Kris, I have to agree, mostly, with what you said about the administration. The president is not a conservative in the political sense. He is socially conservative, and that is about it. But conservatives are pretty unhappy with the president in the last couple of years. He enjoys some support from conservatives because the Democrats are so vehemently against him and because of the war on terror (although many conservatives have bolted).
The Democrats' dislike of Bush is somewhat inexplicable concerning domestic policy. Bush is governing like a Democrat at home. The war (maybe not even the war) and the tax cuts are really all they would, in more sane times, disagree with. The left's pacifisim and libertinism on social issues are in the forefront perhaps because they cannot criticize Bush domestically since he has governed as they would.
It is somewhat silly to hear Democrats complain about spending and No Child Left behind or the prescription drug bill. These are democratic bread and butter. Only conservatives have any legitimate beef here.
