Reply #14: Conservative in the classical sense doesn't apply [View All]

[auburngrad82]

He's conservative in the Neo-conservative mold. That's where the danger lies. The neocons want to do away with all programs except the military. Free market to them means everyone needs to fend for themselves. And let's not forget the plan to dominate the rest of the world through our military might. Oh, wait, we're "spreading democracy."

The roles of conservatives and liberals have reversed over the years. Liberals now tend to be much more fiscally responsible. Conservatives are now the big spenders. The largest government in history is Dubya's. He broke the record held by another "great" conservative, Reagan. Clinton's government decreased in size and Bush's has ballooned.

Remember the Iran/Contra affair? Reagan, a conservative, was great at "meddling" in international affairs. I seem to remember that the Reagan administration also behind a mosque bombing in Lebanon that killed about 200 people (the official target was a radical cleric that Reagan wanted removed). Today that would be labelled terrorism. When's the last time a liberal actively practiced terrorism?

As far as being a mouthpiece for evangelicals, there is very little in the neocon playbook that can be considered even remotely Christian. The only reason evangelicals support them is that they believe that the GOP will ban abortion. And we all know that ain't gonna happen. If they did that then they would lose the one thing they can count on to bring out the votes for them.



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