Posted on 06/10/2006 6:20:18 AM PDT by FerdieMurphy
Conservative Republicans held such hopes when Pres. Bush was heralded into office and the Republicans gained control of the Congress. That was then, this is now.
According to recent polls, conservative republicans are perplexed by the non-conservative actions of this president and the Republican-controlled Congress.
As I probed this latest confusion I found that I, and millions of other citizens, are f-o-s-s-i-l-s. According to Wikipedia Encyclopedia online, we are "Paleo" or "Old" conservatives. We are living fossils, 'about-to-become-extinct' hangers-on of the Grand Old Party which no longer appears to represent traditional conservatism.
The Republican Party in its essentials has been taken over by a mutation. Wikipedia describes this line of thought as "Neo" or "New Wave" conservatism. It's tenets are not really new, just enjoined by present-day politicians and citizens as the direction our nation should pursue. But it is contrary to many basic "Paleocon" principles.
"Paleocons" believe in the principles of limited government, limited spending and borrowing, limited intervention into citizens' lives, and states' rights. They also believe in restraint of foreign entanglement, a strong national defense and traditional family values
"Neocons" believe in an agressive foreign policy, empiric intervention in other nations to spread democracy, and global economic-trade policies. Weak on domestic policies, they lack emphasis on national issues. Their vision includes motivating our nation towards what I believe Pres. Bush's father referred to as the "New World Order." Include growth of government and overspending too.
Sound familiar? Now we know why the media refers to Pres. Bush and his administration as "Neocons." Many congressional Republicans belong in this catagory too.
The Republican-controlled Congress has acted and evolved in accordance with the mutant Neocon concept of overspending and overgrowing government, ignoring the burgeoning National and Public Debt approaching $40-60 trillion, most of it owned by foreign investors.
Recent crises and scandals such as social security, medicare, tax reform, earmarks, budget deficits, illegal aliens and gasoline prices gain the media spotlight for a few days or weeks. Then they seem to fade away, crammed together on the "we'll deal with you later"shelf. Always later.
My wake-up call came the morning I woke up to Howard Dean saying, "The first thing we want is tough border control, we have to do a much better job on our borders than George Bush has done." Though I knew this was blatant political rhetoric, it was shocking because I completely agreed with him.
Pres. Bush and the Congress have ignored domestic security of our homeland, borders and ports — until it was raised by the people! But if I agree with a liberal democrat, that does not a democrat make.
It is clear that the Grand Old Party has evolved and mutated which leaves a large conservative group, the Paleocons, scratching their heads and wondering what happened? I, for one, feel isolated from the GOP. The Party has entombed the Paleocons on the sidelines, bleached fossils, puzzled eyes peering at the GOP's total embrace of Neo-conservatism.
There is excited talk about Congress gearing up and acting on a few issues before the upcoming elections so they won't lose voters. I've got news for them. They have already lost citizens like this old fossil, who have reflected on the last five years of non-conservative actions.
Where's the limits on spending, limits on growth in government, adherence to the U.S. Constitution? Where's the traditional values and seeking the good of the nation as a whole instead of the corruptive influence of special interests? Yes, there are a few "Paleocons" in Congress but they are not listened to nor even heard amongst the clamor of "Neocons" and "Liberals" calling each other names.
I am a living fossil as are million of citizens, which brings me to the point. Where's the party that speaks to my conscience? I am past that retort: "Oh no! you must vote Republican or the Democrats will win!" Oh Please! I say — so what? Has it made any difference?
The Grand Old Party appears to have accepted this "Neocon" mutation, to move towards a world economy policy, open borders and the "New World Order." Why would I, this old fossil of white-bleached bones, vote for any republican candidate? No longer does the Republican Party speak to or for my "conscience."
As for this Paleocon, I am searching for a party that matches my "conscience." This is the one freedom citizens still have in this country — a citizen's privilege and responsibility to vote his or her "conscience." This old fossil takes this duty seriously.
Sad, but how very true.
The problem is that the social conservatives have put the party in power, and then watched the corporate conservatives get all their concerns acted on while the social cons are put on ignore until right before the next elections. Then come election time, the GOP waves the liberal boogeyman to try and drive us to the polls again.
This time it's just not working. Either satisfy us by November or you're gone.
It certainly has the most socialists (communists) in its perverted ranks.
Note: aggressive means that, if a regime is doing something that threatens our security, we give the U.N. a few months to solve the problem. If that useless body does not solve it, we solve it.
It has slowed down the rush towards socialism a bit. However, those brake pads are very thin.
Nothing like a straw man argument to put one's mind at ease. So I suppose the only "paleo" conservatives are Amish?
The Republican Congress is so weak and spineless that they can't even get rid of the Death Tax.
It's time to completely clean house and start all over again.
According to recent polls, conservative republicans are perplexed by the non-conservative actions of this president and the Republican-controlled Congress. I for one am not perplexed or confused or bewildered. I AM PISSED! I know exactly what's going on. Most of our Republican leaders are to the left of me. And, IMHO, the only way this is gonna get fixed is through the ballot box.
That is a seriously stupid threat.
Bingo.
Au contraire, mon ami.
(A bit of French lingo there to prove I bear no animosity towards little froggies.)
After eight exhausting years of the Dynamic Clinton Duo's perverted administration and despite the fact that I'd be gagging constantly, I'd vote for McCainiac before I'd vote for HRH Hitlery von Rottenham Klinton!
You have ceased to make sense anymore.....actually you are entertaining....not much else i can say.
"The Republicans could f--k up a steel ball with a rubber mallet," and
"Republicans continually snatch defeat from the jaws of victory." and
The DemocRATs crap in congress and sweep the mess under the rug held by obliging Republicans."
...somehow ring true these days.
Johnnie has a severe case of rectitus and is usually ignored.
Aw ya had to go and ruin it. If Buchanan with his ethnic multi-culturalism insanity is a paleo then I'm no paleo.
"The Republican Congress is so weak and spineless that they can't even get rid of the Death Tax."
TWO Republicans voted to keep the death tax, TWO.
All the RATS voted to keep it. Now what were you saying about throwing out the Republicans?
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