[vrwc0915]

ping for later

[laney]

I realize I am a Crunchy Con!

[butternut_squash_bisque]

"Crunchy Cons"? I had to re-read the opening twice. At first, I thought it was about a prison's electric chair. LOL.

[Gay State Conservative]

So let me guess...does this means that there are millions of former Republican voters who will vote Hillary/Boxer in '08?

[jackbenimble]

I don't see anything conflicting about conservatism, capitalism and organic vegetibles. Have you ever been in a Wild Oats Market? They have beautiful organic foods but they come at a substantial price premium over non-organic foods sold at regular supermarkets. They are a niche market and capitalism seems to be meeting the need quite nicely.

[ConservativeMind]

I am half-way there, but stay practical and don't buy organic if it is too much over the standard price.

In my early teens, I read an article on integrated pest management and that spring, spent $70 of very hard earned money to buy four different beneficial insect varieties for our farm's garden.

I know I saw some praying mantis (egg sacks purchased), but of the wasps and other two insects, I don't know what happened.

It would be much more accurate to call me a conservationist than a environmentalist.

[Chanticleer]

There's an old national review article which is even more detailed. Love it. Crunchy Cons Picking up organic vegetables in your National Review tote bag

[Pyro7480]

BTTT

[sauropod]

As I stated on another thread, Mr. Dreher does not speak for me!

[alwaysconservative]

Interesting article; thank you for posting it!

Under the definitions of the article, I must be somewhat of a "crunchy con", as I am pro-life, a pro-conservation environmentalist, vegetarian Republican. I don't think we should cede the environmental issues to the looney left, who use junk political science (almost as a religion) to dictate the discussion. I mean, what other excuse do you have for the idiocy of the current public discourse on "global warming"?

[goldstategop]

Family, faith and values. Getting back to the basics. In the long run, reviving those is what the true soul of conservatism is all about, not being a satisfied shopper. Its not what we have that what counts, its who we are and what we pass onto our children and grandchildren. That's the quintessential definition of a crunchycon.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")