The conservative base has demonstrated since 1992 that they are permanently alienated, and NOTHING will appease them. So he has to support the base that actually bothered to vote for him in 2000.
I know this: My only vote in 2002 will be for the Governor of Illinois. I will not be voting in any Federal-level Congressional or Senatorial races. I will not be contributing or volunteering for Bush in 2004, and unless he repeals the reauthorization for the Assault Weapons ban, will not be voting for him. If Bush's behavior is your definition of successful constituent loyalty-building, I beg to differ.
Like I said, if the conservative base hadn't been in a state of permanent temper-tantrum since 1992, they'd have a few markers.
They don't.
Sorry your buddies didn't back your move in 2000.
So okay. So you are writing them off.
Not smart, but it seems to be a tack being taken by Karl Rove.
I predict a Republican debacle in Congress and the Senate in 2002.
I don't know where you get that the Conservatives didn't vote for Bush in 2000.
If that were true, we'd be here discussing President John McCain.
How absoutly true. And you see dozens of the ineffective temper tantrums here every day.