What Makes a Conservative?
The whole debate over John McCain reminds me of JAS debate where people argue over who is the true conservative. I remember one member arguing that making people go to church was a more conservative position that letting people choose?
I think it is a great debate, because I think some conservatives have become misguided in what kind of conservatism they are fighting for. For example, supporting tax cuts isn't really a conservative position in itself. The conservative position is smaller government. Thus, one cuts taxes to encourage a reduction in government spending, which leads to smaller government. Therefore, cutting taxes is really only a meaningless gesture without the corresponding reduction in spending.
I think it is a great debate, because I think some conservatives have become misguided in what kind of conservatism they are fighting for. For example, supporting tax cuts isn't really a conservative position in itself. The conservative position is smaller government. Thus, one cuts taxes to encourage a reduction in government spending, which leads to smaller government. Therefore, cutting taxes is really only a meaningless gesture without the corresponding reduction in spending.
posted by Sloanasaurus | 2/05/2008 09:06:00 AM
That's "Rhino." Don't you spell?
RINO is the correct term for
Republican
In
Name
Only
Rhino is a truck liner or an animal.
jameson, my point exactly. Harsh must be referring to the term Rhino, because RINO, currently describes the Sean Hannitys. Afterall, since McCain is getting the majority of republicans to vote for him in the primaries, then its the Sean Hannitys who are the RINOs and not McCain.
I am just making a technical point of course....
Plurality, perhaps, but he may well fall short of a majority.
A majority would indeed change the meaning of Republicanism to an anti-Constitution, big government party. Then I'll have to decide if I want to be a RINO or not.
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