] "Bush has given us the worst of both political worlds: ] the wasteful tax-and-spend big government of wild-eyed ] liberalism without any of the compassion or desire for ] justice that normally goes along with bleeding-heart ] bureaucracy; the most tyrannical aspects of right-wing ] demagoguery--scapegoating, depriving people of basic ] rights, domestic spying, warmongering--without any of the ] positive attributes that usually accompany it, such as ] attention to reducing waste and balancing the budget." Rall's Conclusion: ] "Hoover, Eisenhower and Goldwater were conservatives. ] George W. Bush is not. He's a radical right-winger ] applying selective liberalism in order to create an ] expansionist military empire centered around an ] oppressive police state. ] ] Bush has given us the worst of both political worlds: the ] wasteful tax-and-spend big government of wild-eyed ] liberalism without any of the compassion or desire for ] justice that normally goes along with bleeding-heart ] bureaucracy; the most tyrannical aspects of right-wing ] demagoguery--scapegoating, depriving people of basic ] rights, domestic spying, warmongering--without any of the ] positive attributes that usually accompany it, such as ] attention to reducing waste and balancing the budget. ] ] We Americans need both liberals and conservatives to lead ] us. But a government run by right-wing liberals will lead ] us into a world of trouble. " Dubya is dragging us down faster than I thought possible. GEORGE W. BUSH, LIBERAL |