Comments on: Why do people still think George W. Bush is a conservative?

By: sgt_k

sgt_k — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:45:16 +0000

Don’t forget that there is more than one type of conservatism – the main ones being fiscal conservatism and social conservatism. While President Bush has shown himself to be socially very conservative, his fiscal policies leave a lot to be desired.

While I had seriously hoped President Bush to be much more fiscally conservative, we will never know what he might have done had 9/11 not happened. He started down the right road with his first round of tax cuts, but then huge spending was required to answer our nation’s pitiful readiness against terrorism.

All in all, I have to say that President Bush has been a fairly conservative, very effective president. His tax policies have increased monies coming into the nation’s coffers – 25% more so than Clinton ever raised. His economic policies have the nation’s economy growing at a very fast clip. His military and anti-terror policies have kept our nation free from terror attacks for almost five years.

We have to remember that there is never a perfect candidate who will fit the bill for all of the people. We can only hope for the best when we elect a president – and realize that it COULD be much worse.

By: WBrian_28

WBrian_28 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:45:16 +0000

He is a social conservative (or at least he makes speeches that attempt to please social conservatives).

I agree with you that there is nothing conservative about spending policies. It makes Clinton’s years look positively frugal.

By: ME

ME — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:45:16 +0000

Hes a neo con which is really just an insane form of liberal economics that would frighten liberals and unrealistic foreign policy that would make conservatives crap there pants

By: MyinitialsspellG.O.D.

MyinitialsspellG.O.D. — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:45:16 +0000

Ignorance is in at the moment.
It’s hip to be ignorant.
This fad helps those with average to low intelligence feel some sense of pride.

By: wyrd1

wyrd1 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:45:16 +0000

Well, I disagree on your point one. Pre-emptive (and it really wasn’t – Saddam had 12 years to comply with a Treaty he himself signed before Operation Iraqi Freedom went into effect).
Your second point is well marked however. He is spending like a tax and spend liberal. And the size of government has drastically increased too. The only, and possibly moot answer, I could justify would be that the Executive Branch is the most removed political office from its base. And that’s just a given.