The Florida fiasco was a mole hill turned into a mountain by the first ruling of the Florida Supreme Court. The doney brook ended only after the U.S. Supreme Court twice chastised the Florida Court for exceeding its judicial authority. As an aside it is ironic that the U.S. court, well known for its judicial activism should accuse the Florida Court of doing the same. Kind of like the pot calling the kettle black. A very few real conservatives held out for a third party claiming George W. was merely the lesser of two evils.
All conservatives are compassionate but with their own money.
The liberals are compassionate in taking money by force of government from some to give to others. House speaker Dennis Hastert's chief of staff is promoting moderate Republicans for chairmanships over real conservatives Henry Hyde and Phil Crane. The appointment of New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman to a cabinet post was most troubling and an insult to pro-life supporters. She is the most activist pro-abortion person using the republican name, even supporting partial birth abortion. A true conservative would not appoint such a person as dog catcher.