Press of Atlantic City
Loyal conservatives question Bush's ideas
February 12, 2006
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/5904809p-5919138c.html— Hardline conservatives, among President Bush's staunchest supporters, question whether he is conservative enough when it comes to government spending and growth, leaders of the movement say.
Conservatives gathered at a Washington hotel this weekend for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, where they assess the status of their movement and what they think of government policies. President Reagan remains the champion of low-tax, small-government supporters even after Bush's re-election and the dominance of Republican lawmakers.
They are quite unhappy with Bush administration initiatives — for example, the multibillion-dollar prescription drug program and the No Child Left Behind education law — and special spending projects from Congress that have ballooned the cost and scope of the federal government.
“We are in danger of becoming the party of big government,” said Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee.
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