How vey 'democratic' of you, to try defining conservatism as hard right ... and at least as overt a try to create schism as anything you claim is being done on this thread. Is it possible you want the Republican party to morph from conservative to modewrately liberal so that your pro-choice opinion on abortion will be validated?
You missed my point. The hard (RR) right is anything but conservative.
and at least as overt a try to create schism as anything you claim is being done on this thread.
Well, at least I do so without resorting to calling people traitorous cretins, treasonous liberals, queer-lover, Nazi, Fascist, etc. Which is what "your side" seems to relish. So I would suggest those labels have a greater impact on "schism" than those of us who reject them.
Is it possible you want the Republican party to morph from conservative to modewrately liberal so that your pro-choice opinion on abortion will be validated?
One of the sure signs of a vacuous argument is, in addition to all the name calling I mentioned, not responding to a post, but to the poster, as if the message is unimportant if we can label the messenger.
I'm all for conservative principles governing my Party. But as surprising as this may come to you, selecting a presidential candidate does not require me to inspect his personal social values. I want to know what kind of leader he will be in this world war on terror we are in; I want to know if he will secure my Country; I want to know his positions on taxes, budget control, crime, immigration reform, and a whole host of issues totally unrelated to stem cells, gays, abortion, prayer in school, evolution, Ten Commandments.
I don't care what church he attends, or even if he attends any. I want him to bring back the conservative values that many here consider second to their particular social values. I want him to be someone who can bring the divided Nation back together, not further split it. I want him to invite everyone into our Party, not just white Christians. We are a party with real conservative values that can appeal to everyone, not just the few. I want someone who sets goals, but is not afraid to talk to the other side, to be willing to compromise in order to achieve those goals.
So if that makes me a traitorous cretin, a Nazi, a queer-lover, then so be it. Hit the damn abuse button and get me off this "high value" forum.