Having said that, I think Rush Limbaugh hit it right on the head yesterday concerning the Bush agenda and strategy:
"The White House thinks their strategy is working like a charm and, really, who could argue with them? Their strategy is not to really spell out their own agenda and fight for it no matter what. Their strategy is to advance a centrist agenda that consists of a sizable percentage of the left's agenda, issue by issue. In the process, they're picking off Democrat votes. They're doing two things. They're denying Democrats issues to run on, and at the same time giving specific members of the Democrat coalition reasons to vote for Bush or against the Democrat candidates. The way they're looking at it, it's working."
I think those who have pledged their undying allegiance to President Bush are very happy with this. To them winning isn't the most important thing, it's the only thing. They are quite content with a "centrist" agenda/president and are quite willing to accept a great percentage of the left's agenda if it means 80% approval ratings and winning elections.
Unfortuneately, they are in the vast majority in the GOP at the present time and so they have earned their victory. Still, constitutional conservatives should be vigilant in holding the President's feet to the fire on important issues. When they do, their patriotism should not be questioned.