Conservative Self-destruction (Why conservatives are partly to blame for the re-election of Obama)

March 19, 2012 | techno

[sickoflibs]

RE:“The problem with “Conservatives” is that many of them are just closeted big government types “
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You can’t even differentiate between a conservative and a RINO ?”

I think I understand his point.
He is talking about a certain flavor of those that identify themselves as conservatives that want to use the the Federal government as a Republican version of the nanny state.

A couple years back I did a few comments on the flavors of those that identify themselves as conservatives: Liberty, social and defense as being the most obvious. Most are some mixture of those flavors.

He is talking about those social Conservatives who want a powerful big government, those who make believe that a Democrat will never win POTUS to use that same powers that they demanded to do everything that they see as their worst nightmare.
Looking at national polls on DADT and similar social issues the past few years it would seem to me suicidal to want an all powerful federal government to tell all states what they MUST do. Maybe it would be best to win a few hearts before deciding that the mob decide what power should rule us.

Remember how the neocons freaked at the idea of Obama taking control of the Patriot Act powers? They seemed to have thought that could never happen,

[EEGator]

We are in agreement again. I think we met some of those nanny state “conservatives” recently.

[stephenjohnbanker]

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