Is George Bush a true republican?
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Kudos to this question.  You are correct, not crazy. I bet you knew that though.  Moreso, his miserable failure to secure our border.  Reagan said "A nation without borders is not a nation."  \n   Also that he caved on his social security plan, which is capitulation to the left, if not just plain leftist.  Making gov't the sole arbiter of that desicion is NOT the act of a conservative.  \n    Republicans will lose seats this election and sadly they have no one but themselves to blame.  They were given government on a silver platter.  The House, the Senate, the executive, and the SJC.  What a mandate! And how abyssmally blown.  \n   He's no Reagan, that's for sure.
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I'm an old-school Republican, and I'll tell you right now I can't stand Bush. a lot of so-called Republicans like him because they don't know what the GOP even is.\nI don't think Bush is a conservative Republican, I think he's a wealthy white man who calls himself Republican. he is not really going after terrorism, he is doing NOTHING for New Orleans, he doesn't give a flying flip about our economy, he isn't cutting any taxes, in short he's just a richer version of his dad.\nRepublicans need to get back to basics, as much as some of you guys are going to hate this, people like Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter are the soul of the GOP.\nI make this prediction: Hillary will win in 2008. And the GOP will go back to its roots or it will not survive.
758311
Hitler would be a conservative Republican today. He would have a good chance of being the GOP presidential nominee.
1120382
There are definitely some eerie Big Brother/Cult of Personality vibes coming off the GOP these days.  According to his apologists, Bush can do no wrong.  To voice opposition to his policies is branded disloyalty.  All his his lies are treated as gospel.  Corruption, stealing elections ... advanced Fascism or Banana Republic, call it what you will.\n\nBlatant disregard for the Constitution and the principles this country was founded upon: balance of powers, rule of law, separation of church and state, favoring corporations and the wealthy over the interest of the people ... the list goes on and on ...
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That pretty extreme.\nBut does it really matter who's in power (demos or repubs) I can barley distinguish between the 2 parties anymore. After all look at our current president, he behaves a lot more like a democrat than a rebublican, think about it. The size of the government has increased exponentially, spending has went through the roof, he supports the patriot act & the gay marriage amendment, they even attempted to alter the constitution.\nWhat happened to the core republican values? smaller government, fiscal responsibility, lower taxes & family values. Crap, here in Maryland we have a republican governor in a democratic state, he tends to stay just right of the middle of the road, but still manages to stay true to the party's core values and I support him whole heartedly.
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Oh, there's nothing wrong with Republicans. Not real ones, anyway. The Republican Party of today has been infected with a problem: not Conservatism, but extreme Conservatism. It's only the Neocons, as they are also called, who still support Bush, depsite everything he has done, or lacked to do. It's not Cons I have a problem with, it's sheep.
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As a Republican, when I voted for Bush in the first term, I thought that I was electing a small limited government Republican. Instead, I elected a religious Republican. The 04 election was more about safety and security for me, so I still voted Bush as it seemed that Kerry didn't really offer anything different.\n\nIf I could go back, I would change my vote to a no vote, as I believe that Bush is not the president that he proclaimed to be, and that Kerry didn't and doesn't stand for my values. To be truthful, most canidates are either too far left or right for my taste.\n\nTo answer your question, some conservative / libertarian Republicans still exist, but it seems to me that our party has been hijacked by religious factions. They seem to be on this holy crusade to stamp out all opposition to anything that they deem is wrong or sinful. Since the Republicans control almost all the branches of government at this time, I believe it is time to restore balance. So, I will probably vote the straight democratic ticket in 06 to see if the balance of power will be changed.
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yes and it will be a republican
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Good Question !\nNot ALL republicans do however. Sweeping generalizations will not help us unit our country.\n\nTo be totally fair - every past president has something to do with our current state of affairs.\nThat being said, most of the past presidents were GOP : Reagan - Bush - My favorite Liberal - bush jr.
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Finally a republican among the mob of idiots! Viva Bush! \nThey just need someone to blame for everything...like hurricane katrina for example.
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YES HE IS. BUSH IS LIVING LA VIDA LOCA at the expense of the american people.  He is a shiit for brains mediocre piece of president.  He is not even a full man.  He was raped as many members of the Skull and Bones society are, and that's why we call him now Baby Bush or Bushy for cute. \n\nDo you know what's his favorite entertainment now? Playing with Cheney to see who farts louder and longer in the oval room when the CIA recorders are rolling.  Sometimes they soil themselves and call the White House aid to clean saying it was the dog.  Yeah, right. And they didn't even consider James Brown or Eddie Murphy for president.  They would have done better.
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i think they are. more than republicans look at bush's record that should answer your question how many rich republicans are fighting his oil war?
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Because this is now a republican ran country now, and as far as I can tell by reading some questions and answers on Y!answers there are still a lot of ill minded republicans morons (suzyQ, conservative) to name a couple, would rather have an oil, war criminal republican over a Democrat who got a little side action.\nDon't forget about the christian support just because king George speaks of the bible.\n\nrhymingron, Bush lied a couple more times than Clinton. Don't start comparing the honesty of Bush and Clinton. How about lying for the reason of wars, wire tapping, selling of the ports, knowing certain people for money( Bush was in a picture with someone and denies knowing him. Lies about why the fuel is so high, lies about hunting Bin Laden. Overall, edit your answer and put Bush as dishonest!!
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No.  He's lost the support of fiscal conservatives with his spendthrift ways, Christian conservatives have soured on him, and others are turned off by the Iraq War.  Frankly, I don't believe it when I hear he has an approval rating around 40%.  I think it's really more like 10%.
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Voting Republican is one.
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It is true that President Bush has strayed from the conservative movement, but the question is, what is the alternative?  To vote for Gore or Kerry?\nEven the things that he has done that are more moderate than most conservatives feel comfortable with are better than what a diehard lib like Kerry would have done.  His contribution to the conservative movement will end up being Alito.\nBut if you think about it, no president is going to do everything exactly the same as you would like him to, because there is too much politics involved.  Sometimes it's just a matter of doing what is possible instead of what is preferred.\nHe has appointed a lot of conservative judges in the appeals courts, but i think that the patriot act was his worst mistake.
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Absolutely YES. I come from a Republican Family and I am at odds with many. They put "Being a Republican" ahead of logical thinking. How can a thinking person support George Bush. I am a Republican but this man is a walking disaster. He has done ,NOT one thing to improve this country. I think it is all to make his daddy richer and happier. Iraq was and is a disaster. The man lied and keeps on lying about the war. The man on the street knows better how the war is going. Enlisted people are going to jail because they are being held responsible for what officers told them to do and then denied giving the orders.Any one who has been in combat knows that enlisted men and women do only what they are told. The marines involved in the killing of civilians were told by HIGH UP the chain of command to do whatever they did. Officers will not be sacrificed. Enlisted "Grunts " will. My family believes the propaganda from the White House- I do not.