He supported Bush’s expansion into medicare and said her supported big government Bush 96% of the time.
First, 96% support does not equal 96% *big government* votes. Bush sucked, IMO, and he dragged the GOP down with him. Either you supported YOUR President, as a congressman, or the left labeled you as “more radical than Bush”. Not a happy choice. You can rail about Rick all you want, but to have ANY impact you have to play the cards that are laid out. And the cards were all losers during the Bush years, esp. the later ones. Bob