There’s a terrific piece by the AEI’s Veronique de Rugy on TCS on the administration’s so-called ‘compassionate conservatism’ (which is, of course, neither). Key quote:

“To be sure, President Bush never pretended to be a Goldwater or a Reagan Republican. His campaign promised a new “compassionate conservatism” and a desire to “change the tone in Washington.” Today, we know that compassionate conservatism is really just big government and changing the tone means his veto pen is buried under the ground. “

Indeed.

Via Andrew Sullivan.