Consider this. If George Bush were running against Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, how would you vote? What are Bush's positions in the following areas? Are they much different than those of John McCain or, perhaps, are McCain's positions more conservative than those of George Bush?

What McCain has promised to do, if elected:  read more »

The LA Times stumbled into the truth today, (the old "blind squirrel" thing), and discovered that George Bush's greatest legacy is likely to be his appointments to the judiciary.  read more »

This is not good.

WASHINGTON - George W. Bush, despite all his recent bravado about being an apostle of small government and budget-slashing, is the biggest spending president since Lyndon B. Johnson. In fact, he's arguably an even bigger spender than LBJ.

"He's a big government guy," said Stephen Slivinski, the director of budget studies at Cato Institute, a libertarian research group.

What did Karl Rove do to deserve so much hate from the left? How did this Intelligent, humble, easy going' guy from Texas become one of the most hated men in America?

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The latest poll from ABC News re: the President's job approval takes a look at how he's viewed by conservatives in reference to how he's handling the immigration issue. The numbers aren't good.

President Bush's immigration reform package has badly damaged his ratings on the issue from his core supporters, with his approval rating for handling immigration plummeting among Republicans and conservatives.

It's no secret that the immigration issue has driven a HUGE wedge between conservatives and the White House. What seems to have made it worse is that instead of working to address the concerns of the party base, the White House has gotten more strident, and in some cases gone on the offensive against critics on the right.

Peggy Noonan has an article in the Wall Street Journal today on the subject and essentially washes her hands of the administration.  read more »

Democrats Feel Pressure After Bush Veto of Iraq War Bill - Democrats are under new pressure to craft a compromise following President Bush's veto of an Iraq spending bill which includes timelines for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. [Fox News]