Is America just now discovering the meaning of Compassionate Conservative?

It may have taken five years, but the true colors of the “compassionate conservatives” have now come to light. At one time conservative meant a balanced budget or at least fiscal responsibility. Our nation under the control of the Republicans have taken a budget surplus and turned it into the largest deficit in history. This deficit continues to grow unabated with no meaningful efforts to get it under control.
Compassion once meant upholding human rights. Now there are reports of secret prisons and torture and abuse of prisoners in the hands of the US military. Under the "patriot act" anybody can be spied on by the government, arrested and held without due process.
It is abundantly clear that “compassionate conservative” was merely a campaign phrase which,in practice, has now developed the opposite meaning.
We know the Christian right voted in mass for George Bush. But in that support did they intend for such un-Christian behavior as overthrowing a government, invading and occupying a far off country, or waging a war in which tens of thousands of innocent civilians have been killed?
I don’t believe anywhere in the Bible is a passage that reads, “… And therefore go out amongst the people and lie to them heartily so you may take their wages to finance invasion and destruction in the lands of those who have voiced a grudge against you”.