"Forget about McCain," the guy said, "All of the quiet Republican money is going to George W. Bush, which is a clear indication of who will ultimately prevail."
"Is George W. Bush going to be more conservative than his father?," the interviewer asked.
"Are you kidding?" the guest answered, "Based on what I've seen from the group of advisors he has assembled, the defining theme of his presidency is that he's going to do the impossible and make Ronald Reagan look like a liberal."
Take it for what it's worth, but despite all of the complaints that you hear about Bush from conservatives, he has gone out on a limb in areas that Reagan would never have touched.