A raised hackle in defense of conservatism.

Despite what you may read in blogs, on the news, or hear whenever a Dem ties McCain to Bush,
I truly believe it is a fallacy to call the Bush ideology conservative. (Sorry, bro.)

Here's why, and I'll keep this short.
1. Conservatives appoint foreign-policy experts that are military veterans. Bush does not.
2. Conservatives do not believe in social economic bailout schemes and prefer a non-intervention policy towards the banking system. George Bush intervened.
3. Conservatives practice a "humble" foreign policy, pandering to European countries for the monetary benefit of America, and don't make a move without a large multi-country coalition. Bush moves against European interests - alone.
4. Conservatives are not proponents of expanded domestic discretionary spending. Bush has expanded this spending 40%.
5. Conservatives work for the furthering of "traditional" values. Bush opposed the election of Pat Toomey, a social conservative.

If you had two seconds to summarize the Bush Years, you would probably say "Iraq and Bailout."
So the sum total of Bush's time in office boils down, essentially, to several trillion in budget deficits, preventative war, and massively expanded government control.

How is that conservative?

Please don't call Bush conservative. It offends us.