No, the main point is the group of blue collar men support Bush with little reason for it. Because of this loyalty they get very little from the Republican party. You are a perfect example of this. Your loyalty to Republicans derives in part from Libertarians principles. Since the Republicans know the Libertarians are not likely to jump ship and vote Democrat they don't have to give you anything.
Bush has given you virtually nothing in terms of the policies you want, in fact you seem to complain about nearly all his economic policies. Since he is in no danger of losing yours and ebnelson's votes he has no incentive to do anything you want. He can regulate, run deficits, add tariffs, etc because he knows your demographic won't punish him at the polls. Therefore he can satisfy other demographics safely by doing these things.
The war is a separate issue and swing voters dominate this, so both parties actually care what people think.
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