What I like to do is to ask people what brand pitchforks they prefer as they rush by. Sometimes I ask how they keep their torches lit if the witches are already wet.
You see, it goes like this, Bush is no Reagan conservative because Reagan actually DID give out real bona-fide amnesty, and he cut-and-ran from Beirut, and appointed O’connor and Kennedy libs to the supreme court.
Whereas Bush is actually sacrificing his entire presidency to hold the line in Iraq, appointed Alito and Roberts, and has actually attempted to do something on SS and immigration problems that have been deteriorating for DECADES.
Therefore, Reagan=Ubermensch and Bush=end-of-all-things-good.
You see, illegal immigration was the quiet crazy aunt in the attic with the “conservative base” until now. And NOW it’s a major problem and Bush is the convenient weak target to pile on against.
Only if you punt the hard issues down the road are you considered a good conservative.
Whereas Bush is actually sacrificing his entire presidency to hold the line in Iraq, appointed Alito and Roberts, and has actually attempted to do something on SS and immigration problems that have been deteriorating for DECADES.
Therefore, Reagan=Ubermensch and Bush=end-of-all-things-good.
You see, illegal immigration was the quiet crazy aunt in the attic with the “conservative base” until now. And NOW it’s a major problem and Bush is the convenient weak target to pile on against.
Only if you punt the hard issues down the road are you considered a good conservative.
You got it down pat - Dead on - (And Reagan reneged on SS reform and raised FICA taxes to boot!).
bttt
Brilliant point!