[paulat]

That's what almost all conservatives were, before conservatism was "cool," and the children of the 60s climbed on the bandwagon with their countercultural ideas.

Is that where you place Barry Goldwater? Just askin'.

[hellbender]

Then issue is not what Goldwater did when he was 85 & doddering, or even before that. Look at the original post. The issue is what did Jim Robinson want, and how are we fulfilling his hopes?

Since you didn't seem to read it the first time, I will quote it:

As a conservative site, Free Republic is PRO_GOD, PRO_LIFE, PRO_FAMILY, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, PRO_GUN, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. We OPPOSE all forms of liberalism, socialism, fascism, pacifism, totalitarianism, anarchism, government enforced ATHEISM, ABORTIONISM, FEMINISM, HOMOSEXUALISM, racism, wacko environmentalism, judicial activism, etc.

If you have a quarrel with social conservatism, why not take it to the site owner, not us?