It's hard to argue with much of what you've said. ...

2007-06-03T18:36:00.000-07:00

It's hard to argue with much of what you've said. That's a big part of the reason that I'm no longer a member of the Republican party. However, I still think there's hope for a conservative candidate in the vein of George Will to get elected if he can communicate the message effectively.

Will has been critical of the Bush presidency and ...

2007-06-03T14:32:00.000-07:00

Will has been critical of the Bush presidency and the Republican party recently. At least he's consistent, because Republican politics in action have been anything but conservative, by Will's definition. Some examples:

What's more indicative of the entitlement mentality Will criticizes than Medicare Part B?

Here's a Will quote: On foreign policy, conservatism begins, and very nearly ends, by eschewing abroad the fatal conceit that has been liberalism's undoing domestically -- hubris about controlling what cannot, and should not, be controlled.

How does this square with our foray into Iraq, which exhibits some fairly non-Conservative desires to control another government?

And Will doesn't even touch on the traditional libertarian streak of the Conservative movement, which has been completely betrayed by the disregard for the Geneva convention and the gutting of the FISA court.

I can respect conservatism as an intellectual movement. I just don't see how Republicans can call themselves "conservatives" given their record.

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It's hard to argue with much of what you've said. ...

Will has been critical of the Bush presidency and ...