I've been astounded by Bush in his relationship with Republicans in Congress. In my lifetime, there has been no Republican president who has spent as much effort and as much time electing people of his own party to the Congress, or less time talking to them after they got there.

I am astounded. This is theoretically a fiscally conservative Republican Congress. I don't get it.

Conservatives throughout the United States are increasingly losing faith in the president and the Republican leadership in Congress to adequately prioritize and rein in overall federal spending, American taxpayers have witnessed the largest spending increase under any preceding president and Congress since the Great Depression.

George Bush is a conservative and most conservatives like him and support him. But most conservatives, at one level or another, are troubled by much of what they see going on in our government.

Are you going to see Republicans in difficult races having [Bush] come for rallies? No. You will see him do rallies for people who are not in trouble, or whom he can't harm.

You've got a Republican White House; you've got Republicans in control of Congress. It should be smooth sailing.