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Genuine conservatives would have restrained, as best they could, Democratic proposals to cure what ails us, for genuine conservatives are of course genuinely wary of too much change, too fast. But they would not have made a political game of uniform obstructionism; they would not have toyed with, of all things, unemployment benefits; and they most decidedly would not be advocating trillions in extended tax cuts while in the grips of such looming debt.

Howdy all, I'm a long-time lurker, occasional poster here on FR. I’ve always enjoyed the good articles, lively debate and excellent resources for conservatives here, so I’m taking the liberty of bringing a slight “issue” to y’all to see what you think. Recently (around the start of summer, about two months ago) my younger sister (aged 22) started talking about a young man she’d met in one of her Communications classes. She said he was very nice, handsome, smart, and it was obvious that she was starting to take an interest in him. About a month ago, they went out...

As if we all didn't know what a great site this is this story will prove it. If you click on my name you'll see IM me at ccubs223834 on AOL anytime. Well last night I was on the net and I got an IM asking me "Are you myfirstname maidenname? If you are this is your Uncle Bob" I said "well its myfirstandlastname now but this is your niece ashamedtobefromparkridge" When my grandpa died my mom and this uncle had a horrible fight. They haven't spoken since the will was settled. He made some connections while reading some of...