> On Oct 2, 2009, at 10:19 AM, SA wrote:
>
>> But Bush really was the instrument of the conservative movement, more
>> so even than Reagan.
>
> Yes and no. A lot of serious conservatives are uncomfortable with
> mass, unaccountable wiretapping and snooping at library records. And
> most conservatives, serious and hacky, were scandalized by Bush's
> spending habits. I can't count how many press releases I get from
> right-wing PR shops explaining the Republicans' troubles as a
> departure from true conservatism.
Yeah, you get those press releases now. What were they saying in 2003?
SA