Comments on: George W. Bush: Moderate

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[...] George W. Bush: Moderate (May 15, 2006) [...]

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By: GayPatriot » Is Conservatism in Decline or are Americans just Unhappy with a President Perceived to be Conservative?

Fri, 30 May 2008 01:35:52 +0000

[...] contended in 1992 due to a president named Bush who while a conservative in name, governed as a moderate? Would conservatism have been perceived to be in disarray if both Presidents Bush had been more [...]

By: Gene in Pennsylvania

Gene in Pennsylvania — Thu, 18 May 2006 19:13:56 +0000

Aww Matt, see you re no fun!

By: Michigan-Matt

Michigan-Matt — Thu, 18 May 2006 17:51:39 +0000

And GayPatroit pushes Gay.Com out of the way as THE leading place to pick up guys. John, Gene >take it outside.

By: Gene in Pennsylvania

Gene in Pennsylvania — Wed, 17 May 2006 19:47:04 +0000

#20 John in ILL , send pics……………lol

By: rightwingprof

rightwingprof — Wed, 17 May 2006 17:32:09 +0000

“The sky is blue today” GWB “No Mr President , once again you and your right wing buddies at Haliburton have it wrong. How incompetent….the sky here is grey! Bush lied and people got wet!”

LOL! And how about that primary yesterday, eh?

By: rightwingprof

rightwingprof — Wed, 17 May 2006 13:29:27 +0000

Bush has undertaken a dramatic transfer of power to the executive branch

That’s crap. Bush has exercised the power of the executive branch granted by the Constitution, and far less so than JFK.

You cannot take away constitutionally granted powers and give them to the legislature, at least not without a constitutional amendment.

By: John

John — Wed, 17 May 2006 12:06:58 +0000

Bush has undertaken a dramatic transfer of power to the executive branch, chosen to ignore laws he doesn’t like, and offered up bald-faced lies to the nation to defend his policies. Whether one approves of what he’s doing or not, it’s very hard to call it “moderate;” it’s certainly not conservative. I think “radical” is a good term for it; messing with the constitutional system of divided government is no small thing.

You may approve it of; you may, like me, think it’s dangerous; in any case it is not “moderate.”

By: John in IL

John in IL — Wed, 17 May 2006 01:33:05 +0000

#12
I just wish that with a Republican president and Congress, we’d see more fiscal restraint and see the government’s share of GNP remain below 20%

There are two ways to shrink government’s share of GDP. Cut spending or encourage growth. Doing both would be great but, considering politics in Washington, I’ll take encouraging economic growth over spending cuts. Thank God that they are least doing that.
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#17
Endless spending, expanding education funding, perscription entitlement programs, faith-based initiatives…

and yet the deficit is still shrinking. Hmmmm.

#20
I think I love you, Gene.

By: Gene in Pennsylvania

Gene in Pennsylvania — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:17:09 +0000

You know i love blogs and blogging. Cable news channels and the internet has led to 25 hrs a day news sharing and opinion sharing.
But Americans are turning into the most overpriviledged bitchers and moaners I could ever have imagined. Is Bush too conservative or a moderate. good God , he’s a man trying to guide a huge country that’s divided over some huge issues. The loyal opposition on EVERY iissue has a strategy to disagree with what ever he says. “The sky is blue today” GWB “No Mr President , once again you and your right wing buddies at Haliburton have it wrong. How incompetent….the sky here is grey! Bush lied and people got wet!” Harry Reid
Even my hero RReagan had to deal with these people on the left. Only B Goldwater basically had the onions to tell em to go to hell. It’s amazing to me with the MSM and the other party against you 100% of the time any Republican Admin gets anything done.
Americans have turned into whinnrs. #ppl killed in Florida in one week by alligators…..Where was Bush? What did he know and when did he know it? People are dying! Give me a break. Gas too high, drive less.
In a flood plain, move! Hurricane coming, drive or walk away! Or call someone to come get you! Geez! What was the topic?? LOL

By: Bruce (GayPatriot)

Bruce (GayPatriot) — Tue, 16 May 2006 19:37:04 +0000

Nice posting Dan. I’m so frustrated over how “moderate” Bush has become that I’ve worked myself into a serious “blog-rut.” I just can’t muster the creative strength to write this week. Hopefully someone will do something stupid and hypocritical enough to stimulate my synapses.

By: Calarato

Calarato — Tue, 16 May 2006 16:26:31 +0000

You got it.

He’s a conservative in one area: thinking that America should actually win the War on Terror. That’s one more than Kerry or the Democrats.

The current blossoming of conservative distaste for Bush is, in a way, an index of success in the WoT. We haven’t had a homeland attack in over five years. Despite the continuing MSM gloom on Iraq, in reality it is going well enough (as a long-term project) and al Qaeda in Iraq admit they’re on the ropes. (Ooops – al Qaeda is in Iraq? what has al Qaeda to do with Iraq? )

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 16 May 2006 15:22:10 +0000

Endless spending, expanding education funding, perscription entitlement programs, faith-based initiatives…

Stop me when I get to the part where Bush is a conservative.

But in all fairness, Bush ran promising all this. Guess he’s a pol who delivers.

By: andophiroxia

andophiroxia — Tue, 16 May 2006 14:32:08 +0000

I think Reagan said this the best, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” I can’t help but think that this applies today, especially with a lot of the fiscal irresponsibility of the government, especially for social programs.

By: JonInAtlanta

JonInAtlanta — Tue, 16 May 2006 14:23:01 +0000

Fiscally he’s most definitely NOT a conservative.

By: rightwingprof

rightwingprof — Tue, 16 May 2006 14:13:53 +0000

Nothing outweighs being a gun grabber — because all the rights and protections in the world mean nothing if you’re not allowed to defend them, or your life.

Neither Rudy nor Arnold would ever get my vote for even dog catcher.

By: Michigan-Matt

Michigan-Matt — Tue, 16 May 2006 11:29:44 +0000

How anyone understanding the Bush legacy can be surprised that Bush 43 is moderate is simply, utterly amazing. He needs to take a lesson from Bruce, Dan, John, and Nick: come out of the closet and declare yourself. But not as a gay conservative.

If GWB did that, he’d begin by saying he’s a Ripon Republican who believes in the power of the federal govt to spend in order to influence the economy, he trusts that Wall St will get it right faster than Congress or the Fed Reserve, and he thinks citizens owe society and each other a lot. He also thinks America has the power to lead the international community to a more positive end. I’m not sure he’d call Reaganomics “voodoo” but, he does see tax cuts as govt policy/spending to bring about good.

Hey, he’s a Ripon Republican! They live! They live!