This article sidesteps the issue of what is going on with the conservative movement and just talks about the likelihood of another Republican president. Also, I love the ridiculous spectacle of the communist Time magazine opining on how conservatism has gone astray. Man, keep to your own party. Nobody's buying it.
"The Democrats will be portrayed as fresh, vigorous, and exciting. Republicans will be framed as disappointed in their candidates, hungering for someone new"
"The appeal of our ideas is the same or stronger than before; it was our leaders' willingness to carry them through in 2006 that "went wrong," not the conservative movement."
JMHO
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But dead?? Dead? Hell no.
I, for one, have just begun to fight.
The left might be able to finally succeed in stamping out the display of it in the public square but it won't die.
God knows they are trying.
On Jan 23, the NY Post reported that Rudy Giuliani hired Patrick Ruffini, President Bush's Webmaster, to map Giuliani's Internet strategy.
Now Ruffini's pontificating, not as a Giuliani employee, but posing as a "disinterested campaign obvserver" who makes only a passing reference to his day job.
ROTFLMCO.
Losing your marbles, eh, Ruffini? Either you are a sap-happy Polyanna, or you are braindead. Take your pick.
In any case, you have our sympathy----working for a jerk like Rudy will do that to a guy.
Ruffini = RudyBot
No, conservatism is not dying, just having a hard time being heard over all the howling 'Bolsheviks' out there.
I'm not sure Rudy winning the nomination is going to boost conservatism enormously.
We'll be asking if liberalism is dead in two years. When Giuliani wipes out Hillary nationally, many Demoscum Congresscritters like Dick Turban will be replaced by actual conservatives.
Those who are having an Inquisition against "RINOs" aren't seeing the big picture.
This is not the first time Time has run an altered photo of Reagan on its cover. Time went wrong by misrepresenting Reagan, misrepresenting conservatives, and falsely portraying the follies of liberal Republicans as conservativism.
Patrick Ruffini went wrong by supporting Giuliani and avoiding coverage of conservatives like Ron Paul, Jim Clymer, and Chuck Baldwin.
Their staffers and upper management pray to their gods (phallic symbols and the ACLU charter) that their headline rings true.
It doesn't.
They, like the rest of the pansy liberal politicos who would like to run our lives, are dead wrong. It may be a small majority, but the majority of Americans want this nation put back on the track. A leader must come along that will take a meat axe to this federal government and cut it to the quick.
Believe it or not, he's out there someplace and so are that slim majority of Americans who see the evil destination this nation is headed and would like to either completely reform the RepublicRAT Party, or go to a legitimate and vocal third party.
If all else fails, then perhaps we've failed our founding fathers and are in need of a benevolent despot.
When the Republican Party calls me (and they do constantly) asking for money, I tell them I am no longer a Republican....I am now a Monarchist.
I'm not sure Rudy winning the nomination is going to boost conservatism enormously...
If Rudy boosts conservatism it will be in the same way that Clinton did.
Perhaps by the Republican party leadership, it is. Among the population, it is strong.
Grand Old Dictionary
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conserve[1,transitive verb]conserve[2,noun]
Main Entry:
1conÃÂ÷serve
Pronunciation: k&n-'s&rv
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): conÃÂ÷served; conÃÂ÷servÃÂ÷ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French conserver, from Latin conservare, from com- + servare to keep, guard, observe; akin to Avestan haurvaiti he guards
1 : to keep in a safe or sound state ; especially : to avoid wasteful or destructive use of
2 : to preserve with sugar
3 : to maintain (a quantity) constant during a process of chemical, physical, or evolutionary change
conservative
conÃÂ÷serÃÂ÷vaÃÂ÷tive [ kən sÃÂúrvətiv ]
adjective
Definition:
1. reluctant to accept change: in favor of preserving the status quo and traditional values and customs, and against abrupt change
2. of conservatism: relating to, characteristic of, or displaying conservatism
3. cautious and on low side: cautiously moderate and therefore often less than the final outcome Several hundred dollars is probably a very conservative estimate.
4. conventional in appearance: conventional or restrained in style and avoiding showiness
a conservative suit
5. using minimum medical intervention: designed to help relieve symptoms or preserve health with a minimum of medical intervention
noun (plural conÃÂ÷serÃÂ÷vaÃÂ÷tives)
Definition:
1. traditionalist: a supporter or advocate of traditional ideas and behavior
2. supporter of conservatism: somebody who believes in or supports conservatism
conÃÂ÷serÃÂ÷vaÃÂ÷tiveÃÂ÷ly adverb
conÃÂ÷serÃÂ÷vaÃÂ÷tiveÃÂ÷ness noun