Michael Peroutka: The Second Coming of George Bush? (February 6, 2004)

"On national TV the other night, the Rev. Jerry Falwell demonstrated what’s wrong with so many Christian conservatives who have become cheerleaders for the Republican Party.

On the Cable News Network, Falwell said this about President Bush, quote: “I think George Bush is the personification of the ideal conservative. I cannot imagine a living American who better personifies what I believe in…I’m devoted to him,” unquote, said Falwell.

Well, now, such talk - raises the obvious question: What exactly does Jerry Falwell believe in - other than, of course, the second coming of George Bush?

On this same TV show, Stephen Moore, a real conservative - economically speaking - pointed out that the Federal budget has grown three times faster under Mr. Bush than it did under President Clinton. Mr. Bush has given us the biggest ever spending bills dealing with education, agriculture, and foreign aid.

Mr. Moore, a senior fellow and economist at the CATO Institute, went on to point out that when Republicans took over Congress in 1994 their whole message was that they would fight Big Government. But, now, under the Republicans, Big Government is bigger than ever.

Still, despite all this, Jerry Falwell insists that President Bush is, in Falwell’s words, quote “the personification of the ideal conservative,” unquote.

Sorry, Reverend. President Bush may, as you say, personify what you believe in, sir. But, by no definition does Mr. Bush’s Big Government spending make him any kind of conservative - ideal or otherwise."

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* Peroutka, Michael. "The Second Coming of George Bush?". Peroutka2004.com, 6 Feb. 2004.