Defining conservatism down

OC Register ^ | 2/9/04 | Erica Harpster - Opinion

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

These kids were babies when Reagan was in office. 7 posted on 02/09/2004 11:08:33 AM PST by George W. Bush

I'm curious where the author gets the following information:

On National Review Online, the dominant conservative media source for college students...

According to whom?

• As measured by Alexa web-traffic rankings, FreeRepublic.Com is MUCH bigger than NationalReview.Com (ranked #1,233 in the world versus NRO at #2,086).
• And in turn, LewRockwell.Com is MUCH bigger than FreeRepublic.Com (ranked #774 in the world versus FR at #1,233).

Unless the web-surfing material of College-age Conservatives, constitutionals, libertarians and assorted right-wingers is just radically different from that of their elders, I think the author may be over-estimating NRO's influence just a tad.

[drhogan]

my own personal opinion is that it is OK for repubs to criticize repub leaders and big government programs except during an election year. the campaign has started, and criticisms now will only help the dems. once we win the election, we can start criticizing the policies again.

[drhogan]

my own personal opinion is that it is OK for repubs to criticize repub leaders and big government programs except during an election year. the campaign has started, and criticisms now will only help the dems. once we win the election, we can start criticizing the policies again.

[OWK]

my own personal opinion is that it is OK for repubs to criticize repub leaders and big government programs except during an election year.

my own personal opinion is that it is OK for victims to criticize muggers except during a robbery.

[anonymous_user]

Criticize all you want. President Bush needs to hear that his base is not impressed with "wooing the left" (a.k.a "spitting in the wind") spending sprees and proposals. I'm still going to vote for him since the alternative is certainly not better.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

my own personal opinion is that it is OK for repubs to criticize repub leaders and big government programs except during an election year.

So, we're allowed to complain about GOP big-government policies, except during the one time every four years that they're actually... accountable to us, their employers?

Man, I would sure like to have a job where my supervisors could complain and fume at me all year long about my waste, fraud, mal-investment, and abject incompetence -- except during my annual performance review, at which time they'd be allowed to tell my employer nothing bad about me whatsoever!! Nice work, if you can get it!

[TigersEye]

the campaign has started, and criticisms now will only help the dems.

Right. The only way to convince the fence sitters is to show them that we support our man no matter what. Show them that the candidate is more important than the policy. Give 'em a clear difference between a Republicans and a Democrats.

... once we win the election, we can start criticizing the policies again.

Obviously when he has no elections to face he will be far more compliant with the concerns of his 'base.'

[OWK]

Criticize?

No way... Not me man.

I have a little plastic George on the dashboard of my car, to protect me from high priced prescription drugs.

[anonymous_user]

You guys are killin' me. Remember, Bush the Elder was a one-termer for your sins. :)

[StoneColdGOP]

A Democrat trying to wreak havoc among the opposition and depress the Republican vote. It's too bad that she seems to have many followers in California.

Why? Because she speaks the truth about the GOP abandoning it's roots and spending like Democrats?

[luckydevi]

Is she wrong?

[billbears]

once we win the election, we can start criticizing the policies again.

So we only hold them accountable at the times when we don't actually have the means (i.e. voting) to hold them accountable?

[Eva]

No, because she is all negativity and no positive solutions. Temper tantrums are a very ineffective mode of persuasion.

[OWK]

No, because she is all negativity and no positive solutions.

Here's a positive solution.

Tell George to quit spending my money like a flaming liberal leftist.

[Austin Willard Wright]

You mean George Bush the elder who lied and raised taxes?

[calcowgirl]

Temper tantrums are a very ineffective mode of persuasion.

Yep.

[laotzu]

Nobody really mistakes Republicans for conservatives anymore.

[raloxk]

the oppostion base is fired up, the ruling party base demorilized. it could be that 2004 is as devastating an election for the GOP was 1994 was for the DEMs

[laotzu]

"it is OK for victims to criticize muggers except during a robbery"

Damn well said.

[Jim Cane]

my own personal opinion is that it is OK for victims to criticize muggers except during a robbery.

My keyboard is ruined, but making you pay for it wouldn't be Conservative. I could have chosen not to read your post. I did. I laughed. I am responsible.