[ovrtaxt]

Conservatism, if really dead, is only dead because the people in the movement -- and not its leaders -- have embraced the idea of using government to achieve agendas and have instead rejected liberty. When voters do this kind of thing, is it no wonder that the politicians will give the people what they want? Politicians pander and will deliver the goods that they believe their constituents want. And you know what, we're getting it!

Excellent post.

[incindiary]

Conservatism, if really dead, is only dead because the people in the movement -- and not its leaders -- have embraced the idea of using government to achieve agendas and have instead rejected liberty.

Yes, that was a very good and insightful post. And I would add that from what I've noticed, there doesn't seem to be as much of that healthy distrust for government that used to be one of the attributes of conservatives. Vigilance, that the founders warned us was the price of liberty, seems to have been replaced with cheerleading... while our civil liberties are being incrementally destroyed, by people supposedly on our own side. It reminds me of this quote that needs to be posted again:

"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

- Benjamin Franklin