[TheGrayGhost]

The word conservative does indeed get tossed around quite a bit.

My own definition would embrace the following elements in no particular order.

Understand the constitution was written and ratified to place limits on the power of the federal government.

Understands that the Bill of Rights was intended to place a whole lot more limitations on the power of the federal government.

Understands government power usually bears an inverse relationship to personal freedom.

Understands that federal power always comes at the expense of state and individual rights.

Understands that government action is usually the most inefficient and wasteful way to accomplish anything.

Understands that unless you give everyone an equal place at the starting gate you are probably racist.

Understands too; if you mandate equality at the finish line you are a socialist/communist.

Conservatives generally want less government interference in our lives, lower taxes and lower government spending, particularly at the federal level.

Thus the folks who want to raise taxes, spend money (in the government sector), take guns, kill babies, lose the war and promote amnesty may be nominal Republicans (RINO's) they are decidedly not conservatives.

We have nominated conservatives who lost (Goldwater) and conservatives who won (Reagan).

We have nominated liberals who won (Nixon, Both Bushes) and liberals who lost (Bush 41 to Clinton).

I am of the opinion unless we nominate and elect a conservative the country is worse off. Some want to elect a Republican (RINO) at all costs. Personally, I would rather have a Democrat I can cuss in office than a Republican I have to apologize for. Thus I am very hopeful by tonight's great surprise showing by Duncan Hunter.

I for one will not support Hillary no matter what. That would be silly. However, if I write in Ann Coulter instead of voting for Guiliani (should he become the nominee) and Hillary wins anyway, I don't think that Hillary's victory would be particularly worse for the republic than Rudi winning.

[do the dhue]

I don't think that Hillary's victory would be particularly worse for the republic than Rudi winning.

I concur with this statement. BTW: before I saw the Hunter has fight in him, I was thinking about writing Michael Reagan's name in.

[Chena]

I for one will not support Hillary no matter what. That would be silly. However, if I write in Ann Coulter instead of voting for Guiliani (should he become the nominee) and Hillary wins anyway, I don't think that Hillary's victory would be particularly worse for the republic than Rudi winning.

Hello, TheGrayGhost. I am the mother of an Army veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. If I understand you correctly, you believe that Hillary becoming President wouldn't be "particularly worse" than a Giuliani presidency? Do you honestly believe that they hold similar views on the WOT and Iraq? Or even about our military men and women? Do you even know much about Hillary Clinton at all? If you are in fact a Republican and/or even remotely conservative, and/or even remotely an American who wishes the best for our great nation, and/or even remotely a supporter of our military, you surely can't mean what you said in your comment.