I’ve thought since late in his first term that the only reason W was ever remotely acceptable to conservatives was 9/11 and all the unity and patriotism that followed for a couple of years. 9/11 gave him cover to be the RINO that he is while much of the nation was most focused on the threat of terrorism.
Without 9/11, the mask would have fallen away much sooner and he might have lost to Kerry.
And I’ve said before and I’ll say again: I wonder if he was even pro-life, or if that was simply the position Rove told him to take as a bone to the pro-life voters in the party.
I agree with you. Why would GHWB and GWB be really pro-life when Prescott Bush and all their female family people are for abortion “rights”.