Why are some cons now refusing to accept Bush as one of their own?

Question

He cut taxes, drastically increased military spending, had a hawkish attiude on foreign affairs, and created huge budget deficits in the process.

Just like Reagan.

In addition, he has increased the role of religion in government, created "faith based" gov't funded charities, censored scientists on controversial issues, tried to privatize everything from foreign aid to military forces, opposed stem cell research, the right to die in Oregon, the right to gay marriage in Massachusetts, and the right to medical marijuana in California.

Sounds like a conservative to me.

Here's your link.

Watch the cons try to run away from Dubya.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgIiA5m_uD0xKJWKiJvoJvXY7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071128151643AAwZfNO

Answer 1

Reagan got lucky. Bush didn't.

Reagan was president during the fall of the Soviet Union, and presided during a fairly strong economic period in the US.

Bush launched an unprovoked and unjustified war with no post-war plan. He also presided during a fairly weak economic period in the US.

There's not much difference between Reagan and Bush, except that Bush made some worse decisions and presided during a less fortunate time in US history. But conservatives can't admit that the two are similar, because they idolize Reagan while Bush has been a miserable failure.

Answer 2

Most traditional conservatives do not like his interventionist foreign policy, attempts at nation building in Iraq and Afghanistan, his failure to secure our borders, his support of free trade agreements, the Patriot Act, the amount of unreasonable and irresponsible pork spending that has been signed into law, and the unbalanced budgets that the President signed into law.

Traditional conservatives see President Bush as just another politician that wants more government control over our lives. While the President differs from liberals in the types of control he wants the government to have, it is clear that President Bush, like liberals, is in favor of a larger, more intrusive government.

Answer 3

Mr. Bush has all but guaranteed a Democrat in the White House and, a majority in both houses. Any Republican with a hope is distancing themselves from him as much as possible.

Answer 4

You are ignoring the difference between a con and a neocon.

Answer 5

I like George W. Bush

Answer 6

hmmm thats a lot

Answer 7

oh puhlease.,...and the liberal extremist controlled congress sat idly by and did nothing....KEEP DREAMING LIBERAL. your question has no answer as your premise is false, AND ridiculous.

Answer 8

Really Got a link or just a lib (slanderous) opinion