Is George W. Bush the face of the "New Democrat Party"?
George W. Bush ran for president as a "compassionate conservative". He was able to streamline the party nomination process in 2000, as opposed to Hillary and Obama in 2008. Bush promised a new tone in Washington and a willingness to listen to both parties. He has kept his promise.
Three of Bush's accomplishments are educational reform, prescription drug plan, and scuttling immigration reform; all three are easily moderate Democrat type policies. Bush was able to accomplish moderate tax reform, but it included a sunset provision. He let Congress run rough-shod over the taxpayers for six years with exploding budgets, until the majority of voters decided that if spending is such a priority, then let's elect some folks who know how to do it right.
After 7 1/2 years, George W. is the least popular president in polling history. The Republican Party is almost off the map. My assessment is that George W. is the face of the New Democratic Party, and the Dems should be in the majority this election cycle, except that the Democrat Party is taking a huge turn to the left with Barack.
