[Reagan Man]

I don't agree with you, that certain ideas mentioned in this article are based in a libertarian philosophy. The conservative movement, has always supported tax reductions/reform and a smaller, less intrusive federal government. In addition, this has been the ultimate agenda of the Republican Party.

Libertarian's want people to believe that American individualism and our love for freedom and liberty was founded on contemporary libertarian principle, or equally created by the Libertraian Platform. That's simply not true and to mislead people and distort the truth, in such a manner, is wrong. Period!

There has been a conservaive movement in this country since the 1950`s. Modern conservatism was placed into politics and presented to the American electorate, starting in the 1960`s. Subsequently, conservatism took hold in America, with the election of Ronald Reagan as President, in 1980. It isn't what the LP platfrom, or the libertarian philosophy may have in common with conservatism, that bothers most conservatives. It's where the differences exist and those specific differences are numerous. I highlighted just a few of the most important political and philisophical differences, that conservatism has with libertarianism.

[freeeee]

The conservative movement, has always supported tax reductions/reform and a smaller, less intrusive federal government. In addition, this has been the ultimate agenda of the Republican Party.

Two possibilities:

1. This isn't the conservative/Rupublican agenda.

2. It really is the conservative/Republican agenda, and they have failed miserably at achieving it.

[RJCogburn]

Thanks for your reply.

Certainly privatization of social security and school choice are small l libertarian ideas well before the republicans and/or conservatives embraced them.