[dd74]

The last worthy conservative was Reagan. He upheld the ideals of smaller government, less services, and a certain legitimacy of the U.S. on the world stage. Clinton was a uniter above all other things - at least the country wasn't nearly as split as now when Clinton was in office.

So the perfect fantasy president would comprise Reagan and Clinton - deft-like purpose to always put the country's overall best interests forward, while uniting everyone behind the country so that the idea would suppress all naysayers. Back when the Berlin wall fell, one did not dare say ill against Reagan. Even Bush I had something on the ball, and he was a distant second in visibility to anyone in office.

Bush II is a very poor example of Conservative leadership. It isn't even conservative any longer, but instead NeoCon vitriol.

What I wish is for the world to not take the U.S. or Bush very seriously - only the terrorist enclaves and their host countries seem to have the balls to do that. But as to Bush's legitimacy, hell, my avatar has more legitimacy in the WH than Bush.