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We couldn't keep Bush in line with both the House and Senate - they went crazy, pigs at a trough, and we ended up with the biggest, most intrusive, and most expensive federal government in our history, until Obama came along.

The failure of a certain predecessor had a lot to do with that. But I'll grant that Bush was more into big government than I liked.

I have seen nothing in Romney's record or his past that leads me to believe that Romney won't be just as bad as Bush.

The difference is that Bush was "our man", while Romney was our (Conservatives) last choice and his only saving grace is that he isn't Obama. For this reason alone, out side will be more willing to hold his "liberalism" in check (I hope).

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Sorry, “out side” should be “our side”, although I sure feel like Conservatives are outsiders after this.