>The definition of ‘conservative’ is probably slightly different for each person who adheres to what they define as ‘conservatism’.
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Then, again, it has no meaning; exactly why the political class uses the term: when if can’t follow their oath of office (adhere/defend the Constitution), they have a fall-back (”I’m a [fiscal/social/etc.] ‘conservative’”).
But, what should one expect when one only pays lip service to get elected...damn anything else. Yet, they still have their cheerleaders “Work from within...”. C’est la vie.
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I have mixed feelings about him; he can sometimes be extremely and unnecessarily vulgar - which compulsion to be provocative seems to stem from a terrible need for attention.
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‘Unnecessary’ is in the eyes of the beholder, I’d think. IMO, this is where the circular-firing-squad mentality comes in: he’s an ‘outsider’ aka ‘gay’. Like the (L), the (R)NC\GOP(e) LOVE to glam upon ONE facet, then use it to beat ‘em down\out of the ‘club’....regardless of how close to 100% their thinking might be to the rest.
Pay no heed the party has done little\nothing to stem the tide re: abortion, or close the border since 9/11 (nor even slow down the pace), or shrink the size of govt, or....But, because the (L) believe in open borders, drugs and abortion, to HELL w/ ‘em. IIRC, it was the (L) who were railing AGAINST the DHS\NSA\TSA while the (R) brought out the pom-poms....yet, who’s the ‘kooks’??
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At the same time, he’s brilliant, and a powerful spokesman for many conservative issues, and speaks from obvious conviction.
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He’s using the tactics of the Left...with devastating results to the Socialists. He’s doing *EXACTLY* that which the Right has CRIED for for ages (like Trump): a fighter. Unlike most, he doesn’t allow the Left to walk-over/interrupt/bully/etc. him. He gives BETTER than he receives time and time again.
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He’s young, and I’m pretty sure he will sort himself out. In the meantime, a lot of young people are hearing another view of things from him, a view to which they may not otherwise have paid any attention.
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“I might not agree w/ X...”, put his @ss in front of as many cameras\people as possible and *FIGHT* DAMMIT. Quit spiting the nose and trying to shove ‘im back into the closet.
I’m not trying to ‘shove him in the closet’.
I guess I’m old - the gay men that I knew decades ago handled themselves with dignity and reserve - which our subject often does, as well. I wish he would do so *more* often, and dump the vulgarity. For many people, it distracts from his brilliance and message more than the gay thing does.
-JT