[onyx]

Yawn. Yall have never liked President Bush.

Your votes won't be missed, because he never had them!
You're both insignificant.

[KantianBurke]

U sure Bush doesn't need our votes? Judging from the latest polls he's going to need all that he can get. Ironic when you consider how much pandering he's done to so many different groups. And what has it availed him? Nada.

[George W. Bush]

Yawn. Yall have never liked President Bush. Your votes won't be missed, because he never had them!

In fact, he did have my vote in 2000 (in one of the three all-Red states). And he hasn't lost it yet.

But he does seem to be trying to lose it.

I think we conservatives, both social and economic types, have been patient to a fault.

[Orangedog]

Your votes won't be missed, because he never had them!

You're both insignificant.

Keep thinking that way...we'll see what happens in November.

[reformedliberal]

Just look at the percentages of votes for Buchanan, Keyes, Browne and that non-entity heading the less-than-visible Constitution Party. All together these voters are less than 5% of the electorate.

They will never elect anyone, not even their mythical generic conservative.

They adore being begged and pleaded with. It makes them feel important. They want a party w/o any former Democrats, gays, Hispanics or blacks. I have read exactly that sentiment on many of posts claiming *principles*.

What is important is the vastly larger constituency for pragmatic & compassioante conservatism. Once, some of us were on the Left. No longer. I think the reason we are not seeing much if any *undecideds* in the polls, is that the former undecideds have decided...........for Bush and the Republicans.

I am heartened by the articles being written that explicate the pragmatics of this election. Most of us get it. Those who don't will bitch, regardless and throw their vote away to non-entities w/out a chance or a clue. It is much more important to appeal to rational voters who have voted Democrat based on having been lied to and accepting it.

GWB is a moderate Republican w/some conservative beliefs. He isn't Barry Goldwater. Heck, today, I wonder if Goldwater would be the Goldwater of 1964. I seem to recall he changed to the left as he aged.

Like Supreme Court Justices, Presidents are changed by their office. Any of the conservatives touted by the unappeasables would have to become a moderate if a miracle happened and they were elected. Otherwise, it is impossible to govern.

GWB has done more to move us toward a pragmatic conservatism than any President in my 61 years. He will not move us towards a dogmatic conservatism and neither would anyone else who, once elected, suddenly had to deal with the domestic and foreign realities of the world as it is.

So, let's just recognize the principles of the unappeasables and move on. We have a President and a Congress to elect and we can do it w/o the 5%.