He had a grasp of social conservatism, but certainly not economic conservatism. Now we need someone who has actually had "the buck stop here" to at least try to dig us out of this mess. Bush never met a spending bill he didn't like; Obama is just obscenely determined to plunder.
I may be getting my terms a little blurred, but I didn’t find his “No Child Left Behind” program as socially Conservative.
I didn’t find his immigration stance to be socially Conservative.
As for abortion, he did take several moves to cut the ones taking place in the military. Seems there was another such step, but I don’t remember it clearly.
This took place early in his term in office, and from then on he didn’t do much to my knowledge.
So yes, he was socially Conservative in some aspects. In others not so much IMO.