Posted on 07/24/2003 4:00:40 AM PDT by RJCogburn
Edited on 07/24/2003 4:39:12 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
THIS IS THE is the summer of conservatives? discontent. Conservatism has been disoriented by events in the last several weeks. Cumulatively, foreign and domestic developments constitute an identity crisis of conservatism, which is being recast ? and perhaps rendered incoherent.
George W. Bush may be the most conservative person to serve as President since Calvin Coolidge. Yet his Presidency is coinciding with, and is in some instances initiating or ratifying, developments disconcerting to four factions within conservatism. The faction that focuses on foreign policy has four core principles: Preserve U.S. sovereignty and freedom of action by marginalizing the United Nations. Reserve military interventions for reasons of U.S. national security, not altruism. Avoid peacekeeping operations that compromise the military?s war-fighting proficiencies. Beware of the political hubris inherent in the intensely unconservative project of ?nation-building.?
Good. Then don't think about it; vote Republican. The Dems are not an option and the third parties aren't going anywhere. Next thread.
If the GOP governs like Liberal Democrats, then why would pubbies even bother going to the polls?
. he's ... lost ... my ... vote ... just ... like ... his ... daddy ... Demopubs ... Republicrats ... RINOs .... Necons ...A phrase/a take very similar to what Alex Jones would concoct ...
Old 'pinhead Jones' has been on a neocon kick for awhile now.
I never met a real conservative.
By all means, slow down.
SPEED LIMIT
Democrats 70 MPH
Republicans 55 MPH
There are no mindless talking points. Every word spoken, has a purpose, no matter who says it, how it's said, the context in which it is said, when it is said, where it is said.....but you already know that, don't you?
THE TIME to work out 'the details' on a candidate is during the primary process ... of course, the 'fave' this time will be GWB ... so why don't you move an over to DU right now and save us your vapid venting?
Stupid, vapid, exaggerated hypebole.
What purpose does this serve?
... by voting third party.
We wouldn't have had a meaningful war on terrorism and routed out the threats to our and the world's security, threats like OBL, Al Quiada (sp?) or Saddam with Algore -
- so quit your griping ...
I don't know why you would even hope that.
Prescription Drugs... Dubya said he was going to do it during the campaign
Education... Dubya said he was going to do it during the campaign.
Tax Cuts...Dubya said he was going to do it during the campaign.
New tone in Washington... Dubya said he was going to do it during the campaign.
Maybe I'm missing something, but the President has been consistent with his campaign promises when it comes to the entitlements that have been passed. He didn't get vouchers... and he didn't get the reforms on Medicare... That was disappointing...
But to think that once he got into office he was then going to use the bully pulpit to pursuade Congress into reducing the size and scope of the federal government might have been wishful thinking on your part...
Wow! Good insight and analogy!
I never saw the connection. Still, do you think it's something in the water down there? ;-)
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