[goldstategop]

When it comes to salesmanship, I state things as plainly and and as openly as I see them. Conservatism is the opposite of liberalism. Thus, I could care less if skeptics and moderates like us. Those with weak or uncertain convictions are really closet liberals. We conservatives are true believers. Michael Medved thinks we come on too strong. I'm afraid we can't avoid offending liberals unless we agree to become them.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[MadIvan]

I don't think honesty is the problem. The problem is that there are a group of people - albeit a minority - who are very willing to call in the Inquisition against any perceived heresy. A political party that requires a mass electorate for victory is not going to get it if they are constantly reducing to an ever more distilled minority.

Regards, Ivan

[My2Cents]

Michael Medved thinks we come on too strong. I'm afraid we can't avoid offending liberals unless we agree to become them.

It's not liberals you're offending...It's responsible, mature, adult conservatives.

What you've expressed here isn't conservative...It's intemperate, it's extreme in tone, it's tone deaf, it's narcissistic, it's boorish, and it borders on paranoid personality disorder. Since when has acting like a bunch of spoiled 12 year olds been considered a cherished charactistic of conservatism?