Bush's Gov't Represents the Radical Right

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Rose: Where are real conservatives?
By John David Rose [Oct. 10, 2003]

Think About It

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Any Republican younger than 50 has probably forgotten what the real Republican Party once stood for. Otherwise they wouldn't stay with the party. ...

The GOP once stood for reverence for the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Today it undermines it to promote a narrow religious ideology.

The GOP once stood for fiscal responsibility and against federal deficits. That's really gone by the board under current Republican leadership.

Bush's unprecedented and unjustified pre-emptive war is running on borrowed money. It's borrowed because he gave the money to pay for it away with tax cuts. ...

The Iraq and Afghanistan adventures have cost $166 billion so far. Now he's asking for another $87 billion to pacify and rebuild Iraq. The money is borrowed from our children who will pay, pay and pay for Bush's gift to the rich. That is, if they can find jobs and make enough money to pay taxes. ...

During the Clinton years, federal spending as a percentage of the nation's total economic output dropped from 22 percent at the start of his first term to below 19 percent at the end of his second. Clinton generated billions in surpluses for the treasury.

Under Bush, government spending is up 12.4 percent over the past three years. The on-budget deficit in fiscal 2003 will hit or exceed $570 billion. ...

The Wall Street Journal asked readers, "How can the government best respond to the growing federal budget deficit?" Twenty-nine percent said, "reverse the tax cuts," 10 percent said "reduce military spending." The Bush administration should "tender their resignations," said one respondent. ...