The survival of conservatism in America hangs by a thread...and you do nothing because the rest of us aren't pure enough.
No it doesn't. What is, IS, whether it is noticed or not. And the bill WILL come due, no matter who is in power.
And you can lay off the purity shtick. You should know by now it's moderate wing nonsense.
There's just nothing smart OR principled about such a stand...its simply self serving and short sighted. Holding to principles is not a YOU thing...its an all of us here thing. But this is a political philosophy, not a religious doctrine...we can have differences without considering each other apostates and heretics. Trump was, no doubt, imperfect in his conservatism...he was also unnecessarily abrasive and condescending at times. Reagan too, had his flaws...he often saw the good in his opponents when it wasn't there...for example.
So...yes Trump fell short as most men do...of the perfect conservative standard...but the son of a bitch fought to get everything conservative he could into legislation. And when that couldn't be done, he used Exec orders as much as was feasible. He governed conservatively...plain and simple...and just as conservatively as Reagan.
Well no, Conservatism as it touches politics is defined in Goldwater and Reagan. There is no differing in that. That is what it IS. So either you are a Goldwater Conservative, a Reagan Conservative, or a member of one or more if the three (four) factional groups. There isn't any other thing. All the rest of it is weaseling.
And I really don't care that Tumpy fell short. I figured he would. But that ain't the point of it. He gave me NOTHING to take home. Not a damn thing. Just like all the rest of the hyphenated 'conservatives'.
And no, I don't think he governed conservatively at all. And I think history will agree with me on that.
Sure and you could sat he was more conservative than a lot of em since Reagan, but that is a damn low bar. Soo....
I think y'all have settled for so long your expectations reflect it. maybe that's the thing.
I got pissed at those low expectations. That's why I left your party. And that's why I likely will not be back.
If Tumpy's the best you got... and if you consider this success...
It ain't Tumpy - I poke fun and all because it's so ludicrous.
It is an astonishment to me that y'all build all this around a man. almost humorous.
Maybe that's why y'all keep knocking Reagan down. I don't give a sh*t.
In the end even Reagan don't matter.
It's the principle things that matter - That's ALL that matters.
You can be content with so very little - But I am not. Put up or shut up. It is so desperate now that no half measure will do.
