[rabscuttle385]

Before Republicans begin their assault on the castle to douse the progressive Democrats’ power grab, the party’s conservatives and libertarians, i.e., Conserva-tarians, must come out from under the spell and cast out the treacherous progressive element from the positions of power in their own ranks.

*Ping!*

[MEGoody]

Are “Conserv-atarians” also socially conservative? If so, I’m on board. But I’ve avoided the Libertarian party because they tend to be socially liberal.

[djsherin]

Paleoping

[rabscuttle385]

"We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals of our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the party over to the so-called moderates wouldn't make any sense at all."
— Ronald Reagan, 1964

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[mosaicwolf]

The shortest road to the objective is for the Republicans to regain their soul. The long road is the third party option. Either way it must and will happen.

[TheBattman]

Limited government, individual liberty, personal responsibility, greater economic opportunity, and respect for this nation and its heritage.

It takes the CANADA FREE PRESS to tell US what is needed? Now that is a sad statement!

Limited government - dead
Individual liberty - dead
Personal Responsibility - dead
greater economic opportunity - through oppressive taxation? - nope
Respect of this nation and its heritage? - Died when God was kicked out of public schools. Now, Millions of children are indoctrinated to respect what the liberalize/Marxist view of this country is -

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[WellyP]

I have posted on this before. A lot of you don't like it but please understand the realities of today's political climate before unloading.

In today's political climate ECONOMIC CONSEVERATIVES can and will get elected in 2010. The rest of the Conservative agenda can not be sold to a voting majority, as witnessed in the last election. FIRST you have to get elected and then maybe you can change minds!

[djsherin]

***Republicans lost their way and spent the next 12 years trying to convince the electorate that their compromises were smart, courageous, and compassionate.***

Oh they spent alright.
Now they have no credibility in the fight against the Marxist.

[EternalVigilance]

For those who are willing to ACT, not just talk:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212701/posts

[Jack of all Trades]

Conservatives actually showing up in large numbers to vote for GOP candidates would help too. Not stabbing the GOP President and candidates in the backs because there not Santa Claus wouldn’t hurt either.

[toomuchcoffee]

Conserva-tarian... is that pronounced the same way planetarium is pronounced at South Park? I’m having a problem reading it any other way.

[rockinqsranch]

The author has hit the nail on the head IMO. Every point I've argued since I've been at FR. I think this a read for everybody.

A couple of adjustments IMO though...

"Republicans lost their way focus and spent the next 12 years trying to convince the electorate that their compromises were smart, courageous, and compassionate."

"For more than a decade, the far-left progressive movement has been advancing its socialist ideas and positions through an all-out war against conservative and libertarian principles the United States Constitution."

It is a war. It is a war that must be recognized as a war, and must be fought with great vigor. We are going to lose our country unless we recognize we are at war with internal enemies supported by international non State entities that have been fighting their war against our Nation whom doesn't appear to realize there is a war.

[calcowgirl]

Before Republicans begin their assault on the castle to douse the progressive Democrats’ power grab, the party’s conservatives and libertarians, i.e., Conserva-tarians, must come out from under the spell and cast out the treacherous progressive element from the positions of power in their own ranks.

Bump! You can't win the game when your quarterback is playing for the other team.

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>>Only Conserva-tarian values and principles can restore the GOP to consequence.

"Conserva-tarian" = Libertarian/libertarian driven hogwash!

[vets son]

I am sick of the GOP. We need to have a strict a constitutional party. Repeal some absurd amendments. Stop foreign aid, get out of Afganistan. Get back to state rights. This government is useless and too big.

I will never again vote for a RINO. I don’t care about the ramifications of Supreme Court appointments or what else the RINO’s promise. 90% of all GOP are worthless. It is truly time (if not already too late) to get rid of this lot self serving idiots.

[calcowgirl]

Senators Olympia Hiss-Snowe, Susan Ames-Collins, and Arlen Rosenburg-Specter

Perfect descriptions!

[bamahead]

Conserva-tarians must come out from under the spell and cast out the treacherous progressive element from the positions of power in their own ranks.



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[BearArms]

The main fault of the conservative movement is that it is just as likely to seek government solutions to the problems it perceives in society as the left is. Consequently, there is currently no major party that believes in limited and restrained government across the board. Too bad.

[x]

Libertarianism is too much of an across the board thing.

After the mortgage mess, after the S&L debacle, if you want deregulation in some part of the financial system, you have to make a precise and accurate case for it and not simply rail against government.

So conserva-tarianism is probably a non-starter.