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"It's not merely Gillespies' quote, or alleged quote: it's this entire administration's legislative agenda, from the Dept. of Fatherland Security to the "No Child Left Behind" invasion of state educational systems."

Not to mention the steel traiffs, a farm bill that spends more than ever, apologizing to the Red Chinese for letting them shoot down our airplane, attacking conservatives for "balancing the budget on the backs of the poor," defending Affirmative Action, agreeing to the uncosntitutional McVain-Whinegold campaign finance deform bill, and the largest budget in American history.

Other than the war on terror and a penny-ante tax cut, what have Republicans done? They have increased government. They are acting like Democrats. At least Gillespie is honest enough to admit it.

But the whole basis for the two-party system is the idea that the two parties provide meaningful alternative policies. What are we to do when they don't? Shouldn't at least one major party stand for conservative, limited-government principles?

I'm not a Libertarian, but I'll say this much for them: They do stand for limited government, which is more than I can say for Republicans.

If conservatives would rally around the Constitution party or some similar entity and vote for it, we would stand a chance of having a significant party that stands for our principles, not mee-tooism.

If conservatives would rally around the Constitution party

Yep those ifas, couldas, wouldas, are always in play... Heck it they were that interested in the Constitution Party the CP wouldn't have gotten less than 100,000 votes in 2000. People are were they are because that's the choice they make. Face it there aren't the nubmers out there to make any 3rd party a winner.

And if this editorial writer would have been honest he would have included some quotes to go with his assertions. Now I'm sure whatever was said allowed him to draw his assertions but that doesn't mean that had someone else heard the same info by the same person that the assertions may have been different.

So all I'm saying it's an editorial, no quotes, so take it with a grain of salt until proven otherwise.....