Buchanan appraisal of Bush performance

Pat Buchanan has never really seen things the same way Bush did and now he really doesn't. Pat is an old school conservative and Bush is a so-called newer version of conservativism which largely likes foreign entanglements, war and big government more than many of us. Here is the way Buchanan put it.

Under Bush I, taxes were raised, funding for HUD and Education exploded, and a quota bill was signed under which small businesses, accused of racial discrimination, were made to prove their innocence, or be punished, in true Soviet fashion.

Under Bush II, social spending has exploded to levels LBJ might envy, foreign aid has been doubled, pork-at-every-meal has become the GOP diet of choice, surpluses have vanished, and the deficit is soaring back toward 5% of GDP. Bill Clinton is starting to look like Barry Goldwater.