Not raising taxes is conservative. Spending like a drunken sailor is not conservative. Doing both at the same time is foolish and gutless and again NOT conservative.
Alito is SCJustice because of President Bush, and President Bush alone. Are you actually saying someone else nominated him, or that he did it unwillingly? I would like to see evidence of that.
It must be nice in your little world. You want evidence? How about reading on through the hundreds if not thousands of threads here at Free Republic from during the Myers appointment. GWB's choice for the SC was Harriet Myers. She didn't withdraw because he wanted to appoint someone else. She withdrew because the entire conservative movement erupted over what was clearly seen as an attempt to appoint another Souter.
Your facts aren't facts, by the way. Each one has an asterisk next to it. Let's go through them:
President Bush appointed two strong SC Justices
Yes and that is very nice. However, it is certainly worth noting that prior to appointing Alito to the court, he tried to appoint Harriet Myers. Slight asterisk there.
cut taxes and never raised them
True, but a pesky little asterisk for allowing spending to go completely out of control even before the Dems took over and then going hog wild insane after.
was pro-business
Of course he was. The guy who signed the bill banning the incandescent light bulb is fantastically pro-business. And that part where he 'abandoned the free market to save it' was awesomely pro-business. I know it helped the heck out of my business, that's for sure.
was a strong CinC
I'd personally like to know why he allowed things to drone on for so long in Iraq and didn't bother to change anything about it until after the Dems took congress, but other than that, he seemed to be a strong CinC.
strongly pro-life No arguments there other than he could have been a more effective spokesman for the cause.
Your opinion is, therefore, the one that is wrong.
Now THAT's funny.
Because you disagree with SOME of what President Bush did, you are trashing him for everything he did.
You need to be more discerning in your thought process, rovian. And in addition, if you actually think that the anger and venom on FR had ANYTHING to do with Mier's withdrawal, you are delusional. She didn't make it through the process. She was failing in the interviews interviews, and withdrew.
It was President Bush who then nominated Alito immediately after she withdrew. A fact that you 'shockingly' ignore.
But I understand that there are those of you here who are not independent thinkers and are 'go with the flow' types. I never had much respect for people who let others sway their opinions, and have always made sure to think for myself. It's a good quality in a conservative.
In time, you will most likely see that your entirely negative assessment of President Bush is not historically accurate, but I promise I won't say, "I told you so."
In the mean time I'm sure you'll keep posting that Reagan was perfect and Bush was in the mud, but you and I will both know that your argument is, well, in your own words, "crappy."
Peace, rovian.