Conservatives will turn out for Bush thus Bush will take them for granted. The war is Dubya's ultimate trump card. When conservatives supported the war so unquestioningly, they joined themselves to Dubya at the hip.
Heck, even Neal Bortz is voting for Bush because of his greater love for the war, and small government be damned!
Nobody loves war! Boortz has no love for war. War is the proper way to deal with evil regimes that wish us harm. Is there an alternative?