The Conscience of a Conservative
Ok I will start this with a quote and then my annoyed reaction to that quote.
"Thus, for the American Conservative, there is no difficulty in identifying the day's overriding political challenge: it is to preserve and extend freedom. . . . the Conservative's first concern will always be: Are we maximizing freedom?" - Barry Goldwater.
Ok are wiretaps maximizing freedom? Are mandates on social concerns such as whom one may or may not marry maximizing freedom? I DON'T THINK SO! If Mr. Bush cannot even live up to the ideal of a conservative politician why does he still hold strong (although decaying) support from the Conservative camp? Do they really buy the statement that this bombing and war suddenly spreads freedom to the places we invade? I am more than a little confused.
Monica
"Thus, for the American Conservative, there is no difficulty in identifying the day's overriding political challenge: it is to preserve and extend freedom. . . . the Conservative's first concern will always be: Are we maximizing freedom?" - Barry Goldwater.
Ok are wiretaps maximizing freedom? Are mandates on social concerns such as whom one may or may not marry maximizing freedom? I DON'T THINK SO! If Mr. Bush cannot even live up to the ideal of a conservative politician why does he still hold strong (although decaying) support from the Conservative camp? Do they really buy the statement that this bombing and war suddenly spreads freedom to the places we invade? I am more than a little confused.
Monica
posted by U-DFL @ 1/16/2006 10:36:00 PM
1 Comments:
At 1/16/2006 11:19:00 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Bravo! It is becoming more apparent everyday how Bush is moving away from conservativism, yet not moving left. He is only moving further right, if that was thought to be possible. As he said in July 2001:
"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it."
Scary.
--Max
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