Comments on: A conservative’s views of the Bush Administration http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/a-conservatives-views-of-the-bush-administration/ What's hard to endure is sweet to recall. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:27:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: LeisureGuy http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/a-conservatives-views-of-the-bush-administration/#comment-39304 LeisureGuy Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:41:11 +0000 http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/a-conservatives-views-of-the-bush-administration/#comment-39304 It certainly has become true as GWB's ratings have plunged south. Before that, conservatives were eager to embrace him. Now, not so much. I do agree that he espouses none of the principles that I associate with conservative values (limited government, fiscal prudence, balanced budget, minimal government action, etc.). Indeed, the unprovoked invasion of Iraq is as far from conservative as one could get, though at the time every conservative that I can recall was rooting him on. It certainly has become true as GWB’s ratings have plunged south. Before that, conservatives were eager to embrace him. Now, not so much.

I do agree that he espouses none of the principles that I associate with conservative values (limited government, fiscal prudence, balanced budget, minimal government action, etc.). Indeed, the unprovoked invasion of Iraq is as far from conservative as one could get, though at the time every conservative that I can recall was rooting him on.

]]> By: Dan http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/a-conservatives-views-of-the-bush-administration/#comment-39303 Dan Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:33:47 +0000 http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/a-conservatives-views-of-the-bush-administration/#comment-39303 I'll just note that many conservatives do not consider GWB a conservative. He's definitely a republican, but just as "democrat" does not necessarily mean berkely-ite socialist, few republicans on a national level could be considered conservative. One reason GWB gets such low approval ratings is that he consistently alienates the conservative, minimalist government, individual rights, federalist wing of the republican party. I’ll just note that many conservatives do not consider GWB a conservative. He’s definitely a republican, but just as “democrat” does not necessarily mean berkely-ite socialist, few republicans on a national level could be considered conservative. One reason GWB gets such low approval ratings is that he consistently alienates the conservative, minimalist government, individual rights, federalist wing of the republican party.

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