I think Watts was a unreliable “conservative” wasn’t he?
Seems like we was right on a few things and wrong on many.
Either way doesn’t seem to plausible.
I think my barometer for all things political on the national level is Ted Cruz. Basically, whatever he thinks has so far suited me just fine.
So, I will wait and see what Ted thinks.
I do not recall JC Watts as being a squishy conservative at all. He was very conservative during his political career, and very much of a firebrand. I do recall that in his later private life, he has “mellowed†a bit, taking on a few slightly more liberal views in a few areas. But he was, overall, very much a classical liberal (which is what true conservatism is.) It seems to me that somehow we have lost the definition of what conservatism really is. For example, Jeb Bush, should NEVER be considered a conservative, ever, no matter what classical liberal positions claims to take, because above all a classical liberal (conservative) believes in the right life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, and Jeb Bush failed that very first test when he allowed Teri Schiavo to die. Jeb Bush, and George Bush, who also failed this test, should be rejected out of hand. I cannot imagine the outspoken unabashed congressman that JC Watts was that I remember even considering for a moment allowing Teri Schiavo to be murdered. That is my test for who is conservative, and it is a good one. Ask yourself this, about each and every candidate you would consider voting for: “Would this man (or woman) stand by and allow an innocent disabled women to be starved and dehydrated to death when he had the resources to prevent it, with the only real cost being possible damage to his political career?