rabbitproof --
To give one very concrete example, it's GWB's unbridaled zeal for a world-wide democratic revolution....you know, liberation by imperialism. It's practically
Jacobin, which is to say it's a quintessentially left-wing.
Here's a quote straight from the desk of George W. Bushnik in the National Security Strategy:
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Helping the world’s poor is a strategic priority and a moral imperative. Economic development, responsible governance, and individual liberty are intimately connected....The United States must promote development programs that achieve measurable results – rewarding reforms, encouraging transparency, and improving people’s lives.
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US Federal Government programs to bring economic prosperity and liberty to 6 billion people scattered across the globe are not on the agenda's of limited-government types who think the job of president is to execute laws passed by Congress. This is grossly ambitious stuff that makes the Soviet Comitern look like a bunch of slovenly monarchs.