What had the “Conservative Movement” accomplished all of those years, other than being nothing more than a “debating society”?
Killed the Soviet union.
Since Bush '41 it hasn't even been that unless you mean debating what color of bow to put on the present they're giving the democrat fascist oligarchs.
Exactly! What is the use of a “movement” which never moves the needle?
The conservative movement ended with Read My Lips. Then, Jobs Americans Won’t Do added his brand of compassionate conservatism.
The term and movement have been so bastardized by various factions that they accomplished their mission — making conservatism into a weak force in politics. Same with The TEA Party.
Nearly every Republican presidential candidate since 2000 has claimed to be ‘the’ conservative. But many of them have tried to refine it to their benefit.
GW Bush — compassionate conservative
M Romney — seriously conservative
J Bush — reform conservative
The concept has been so watered down by political factions that it means only what the identifier intends it to mean for him or her.
What had the “Conservative Movement” accomplished all of those years, other than being nothing more than a “debating society”?
Good question.
They sold a lot of books...