[Dominic Harr]

You can't claim conservatism without being politically, economically, socially, whaterverly conservative.

That attitude would kick out at least 40% (by my early first counting) of the folks on this thread.

It is time that both sides admit that there are 'branches' (so to speak' of Conservatism. We can't keep saying, "Only WE are the true conservatives".

If we don't unite, the R party will lose in Nov, I think.

[Wormwood]

That attitude would kick out at least 40% (by my early first counting) of the folks on this thread.

As a social libertarian/fiscal conservative, I felt I had little choice but to leave the Republican party after the 2004 election.

Yet I plan to keep voting (R) because no no viable third party has emerged.