[jdm]

"Conservatives will stay home and the dems will move in."

That's what was said during this past Presidential election cycle -- and Republicans prevailed, gaining seats in both the House and Senate and retaining the White House.

Problem is that Puff Daddy and Russell Simmons haven't been effective at getting their young (allegedly) liberal base to vote Democrat on election day. According to USA Today, less than 1 in 10 people between the ages of 18 and 25 voted this past November 2.

And those most likely to vote in that same age group vote Republican. The country is much more conservative today than when my parents were my age.

Young conservatives should care very much about government spending, but most don't. In fact, that issue probably doesn't even make their top 5 list of why they vote Republican.

[quantim]

I understand your point but I fear the longer-term implications are hazardous to republicans when the line between the two parties is immeasurably blurred by excessive government spending.  Controlled spending (and a resulting lesser tax burden) is one the fundamental tenets of conservatism, and if this violation continues this will weaken the republican party and give the dems an opening at all levels.

Kinda' like Clinton jumping on welfare reform - we can't let them beat us at our own game.

[AVNevis]

We'll this young conservative is concerned about Government waste and will proudly make his voice be heard in the first election in which he is eligable to vote on November 4, 2008.