Bruce Bartlett

Cato off the Reservation

The libertarian policy institute's program for today's gathering at the Waldorf makes it clear that there's one person libertarian conservatives like less than Eliot Spitzer: George W. Bush. If you're looking for a conservative crack-up story, the meeting is probably a good place to start.

Some sample topics: "The Decline and Fall of the GOP," "Bush Conservatism and the Constitution," and "Imposter: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy," a talk by apostate economist Bruce Bartlett on his new book.  read more »

It's not just Bush's liberal critics who are feeling emboldened lately, it seems.