taken to advance the cause of ending abortion in the U.S.? I'm aware that he has done some "defunding" of programs abroad, but I'm unaware of anything in particular that he has done domestically.

2) school choice

School choice as in, ability of parents to choose charter schools or homeschools or various public schools? I don't think his increasing of the DOE and the No Child Left Behind Act and subsequent strengthening of federal influence over public schools is a good idea, nor do I think it is conservative.

3) tax cuts

I agree. I wish that we had more effective Republican leadership that was able to pass his tax cuts without trying to emasculate them first.

4) federal judges

I like his picks so far - at least the ones I've read about.

5) prayer in school

I agree.

6) pro-military

Yes, good.

7) SDI

Again, good.

8) anti-Kyoto

VERY GOOD.

9) affirmative action/racial quotas

yes yes.

10) social security reform

Unaware of this.

I don't have the energy or patience to educate you, but here is a *short* list of issues that Bush is conservative on:
1) abortion
2) school choice
3) tax cuts
4) federal judges
5) prayer in school
6) pro-military
7) SDI
8) anti-Kyoto
9) affirmative action/racial quotas
10) social security reform

Must be repeated again....I don't like this crap I am seeing on this thread. Bush has accomplished an unbelieveable amount in the past two years, especially when you consider the close margins in the house and senate. If this is the attitude of the base, I guess we deserve another Clinton.