George W.--master of disguise: spouting patriotic rhetoric and enjoying the support of fellow Republicans, George W. Bush has masqueraded as a conservative while actually advancing a liberal agenda. (Cover Story: False Conservatism).(federal spending increasing faster under George W. Bush than under Bill Clinton)

From: The New American | Date: September 9, 2002| Author: Benoit, Gary | Copyright information

When Bill Clinton boasted that "the era of big government is over," there were probably more belly laughs than nods. After all, Clinton was widely recognized as a big-spending liberal. He was seen by many as a dangerous demagogue with an insatiable appetite for power, an appetite that might have consumed our liberties if not for public and congressional resistance.

But with the election of supposed conservative George W. Bush, the public vigilance that helped keep Bill C...

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