[sasportas]

This piece is at it again, separating us out as "fiscal" and "social" conservatives. Hogwash. Here's Buckley's American conservativism:

Through his intellectual leadership, Buckley consolidated the disparate themes that became modern American conservatism: anti-communism, free-market economics, limited government and a cultural perspective rooted in religion and religious values.

These abortionist, same sex marriage Rinos rallying around their standard bearer, Guiliani, are NOT conservatives. They are utterly lacking of "a cultural perspective rooted in religion and religious values."

[stephenjohnbanker]

What makes people think Rudy is a hawk?

[wouldntbprudent]

You certainly know a lot. And certainly, too.

[rob777]

George W. Bush has socially conservative opinions but he avoids confrontation with the cultural left the way cats avoid water. Even when he does the right thing he feels compelled to do it in an apologetic, almost cringing way that empowers his enemies and dispirits his supporters.


He will nominate sound judges (most of the time) but never make the case that Roe v. Wade needs to be overturned because it is the cornerstone of the left's profoundly destructive jurisprudence of judicial supremacy. He will stand against federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research but never articulate the strong libertarian basis for that stand or attack the callous disdain his political opponents show for the inherent value of human life. He will say as little as humanly possible about the drive for "gay marriage."




I am not a Rudy supporter, but must admit that the author really nailed this one. His comments also apply to other issues that conservatives are concerned about.