Well, I think the events of September 11th and the ensuing war on terrorism have definitely caused some approaches in financial terms to change dramatically, but in general I feel that President Bush's fiscal approach has been economically sound and I agree with it. In point of fact, the Presidential office has very little to do with actual economic trends and when people try to make that kind of argument it only shows how little they understand about economics.
I'm not real thrilled about the high billions of dollars being spent on Iraq, but that's the situation at this point. I'm not going to pretend to know what the best way to approach that is.
In general, I agree with most of the Republican platform - smaller government, stronger military, lower taxes. I felt like puking my guts up when Clinton downsized military bases and ballooned social programs. But, thankfully, we live in a free country where differing opinions are welcome. My Dad and I are the only Republicans in my family (that makes us 2 vs. about 40, counting aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, etc.), so I learned long ago that trying to convince a Republican of the virtues of being a Democrat and vice versa is an exercise in futility.
Mike