[paulk]

If you collect stale tripe

Hmm.. you think a ronald Reagan quote is stale tripe???

You must be a "Yellow dog" Republican. Why support any one who is expanding government? What difference is the name of the party if they are selling you out?

[Consort]

What was his quote? I don't mean the one about the Eleventh Commandment.

[Tarl]

Why fall into this obvious trap. Does anyone claim to know private discussions between GWB and his leaders in the House and Senate? Just because he proposes to endorse big spending legislation doesn't mean its not rhetoric meant to "steal" democrat votes in the hope of re-election and a larger gap in Republican margins in Congress. Why else do you have House leadership dragging the legislation, adapting it so that even if it were passed it would be far from what the Dems would want. I think the CLUE is that you don't have the Republican leadership in Congress publicly questioning the President. During a 2nd term with no pandering or perception of pandering needed GWB will be free to exact a more Conservative agenda. Things aren't always what they seem (especially in politics).