Here are the opening paragraphs of a brilliant post by A.J. Strata. As far as I'm concerned, this is a MUST READ! I am in total agreement with everything AJ says and I hope against hope that some of the more vocal neo-right read it and see themselves and immediately straighten out their acts. They are destroying years of hard work. So here is a taste, but please please read it all:
It seems I and many other conservatives need to just step back and re-assess the political landscape. As I mentioned in the post below on immigration, I do not see the Republican Party offering a very palatable form of conservatism any more. So let me describe what I think is an attractive conservative vision. It begins with supporting and respecting our President and all his accomplishments. And since I and many others still have unflinching support and admiration for the man, I decided to steal some from the commenters here and dub this conservative view “Bush Conservatives”.
Bush Conservatives not only believe in Reagan’s 11th commandment to not speak ill of fellow conservatives - we live it. From the Gang of 14, to Harriet Miers, to Dubai Ports World and to the immigration issue - there has been a brand of Republican which eschewed the 11th commandment. So let the Republicans be defined by that group - Bush Conservatives will be defined by their antithesis. Bush conservatives are not afraid of the word ‘compromise’. They despise the word ‘failure’. If there is a good idea, we do not care what party gets credit - we care that the good ideas get enacted. It is not Party uber America anymore.
Bush Conservatives, like Bush himself, are for lower taxes and focused government (someplace between liberals and libertarians is the proper role of government). They are not for destroying the public education system, they are for making it work. And they understand private school access is one option. They understand that a prescription drug benefit for Medicare/Medicaid will reduce overall costs and provide a respectable end of life for our seniors who came before us. Yes, it costs a lot to care for our elderly. But it doesn’t represent big government. It represents a big heart. I am not for throwing money away. The prescription drug benefit was a nice optimizing solution to a broken system. It was consumer driven (which is why the liberals should not be allowed to go in and insert bureacratic price controls) and it will save money that was being wasted in emergency room treatments for normal problems.
Bush Conservatives respect the immigrant worker in the sense we understand people need to make a life (not just a living). ............
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All I can say is "thank Gawd there are still 25 sensible Senators left"
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Republicans eating their own
Post election -- more "What does it mean?"
How do you indicate a loud groan and rolling eyes on a blog?
What it all means...
OH MY GOD!
I was starting to think I was the only one (ok, not the ONLY one, but maybe the only one speaking up) with a blog who is sick and GD tired of these whiny baby "neo-right" (great word) clowns! I could tell you stories about these blogtards that would make your skin crawl.
Posted by: Beth | 17 November 2006 at 03:52 PM
Great blog I am adding you tonight to my blog roll
No Beth you are not the only one. We jsut don't get on talk radio or get put on the MSM. THe spin for this election by certain factions in conservative town were already printed up before election day.
Posted by: jh | 17 November 2006 at 04:12 PM