Did you just say Bush has implemented most planks of the Democrat Platform?
No, I didn't. He took their domestic issues and gave enough towards them to make those that typically vote Dem. without looking to at least make a second thought towards voting Republican. The Democratic Party always holds domestic issues as the weakest link in the conservatives chain of issues. By removing a complete hold on those issues he is opening up the way for more people to look at the Republican Party in a different manner than that presented by the Dems and to hopefully filling the ballot box with Republican votes.