It's a Democratic ideal to spread our troops. Before the Gulf War, it was almost an exclusively Democratic action to spread troops/go to war. He raised taxes. He raised spending. He formed several new government programs. He spread government size and scope and influence.

Sure, he was anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage. Besides those two, and his energy policies, he was a pretty liberal president.

I wasn't jumping down Meier's throat. I was just commenting on how most people don't know much about Bush.