Evaluating conservatism

[AztecWilliam]

Just found this article. Interesting evaluation of conservatism, especially under G.W. Bush.

www.slate.com/id/2231128/entry/2231130/

AzWm

[aztecwin]

Rather interesting but I had a struggle to have it make any real sense. Neither of the Bushes were really Conservative. A return to real Conservative principle will appeal to folks in the wake of this current wave of socialist action going on.

[AlwaysAnAztec]

A good read. Learned some new words too.

As long as the 'Conservative Movement' is one centered around the southern bible belt and only addresses their social issues the 'Movement' will ultimately fail.

And yet it is on legislative matters that conservative thinkers and politicians have proved most revanchist. Witness their refusal to deal seriously with the two most pressing concerns of the day—our ravaged economy and our dysfunctional health care system. The right now seems content to heckle from the sidelines while the Democrats legislate us into the future. If conservatism is to find a new life, it must reject its orthodoxies and rediscover the politics of consensus.