Meet the Poor Republicans - New York Times

Meet the Poor Republicans - New York Times: "President Bush has made a lot of traditional Republicans nervous with his big-government conservatism. He's increased the growth of nonsecurity domestic spending at a faster rate than Lyndon Johnson and twice as fast as Bill Clinton. But in so doing, he's probably laid down a welcome mat to precisely these poorer folks.

Even so, Republicans have barely thought about how to use government to offer practical encouragement to the would-be Horatio Alger heroes. They've barely explored their biggest growth market. If Republicans can't pass programs like KidSave, which would help poor families build assets for education or retirement, then Hillary Clinton, who is surprisingly popular with poor Republicans, will take their place."

Bush's government spending is non-sustainable. His tax cuts are in conflict with his appeal to the poor. Poor Republicans aka Americans, expect their government to help them when unfortunate events happen beyond what is reasonable to prepare, injury or rare illness. This basic safety net isn't affordable under Bush's economic reality and he's hell bent on dismantling the social insurance social security.