“But the problem is, Republicans have been slowly compromising and assuming these liberal traits, so traits which were once liberal, are now starting to present themselves as conservative traits.”
Well, they all grow government, so that is a big strike against conservatism right there. The problem with that is, that cat was let out of the bag after the civil war and he ain’t going back in. That is something conservatives will have to work on a LONG time. There is no way 1 or even 5 “ideologically pure” conservatives can undo that damage.
The damage has been so profound, that I don’t believe any “pure conservative” can get elected at the national level in this country. This is one of the most conservative forum on the net and we are ate up with our own “liberals” who pray to the PC gods, tell us how to live, raise our kids and what we should and should not say in private, with dire consequences.
I’m just curious. Ron Paul has been in the House for many years, yet he has never held a Committee Chairmanship. Aren’t COmmittee Chairmanships awarded on the basis of seignority? It seems to me that if he were the Chairman of whatever Committee spends the most money, it would be a Godsend and the answer to a lot of GOP problems. He’d be willing to slash the budget by 90% and wouldn’t worry about what people thought of it. He could effectively block all but essential government spending. He would take the heat and love it.
Ron Paul is left of the leftists, has never been a conservative but is a libertarian. Not sure if that’s big or little ‘L’. They’re the ones who want to have their cake and eat it too; have all the freedoms without paying the price.
Today is Veterans Day. Pray, tell me what Ron Paul has ever done FOR veterans. All I have heard is that he does not support our troops or their mission in the War on Jihad.