Bush’s Blunders

Economic mistakes have left the president with little room for error.

David Hogberg argues in this short article from The National Review that President Bush has made his own re-election more difficult by trying to be more like a Democrat in areas of domestic spending and the economy. And indeed, many conservatives have argued that "the new tone" has been a failure in terms of domestic policy. It is clear that Democrats will always hate a conservative Republican. So if they are going to hate you anyway, why not let them hate you for something worthwhile rather than trying to offer plums and bribes to the population in the form of higher government spending? These schemes never work as they are intended to and they always end up costing far more than their proponents originally claimed they would, so what's the point? Instead, fight for lower taxes and lower spending on domestic issues to keep the private sector running smoothly. Don't try to be a Democrat because Democrats are on the losing side anyway.