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Bush Says Americans 'Ought to Have' Broadband and a Pony by 2007
wrttnwrd writes "George Bush is calling for universal broadband by 2007. He doesn't say how, or who's going to pay for it, or who's going to build it, but hey, isn't almost good enough? (for all of you Boondocks readers out there)" First step to universal broadband: don't have your Justice Department argue against communities providing their own broadband service. And don't forget the pony!
> liberal Republicans, like Bush
Whoah, time to take a step back. I'm a little unclear on how Bush is liberal at all. You may not like his policies, but they are pretty much straight down the social conservative and neoconservative party lines. Neither of which could be called liberal by any stretch of the imagination.
Liberals (like myself!) generally want increased envronmental controls, more internationalism, lots of social safety nets, more peace, and progressive tax rates. Many of them (like myself!) also support a high degree of individual freedom. I find it hard to call the USAPATRIOT Act, the Iraq War, or the no-gay-marriage amendment liberal in the least. Liberal doesn't mean "I, as a conservative, don't like it". Bush might be accurately called a fascist, but fascism is an extreme form of conservatism.
Unless, of course, you are from any other English speaking country, in which case your confusion about how we use the labels "liberal" and "conservative" is quite understandable.