Fun question for you Ted; which party held congress and supreme Court and all the levers of power, during 6 of the 8 years W. Bush was in office.
Republicans held congress for those years and they deserve much of the blame for current conditions. The bigger question is; were those Republicans acting conservatively? I say no.
GW Bush and company rolled out some big spending:
Two wars
No child left behind.
Sarbanes-Oxley
Dept of Homeland Security
Medicare Part D
To name a few. But I contend that most of these aren't conservative ideas, they're liberal ideas. GW Bush was a liberal in conservative clothing.
On a side note those who claim Bush deregulated wall street and the financial sector will see the only bill he signed pertaining wall street.