@Lazy - please don't put all of us center-right folks in the same boat - WE ARE NOT. As an example many sensible conservatives (I consider myself to be) are very much at odds with alot of the stuff George bush talks about OUTWARDLY. Let's talk about Iran for instance. Most of these non-GED having right wingers have never been out of the country. When they talk about Iran they think "bomb, bomb, bomb" but what they don't understand is that the good ole American dollar is alot more an effective weapon than a nuke (now I am all for kicking some ass with a nuke when one has too). Anyone who has ACTUALLY TALKED TO AN IRANIAN knows that in actuality, alot of them don't like their current leadership and many of them are very much in favor of a change in power and for the day when they can come to enjoy some of the advantages of American society. That's why while Bush's outward policy may be hostile to Iran (he has to satisfy said right wing conservatives without passports mentioned above), internally he is sending top level diplomats to negotiate with Iran. The fact is that American culture and American MONEY is the most effective weapon it has.
The same is true for Libya for instance. The non-reading, conservative peons know very little about America's real policy towards Libya. The fact is THEY MAKE US MAD MONEY - that's why those in the RNC elite have to placate the conservative masses but on the inside, politically maneuver what makes sense for the economy of the country.
Anyone who actually talks to an
RNC insider knows that half the stuff you hear about on Fox news is just used to placate the conservative masses who need someone to think for them. This is sad but true...
