One either believes in the virtues of limited government, or one does not.
But that's a distinction that's probably too subtle for a great liberal thinker like Chaitt.
We’re winning.
No more “bleeding heart” or “compassionate” conservatism.
1984- "doublethink".
“the individual mandate was an eminently respectable Republican position, embraced by conservative policy wonks and leading Republicans”
When you can define the position of your opponent, it makes arguing with them alot easier. It’s easy to label people as hypocrites when you can create their inconsistencies out of whole cloth.
When? The article throws this red herring out, but provides no substantiation.
Liberals often use other ‘conservatives’ and Republicans as foils... “even XYZ believed in such-and-such, why can’t you?” is their claim.
never do they admit that many liberals are in dissent.
Nor do they ever acknowledge what the great body of conservative thought is thinking, or give it the respect it deserves.
Just foils for their arguments.
In any event, it is a good sign that we are more lucid in our thinking now than some republicans were twenty years ago.
“They are also forcing the rest of us to pay higher insurance rates, now that insurance companies can no longer exclude those with preexisting conditions.”
Statements like this amount to willful stupidity. It’s the government healthcare law (not conservatives) that prevent insurance companies from taking preexisting conditions into account.