tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201347037978623485.post434275276035503955..comments2023-10-07T04:52:00.913-07:00Comments on The Church Of Mothra - Home Of The Breakfast Mojito! ©: Alan Greenspan: Liberal Dupe? Not Even CloseMatthew The Astrologerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333186620060372667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201347037978623485.post-1170431266272518312007-09-16T07:30:00.000-07:002007-09-16T07:30:00.000-07:00I'm sympathetic to the argument that the Bush Whit...I'm sympathetic to the argument that the Bush White House betrayed 'real conservatism'. It's pretty much the entire theme of<A HREF="http://www.andrewsullivan.com/" REL="nofollow"> Andrew Sullivan's blog</A> these days.<BR/><BR/>I just disagree.<BR/><BR/>This is what fiscal conservatism and fundamentalist capitalism is about - taken to its illogical extreme and tested to destruction. <BR/><BR/>Bush didn't fail because he wasn't conservative enough, but because he's the ultimate conservative.<BR/><BR/>Previous conservative leaders like Reagan and Thatcher had wealth created by progressives to squander and breathing room to create huge deficits in order to paper over the detestation and massive inequality their policies created. <BR/><BR/>Ultimately the class war, infrastructure collapse, deficit spending, massive income redistribution upward and sheer incompetence when it comes to the basic job of governing of the Bush regime are the true black heart of real conservatism.<BR/><BR/>We may be past the point where we can afford to let government be run by people who don't believe in government.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487395482670731681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201347037978623485.post-18348535033252992462007-09-16T06:12:00.000-07:002007-09-16T06:12:00.000-07:00Many conservatives [including myself] have taken B...Many conservatives [including myself] have taken Bush and Cheney to task for their uncontrollable spending and irresponsible fiscal management. It's inexplicable that many conservatives continue to defend the administration. It may be socially conservative, but fiscally it's beyond description.Raphael Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14635417096024081504noreply@blogger.com