Uh, no.
A conservative who has fully adopted Alinsky's tactics is morally indistinguishable from a leftist -- for him the ends justify the means.
A conservative who understands Alinsky and can selectively use his tactics with integrity is a formidably effective activist.
"A conservative who understands Alinsky and can selectively use his tactics with integrity is a formidably effective activist. "
Then we agree, although - more and more - we're the positions and tactics of many Big 'R' Republicans are becoming indistinguishable from those of the Big 'D' Democrats. Alinsky-like tactics are being used to shut conservatives out of the Republican party.
I started out nit-picking a point. I'll bow out here and let the thread resume its discussion of the FRN Conference.