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Morning Jolt: Do Republicans Even Care What Conservatism Is Anymore?
National Review ^
| August 12, 2015
| Jim Geraghty
Posted on 08/12/2015 7:28:44 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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At this point, I’m enjoying watching both parties burn.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Morning Jolt: Do Republicans Even Care What Conservatism Is Anymore?Short answer: No.
Long answer: A lot of verbal flatulance from the GOP, especially around election time; but no action at all where the rubber meets the road, and no smell of political napalm in the morning.
To: mmichaels1970
The reason both parties are burning is because the giant bonfire they made of our country has now spread to them. It’s an irony thing.
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posted on
08/12/2015 7:39:28 AM PDT
by
henkster
(Where'd my tagline go?)
To: mmichaels1970
Unfortunately the democrats aren’t really burning.
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posted on
08/12/2015 7:39:55 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
That’s why I disenrolled from the Republican Party this year. I’m officially an independent now.
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posted on
08/12/2015 7:41:15 AM PDT
by
Maceman
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Not only do they not care they don’t even know what Conservatism is.
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posted on
08/12/2015 7:41:44 AM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: cripplecreek
Unfortunately the democrats arent really burning.
I think Hilary's done. Time will tell, I suppose. I've been predicting Biden to friends and family for a while now.
To: mmichaels1970
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posted on
08/12/2015 7:43:30 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: mmichaels1970
I agree that Hillary is done but the party is far from dead. She’s downright moderate compared to what they’re building.
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posted on
08/12/2015 7:44:37 AM PDT
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cripplecreek
(Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Good article.
However, given the volume of Trumpeteers even here at FreeRepublic, I would redo the article's title: "Do Republicans Conservatives Even Care What Conservatism Is Anymore?"
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posted on
08/12/2015 7:45:05 AM PDT
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: Olog-hai
What both parties?
Hillary is crashing and burning and may very well end up on trial. GOP is experiencing a revolt and riot with even members of their base pitted against one another. Maybe WE don't deserve it, but the party certainly does.
To: cripplecreek
I agree that Hillary is done but the party is far from dead.
I concur. But the epic collapse of Hillary represents a pretty large fire for them in my book. And I'm enjoying the marshmallows.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Does the Republican Party know what conservativism is anymore? Does Jeb Bush?
To: Cincinatus' Wife
That’s all I hear - conservative this and conservative that. The pundits all talk about it, few if any clarify it.
How many times have I asked people what is a “conservative”? They usually have a hard time telling me.
I’ll tell you the truth ahead of time, I dislike the political use of the word “conservative” almost as much as I dislike the political use of the word “liberal”. IMO, both terms point in the wrong direction.
Nevertheless, I’ll try again: “What is a conservative”?
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08/12/2015 7:57:02 AM PDT
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Jim W N
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Republicans know what money is. They know who bought them. The principles they spew are just a pretense. Recent and not so recent history bears this out.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
When your shown your NSA file, you tow the line -period!
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posted on
08/12/2015 8:00:22 AM PDT
by
Fitzy_888
("ownership society")
To: The_Victor
I would redo the article's title: "Do Republicans Conservatives Even Care What Conservatism Is Anymore?"
I probably don't. Other than Ted Cruz (who is my first choice), and possibly Scott Walker, conservatism is something people usually pretend to be when they want to get elected...only to be abandoned later.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Donald Trump is a classic example of what happens when you speak before you think.
If he had a conservative bone in his body, I’d say he was an embarrassment to conservatism. But since he’s instead a rank opportunist and provocateur, we can simply say he’s an embarrassment in general.
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posted on
08/12/2015 8:02:46 AM PDT
by
Colonel_Flagg
("No social transformation without representation." - Justice Antonin Scalia)
To: mmichaels1970
Yes, but what “both parties”? There’s a reason why many of us refer to a Uniparty.
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posted on
08/12/2015 8:04:53 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
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