Yes they are. That’s why the ‘conservatives ‘ in Congress aren’t. Real conservatives live in the real world, creating jobs and dealing with the messes the pretend conservatives make.
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You can't have people saying they are limited govt conservatives and are against govt jobs and spending when they have been working for the govt all their lives. That is just insanity.
I want to return to the model of occasional senators - men and women who accomplished stuff in life, ran and held office a term or two and go back home to their business or retire.
That’s the way it should be, no more career politicians. There’s a reason most politicians are lawyers - all they know how to do is talk. People making decisions that effect others should have real-world experience, not just talk about it.
The best professors I had were consultants, with their own engineering companies. They brought that experience into the classroom. Elitist professors and politicians have a lot in common, both thinking they are smarter than everyone else when they’ve accomplished so much less than everyone else.