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As i have already mentioned in this thread, the idea that Bush is anywhere near the "center" is laughable, and the idea that he could be "somewhat left of center" preposterous. In the first place, he wouldn't even know where to begin, and in the second, his most ardent supporters, many of whom certainly border on reactionary (I'm looking at you Ashcroft and Rumsfeld) would pull him back into the party line. The fact that they were reelected does not make them less Conservative, it just means that a significant portion of the population has a strong right wing slant. I also disagree that Iraq was the point that made the election as close as it was. I have spoken to many Bush supporters (you have to work a little to find them in a "blue" state) and most of them feel that the Iraq war is justified, even without Weapons of Mass Destruction. And these are highly educated people, mind you; there's a whole other set of people who, when polled, still believe that Iraq had something to do with 9/11.
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--Sam Harris
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