“What surprises me is how many of my conservative friends are still hot’n’heavy for W. Some of them are born-again Christians, and Bush is a born-again Christian, and that’s what does it for them. Fair enough, I suppose, if that’s the most important thing in your life, but what about the rest of us? What about us benighted folk who aren’t born-again Christians, but are nonetheless conservative, believing in small government, self-support, fiscal prudence, individual liberty, national security, orderly immigration, judicial restraint, traditional values, and equal opportunity? W doesn’t really offer a whole lot to us, does he? Sure, John Roberts was a good pick for SCOTUS, but who’s the next pick? Alberto ‘La Raza’ Gonzalez? No thanks. Sorry, George, the bloom is off the rose. I can’t even imagine voting for a Democrat, and I’m not a third party sort of guy, but… is this really the best we can do?” – John Derbyshire, National Review Online.
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