George W Bush is a moderate, blue blood, "Rockefeller" Republican, and a big government globalist, as was his father, and his grandfather.
That said, he is better than any democrat and is the only republican that will get enough financial backing to win.
I personally would like to see an Alan Keyes / Walter E. Williams ticket in 2004 but that will never happen.
Great ticket that most conservatives would be thrilled to vote for. But as long as you set your sights so low and accept the mediocrity being offered by the current Republican incumbents, you are correct in your second conclusion. Wishful thinking alone will not make it happen. But FreeRepublic leading conservatives in demanding it as a condition for their votes in November, would go along way toward making it reality.
For those who don't want to talk about race consider this: Newt studied the demographics of elections. He concluded that if Republicans could reliably take 10% of the black vote, Democrats would never again ever win a national election. FreeRepublic has a chance to make this ticket a reality. And this is only one of several alternatives that could completely change the character of the Republican Party for the better.
Jim Robinson, are you out there. Are you thinking about this series of posts that I have made on this thread. I am right, but you are the one who is going to have to take the lead and convince Freepers that FreeRepublic is committed to restoring the Constitution rather than simply recycling Republicans.