SimonJester,

I looked back at the article looking for the references of Bush with "pride." I didn't see any but in fact I do have pride in George W. Bush. I recognize that he is much more a classic Democrat than a Republican, but I believe that can start a process of "babysteps" back to the right. People will never embrace a more conservative government at once but little by little they might come to their senses.

Of course, Bush has not vetoed a damn thing, created an entirely new beurocracy, and passed a grossly expensive Medicare benefit. But he has done some things of which I am immensly proud. The Faith Based Initiative, tax cuts, the War on Terror, and others. I am also very much behind social security privatization, and education vouchers. I will be highly pissed if they don't get done in the next four years.

Like you (I assume), my perfect world includes little to no government intervention in any aspect of our lives. The constitution lays out the responsibility of government and it has long since been left in the dust. But the reality is that we may never see that again, and certainly not in our lifetime. I don't know if support for Republicans is a step in the right direction or simply the slower road to ruin.

What I do know is this. If the Democrats had their way, we would all be spending less time on responding to each others blogs, and more time learning the Koran. The balls to step up to the plate on Islamic Fundamentalism alone makes Bush a man of vision and courage. There is no greater concern in our time. I would like nothing better than to return to the day when we can start arguing the role of government and God willing that day will come in our lifetime. Until then, I will continue to support Republicans.