[Tall_Texan]

Let's be frank. George W. Bush is not a panacea to conservatives and, Rush's cheerleading aside, never made himself out to be one. All you have to do is look at his record as Governor of Texas and his "bigger government" proposals on the campaign trail.

Saying he is a "uniter not a divider" is another way of saying he lacks the cajones to take the fight to the Democrats. He'd rather try to persuade and compromise (which worked better in Texas where even the Democrats aren't like San Franciscans).

He is popular with all but the fringe left because he's willing to put one or two homosexuals on his staff, willing to water down bills so they have no teeth, willing to co-opt Democrat issues the way Clinton did some conservative issues and let the Ted Kennedys of the world say nice things about him.

Dubya hasn't changed. I don't see why so many think he has.

[rdb3]

Rush's cheerleading? Have you listened to his show lately? Anything but cheerleading.

But what I said still stands. Solutions? No? Then how about silence? I can complain to myself about my own problems and that will take up all of my free time.

I've never understood why people get so peeved over compromise. That's what politics are! I don't care if it was Reagan or not, compromises are made. There's no governing by fiat here. So, unless you have a huge majority, compromises were, are, and will be made. Period.