Doug Bandow: If only George W.Bush were a real conservative January 13, 2004 PRESIDENT George W. Bush is widely seen as a right-wing conservative, an extremist even by American standards. But in most areas he could be a social democrat, replacing a limited, constitutional republic with an ever-expanding state. The Bush administration is widely reviled abroad. Equally strong are the criticisms at home. For instance, writes Jonathan Chait of The New Republic: "It's not much of an exaggeration to say that Bush would like to roll back the federal government to something resembling its pre-New Deal state." James Traub charges...