[C. Edmund Wright]

What Jonah misses is that Bush’s Compassionate conservatism and Romney’s mushy whatever it was are NOT the only two choices.

Clearly articulating why conservatism itself WORKS, and therefore IS compassionate, would be something not tried in a long time.

[kevkrom]

Clearly articulating why conservatism itself WORKS, and therefore IS compassionate, would be something not tried in a long time.

Yes and no. I think we've seen that an all-too-large segment of the voting population is immune to facts and logic. That does not mean that we need to abandon our principles to reach them, but we do need to "package" the message at a more visceral level, in a manner that evokes an emotional response as much as a logical one.

[melsec]

“Clearly articulating why conservatism itself WORKS, and therefore IS compassionate, would be something not tried in a long time.”

Spot on!

I am afraid the Liberals have done a great job of getting people to believe that conservatism is mean spirited and only for the rich. Conservatives have done a terrible job arguing in opposition!

Mel

[Right Brother]

Clearly articulating why conservatism itself WORKS, and therefore IS compassionate, would be something not tried in a long time.

I will agree, but how do you articulate these beliefs when there is no real vehicle(i.e. the main stream media) to do so?

[tentmaker]

Clearly articulating why conservatism itself WORKS, and therefore IS compassionate, would be something not tried in a long time.

Wow - what an idea!

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Clearly articulating why conservatism itself WORKS, and therefore IS compassionate, would be something not tried in a long time.”

30 years