I don't like George Bush. Does this make me a liberal or a conservative. A republican or a democrat.?
450655
none of the above. it makes you an independent thinker. the best kind of thinker i might add.
797695
I will probably vote Republican because, though I am unhappy with the results of Bush, he made educated decisions based on intelligence that was false. Others would have probably done the same thing. I feel that if Hilary Clinton or John Kerry run, our economy might fail or hit a depression, so I will choose to vote Republican based on democratic economic track records.
1035990
I dislike the man because he is a dishonest, greedy man hiding behind the veil of indignation. in reality he isn't a true conservative because actions speak louder than words, and  his actions are quite the contrary to what  the conservatives are supposed to represent. our deficit has ballooned under his watch and our individual liberty has eroded. these are core values of a true conservative(bush is not one people) BUSH IS A WARMONGERING NEO-CON PUPPET. HIS stupidity and lack of diplomacy could possibly lead to WW111 before he is out of office!! this is why i hate the guy!!!!!!
343418
I wanted him once many years ago, but now that I know so much more about him, I don't want him at all. I was a Democrat for years, turned Independent, now thinking seriously of becoming a full blown Republican. That's the only party with the old patriotic ways that made America.
1032320
I started off voting Republican (Reagan in '84), switched to Democrat ('88-'96), voted Green (Nader in 2000) and voted for a Democrat (not Kerry) in 2004. I lean, surprisingly, to the right. I've always considered myself a liberal until I learned what "classic conservativism" is. I am more conservative than a lot of self-proclaimed conservatives. I believe in small government and reduced debt (thus the Clinton votes in '92 and '96) less government restrictions (Nader 2000), and a strong military (thus my vote against Kerry and Bush in '04), all "classic conservative" traits.\n\nThe terms liberal and conservative have little meaning anymore. True liberalism would be socialism or communism,and these parties are not as active in the US as they are in Europe.
928393
Oh, I'm a liberal, and I admit it. Here's the thing; the ones who switched from voting Republican in 2004 to voting Democratic in 2006 view themselves as independents.
886894
I'm a Goldwater Conservative. In today's political mess with the Republican party hijacked by abominations for the last 4 administrations, that make me a Liberal. Like the political universe rotated while I stayed in one place.\n\nYou are correct, the bush-league is not conservative. No decent conservative would work so hard to undermine the Constitution.\n\n\n\n.
1143645
Republican.  On a Scale of 1 to 50 with 50 being the most liberal and 1 being the most conservative,  I'm a 3.  I took a test in my American Government class in College.  I knew I was a Republican to begin with but I didn't know I was that conservative!   :)
207354
I am a Christian Conservative and I vote Republican because they TELL THE TRUTH NO MATTER WHAT. Liberal Democrats LOVE TO LIE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT TELL THE TRUTH and that is why I do not vote Democrat unless the candidate comes from the city that I live in.
646943
I'm not voting for a Republican in 2008.  I don't want a successor to Bush.  To me, this nation doesn't feel like America anymore and to find what is left of it I have to look to the people, not the government.
1069006
You sound like a sentimental Democrat.\n\nI'm sorry, you'll never figure out anything while you're in that mood.  Specifically, the whole line of reasoning that politicians make decisions based on who they like and who they hate is ragingly improbable.  The human mind is "locked" and doesn't love or hate anyone when it is in the middle of putting on an act.  The Greeks had this right, their word for "actor" was "hypocrite."\n\nThe strings that pay for Bush tug on him and urge him to prattle about open immigration and "guest workers."  So he does.\n\n"W" doesn't love or hate the Mexicans.  He looks upon fellow Americans as cannon fodder.  He loves PRESTIGE, the God his mother taught him to worship.  He thinks prestige as a puppet is better than being a commoner.  He'd rather destroy the country than abandon this precious notion of his.\n\nAs for whether Bush is mentally ill, I'm not a psychiatrist.  I'm just a retired bookkeeper.  But let me say I have very deep suspicions about his mental stability.  And since we are borrowing $2 billion a day from overseas, I know that he can't f*cking count or do arithmetic such as single entry bookkeeping.
624745
You know, I'm not a republican by nature, but during the 2000 elections I thought that Bush would be the lesser of the two evils. How wrong. I did not vote for him in 2004, but in 2000 I liked him better than Kerry, and now I'm ashamed for even considering the thought. I believe in gay marriage, stem cell research. And he has completely ignored any environmental concerns, not to mention that whole Iraq War thing (written with as much contempt as all the other examples of Bush's negligence and narrow mindedness).
938275
I personally look at the issues that are important to me, and try to vote for the person who best represents my views. I consider myself a moderate with liberal leanings. \n\nI don't like extremism, and I don't like it when people get locked into a position and refuse to consider all sides of an issue (not a big Bush fan . . .)
1180039
I have problems With President Bush, but I believe that he has gotten some bad advice and has surrounded himself with people who don't have the nation's best interest at heart.  I voted for him simply because I didn't want Kerry to become leader of the free world.  As for my vote, who knows, it might count, it might not.  I still vote with high hopes and low expectations.
1068124
I'm conservative and I've never liked him. He comes off as self-righteous and intolerant. But I wouldn't lump him in with the majority of Republicans in this country, though.
833393
I'm pleased to see a conservative (or anybody, really) who can think for themselves, instead of just believe everything they are fed.  And, yes...I dislike Bush myself, but...I'm a liberal, so that is no surprise.
400466
As a Republican, when I voted for Bush in the first term, I thought that I was electing a small limited government Republican. Instead, I elected a religious Republican. The 04 election was more about safety and security for me, so I still voted Bush as it seemed that Kerry didn't really offer anything different.\n\nIf I could go back, I would change my vote to a no vote, as I believe that Bush is not the president that he proclaimed to be, and that Kerry didn't and doesn't stand for my values. To be truthful, most canidates are either too far left or right for my taste.\n\nTo answer your question, some conservative / libertarian Republicans still exist, but it seems to me that our party has been hijacked by religious factions. They seem to be on this holy crusade to stamp out all opposition to anything that they deem is wrong or sinful. Since the Republicans control almost all the branches of government at this time, I believe it is time to restore balance. So, I will probably vote the straight democratic ticket in 06 to see if the balance of power will be changed.