Au contraire, the Bush Admin took all the necessary steps including getting permission from the UN in order to save Western Civilization from a threat you clearly do not appreciate.

“the response to hurricane Katrina,”

You buy into ‘crat complaints that the Bush Admin failed where actually ‘crats interfered with every effort to proceed?

“the massive expansion of the federal government at every level,”

Your evidence of such? President Bush vetoed most of the frivolous spending except where the spending rode on necessary legislation to preserve the peace. You should direct your anger towards the true culprits: Pelosi, Reid, and other ‘crats in control of Congress, and stop laying blame where it does not belong.

“hideous pork barrel spending (earmarks) by congress,”

Repubs have engaged in that minimally. the ‘crats are the masters of earmarks.

“the fierce cronyism of the Bush Administration”.

What are you talking about,? Please tell me of ONE such relation. I doubt you know what “cronyism” means.

Even here in Alameda County there is a struggle going on! The newly elected Republicans on the central committee are attempting to return the party to it’s roots of limited government, and are being resisted by the Chairman (Paul Cummings Jr.), who has filed a lawsuit against the conservative group.

You can get more info here…
http://ConstitutionalRepublicans.org

http://www.youtube.com/user/TakingBackTheGOP

Republicans need to move on from Reagan. This cult of personality has become anachronistic, at best.

Your vision of some future glorious moment when, after cleaning house, Republicans retake the “Imperial City” reminds me of Yogi Berra when he said, “It’s deja vu all over again.”

Invariably Republicans, like Democrats, once back in power, always become fat and corrupt as they create bigger government to ensure security, growth, and moralism, while yakking about no new taxes.