Cal Thomas: RIP Religious Right.
As
asol55 so aptly put, "time to separate religious from right".
rkatsyv countered that this will precipitate the loss of all further elections.
I think it's sad that we as conservatives are somehow forced to carry on the deal Reagan made with Falwell in 1979.
Perhaps it's time for a New Conservative Deal?
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I think it's sad that we as conservatives are somehow forced to carry on the deal Reagan made with Falwell in 1979.
Perhaps it's time for a New Conservative Deal?
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Date: 2008-11-07 07:01 pm (UTC)And what do you envision that to be?
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Date: 2008-11-07 07:11 pm (UTC)Последние пять веков у человеческой цивилизации была такая отдушина. В нее из старого света бежали все кто "задыхался в толпах огромных". А теперь минимум несколько веков такой отдушины не будет. А может и никогда уже не будет :(
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Date: 2008-11-07 07:15 pm (UTC)Something where the original conservative ideas of limited government, low taxes, free markets, maximum personal freedoms and privacy in one's personal beliefs rule the day...
But you're right, it may not be possible any more -- the world has gotten much smaller...
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Date: 2008-11-07 09:46 pm (UTC)i wholeheartedly agree with the separation of religious and right, though!