[98ZJ USMC]

Bush declared himself a “compassionate conservative” who would govern as “a uniter, not a divider.”

Which is why he didn't landslide Gore. If he was a Reagan prototype instead of a slightly better version of Dad, he would have gotten 57-60% of the 2000 vote. I hate that term "compassionate conservative".

Despise it.

[newfreep]

“compassionate conservative” - RINO liberalism.

Early in W’s first term, he allowed “Ted-the-swimmer” to write the new Federal Education bill. That defined him as just another liberal to me.

When he began pushing amnesty and refused to build the wall, he forever defined himself as a traitor.

[Wildbill22]

“Bush declared himself a “compassionate conservative” who would govern as “a uniter, not a divider.”

Which is why he didn’t landslide Gore. If he was a Reagan prototype instead of a slightly better version of Dad, he would have gotten 57-60% of the 2000 vote. I hate that term “compassionate conservative”.

Despise it.”

You get it. The problem isn’t the Dems or a marxist president we now have, but the watered down conservatism that doesn’t inspire and convince the fence riders that there really is a better way.

Bush was the lesser evil from Gore, but he may have done more damage to conservatism than Gore would have.