[Uncle Miltie]

I understand you point.

Let me put my point another way:

We need someone to read Norquist out of the Conservative movement like Buckley did to the LaRouchites.

We can’t be having bedfellows who literally now or figuratively later (via Sharia) want to chop our heads off.

Conservatism needs Norquist GONE, or Norquist needs to clearly, consistently and loudly reject islamism. I have not heard that from him. If Norquist’s first and last words are not “while I am a muslim I disagree with all political islam”, then I don’t want to hear ANYTHING from another literal or figurative head chopper.

[ek_hornbeck]

Norquist doesn't pretend to speak for "the conservative movement," whatever his other views on other issues may be, he's pretty much a single-issue lobbyist. He endorses or rejects candidates based almost solely on whether they accept or reject his no-tax pledge. A lot of voters and organizations are single-issue voters or lobbyists, which makes for odd bedfellows on other issues.

We need someone to read Norquist out of the Conservative movement like Buckley did to the LaRouchites.

I don't think I'd care for anyone who has a presumption to speak for who does or doesn't belong in the conservative movement, because "conservatism" means different things to different people. I dislike Norquist, but I equally strongly dislike much of the GOP establishment and the neoconservatives. Do I get to drum them out? If not, who does? The bottom line is that I can decide for myself whose views I agree or disagree with, I don't need an official spokesman like Buckley to tell me who is out and who is in.