Yes! Give it whatever label you want, because all the old labels, particularly ‘conservative’ have become so watered down that they are now meaningless. George Will says he’s ‘conservative’. Paul Ryan says he’s ‘conservative’. Bill Kristol says he’s ‘conservative’.
It’s no wonder people have stopped listening to it. For crying out loud, what does it even mean anymore? I know what it means to ME, but how do I know what it really means to anyone else, including Ted Cruz?
People who say they’re voting for Ted Cruz because he’s the ‘true conservative’ are whistling past the graveyard.
This is a great post, and Rush addressed some of this today.
There is GEORGE WILL conservatism, and there is TED CRUZ conservatism. Who is the true conservative? Where is the coherent ideology?
Our entire civilization is under siege and we’re debating how many Reagans fit upon a match head... We need to get real.
Worse, “conservative” has become an epithet. When statist pukes like Ryan, Will, McTurdle etc. Claim the mantle of conservatism, the natural reaction is to be repelled by what they’re selling.