Not a Conservative

People need to understand in the simplest of terms that Bush is not a conservative. I called my father for his birthday yesterday. To the best of my knowledge he has voted Republican for life. He told me, "I'm a conservative. Bush, he is not a conservative."

Here is an article by a Bush supporter. I don't agree with much of what he says, except that he makes the correct observation that in the leadership sense, it is Kerry who is far more conservative, and Bush is progressive, even radical.

The wheels came of the Noam Chomsky bandwagon some years back, but I have to give him credit for correctly labeling this administration. He called them "reactionary statists, these are not conservatives." That is about the best six word summary I have heard so far.

Let's get really clear about this: Bush is not conservative. He is not for free markets. He is not for small government. His plan for health care is subsidies. His plan for the economy is subsidies. He doles out huge subsidies to the mining, timber, and agriculture industries. He is not fiscally responsible. People need to take a minute to comprehend the astronomical amount of money he has spent.

He has radically re-written and undone all sorts of treaties, acts, and protections put in place by the hard work and diplomacy of previous administrations, dating back to the formation of this country. These include little things like the Geneva conventions and the United States Constitution. He has replaced them with his sham programs which usually amount to blatant giveaways to his corporate buddies.

If you want to vote Republican, I am sorry to inform you that such an option is not on the ballot this year.