“Conservatism versus Populism” is a false dichotomy. Rush’s “conservatism” is a non-starter, a dead-end street, with no vision for future. Forget “conservatism” except as a last-resort term for convenience.
America will win, but not with “conservatism”. A great deal of “conservatism” is about preserving the “establishment” - which is exactly the opposite of what needs to happen which is to blow up the status quo and the establishment.
If the figureheads of “conservatism” - George Will, Charles Krauthammer and Co. - had their way Trump would not have been nominated, and much to their apparent chagrin, Hillary would have been nominated. America would have lost BIG TIME.
No America’s victory and future is in the FIGHT for FREEDOM and FAITH. Some of that is in “conservatism”, some not, but ALL is necessary. Unlike the goals of “conservatism” (nobody knows what “conservatism”’s goals are which is one reason “conservatism” is a problem), our goals, the goals of true patriotic Americans, the goals of the Right who love this country, must be the RESTORATION OF OUR FREE CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC regardless of whatever “conservatism” is.
Agree 100%.
“If the figureheads of “conservatism” - George Will, Charles Krauthammer and Co. - had their way”
It’s a stretch to call either of those two frauds conservatives.
Ronald Reagan in 1980 was the first candidate from the conservative wing since Barry Goldwater got the nomination back in 1964. So did bow-tied poindexter George Will support Reagan in the primary? Of course not. He backed establishment guy Howard Baker, and when Baker dropped out Will moved on to... George HW Bush, the establishment’s other choice.
Charles Krauthammer not only didn’t support Reagan, he wrote speeches for Walter Mondale in the attempt to deny Reagan a 2nd term. That weasel manages to masquerade as a conservative thanks mainly to the efforts of his fellow weasels in what is laughably called “mainstream conservative journalism”- the Hugh Hewitts, Michael Medveds, Jonah Goldbergs etc.