The biggest reason given for supporting Bush is to prevent Al Gore from becoming president. Conservatives are not voting for Bush; they are voting against Gore. If I've heard it once, I've heard it scores of times: "Al Gore scares me to death."

The prospect of a Gore administration is troubling. He is far and away more ideologically liberal than Clinton is. He may not have Clinton's alley cat morals, but his politics are right out of the socialist handbook. I must confess, however, that this "anybody but Gore" mentality disturbs me.

In our quest to keep Gore from the White House, conservatives seem willing to accept just about anything and anyone. Have we now retreated from the principled conservative position to the point that we will embrace liberals as long as they aren't Democrats?

People like New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman (who is said to be on Gov. Bush's "short list" for vice president) have much more in common with Al Gore than with Ronald Reagan. She calls herself a Republican, but she is a liberal through and through! Am I supposed to vote for her just because she is a Republican?

For that matter, G.W. Bush's policies are too similar to those of New World Order socialists for my liking. Red China is threatening to incinerate America's cities and is moving troops and hardware to assault-ready status against Taiwan. That doesn't stop Bush from joining Clinton in calling for China's entrance into the WTO, however. China has also intensified its persecution against Christians and other people of faith throughout the Far East. Yet, Bush joins Gore in promoting permanent MFN trade status for the Communist Chinese.

Bush is calling for more gun control. He even defended Clinton against the NRA. He has no plans to decrease the size and scope of the federal Department of Education. He has no plans to get the IRS off our backs. Out-of-control ATF and DEA agents will continue to run amok during a Bush administration. He supports Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell" policy allowing homosexuals to serve in the military. He refuses to make abortion a litmus test for anything.

Another interesting observation is that most of Bush's closest advisors are members of the CFR. No doubt, the same is true of Gore's inner circle. Yes, Martha, it seems that the same bunch of internationalists is advising both Bush and Gore.

There are differences between Bush and Gore, of course. For my liking, however, there are just too many similarities. To be asked to support Mr. Bush, even if he picks a pro-choice running mate, is asking too much.

There's another reason I'm having difficulty with all of this: I don't believe Al Gore is the one we should fear. There is only one we should fear and that is God! America's problem is not with Bill Clinton, Al Gore or any other liberal Democrat. Our problem is with God. His warnings apply to Republicans as much as to Democrats.