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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: tonto who wrote (657466)11/4/2004 5:49:50 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) of 769667
 
"He has proven to date that he is not a conservative..."

There seem to be three main branches to 'American conservatism' these days --- and they are often in conflict.

* religious traditionalists ("social conservatives")

* foreign policy hawks

* opponents of big government ("Libertarians" & assorted other "fiscal conservatives")

Bush currently seems popular with two of the above three, so I'll admit that the definition of 'conservative' seems fairly mutable these days, and he's as welcome to the label as anyone else. (Two out of three ain't so bad....)

NOTE: for the 'fiscal conservatives' there are many who claim that title currently on the national stage but who are, in fact, strong supporters of a stronger, more AUTHORITARIAN government --- thus they propose merely 'shifting around the deck chairs of the Titantic', moving government spending from one area to another... while the over-all size and intrusiveness of the federal government continues it's inexorable growth.

These people are, for the most part, hypocrites (or, somewhat more colorfully: 'pandering pond scum'). They seek the political *benefits* of professing 'conservative' ideals... while they work to increase either 'Big Daddy' or 'Big Mommy' government.
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