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What Happened to 'Compassionate' Conservatives?
National Journal ^
| October 4, 2013
| By Jill Lawrence
Posted on 10/04/2013 5:12:51 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The DINO's Reid and Obama just showed the world they have no compassion by refusing entrance to WWII Vets at their memorial and also refusing cancer stricken children access to cancer care. In both cases they choose to be reactionary or progressive by taking active steps to close the memorial and refuse to open the cancer Institute. Conservatives would have never done that if the circumstances had been reversed. Conservatives would have acted conservatively.
Our conservatism is our compassion.
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posted on
10/04/2013 7:18:11 PM PDT
by
justa-hairyape
(The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
“The shutdown is threatening nutrition programs, cancer treatment, salaries, jobs, and much more.”
What an obscenity that none of those existed before ObamaramaCare.
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posted on
10/04/2013 7:45:54 PM PDT
by
Cyman
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Leave compassion to individuals... let the government secure the greatest amount of freedom and you will see greater compassion...
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posted on
10/04/2013 7:57:44 PM PDT
by
dps.inspect
(rage against the Obama machine...)
To: Pelham
To: Oldeconomybuyer
There's an empty space in the Republican Party where compassionate conservatism used to beNope, there are still a ton of RINOs who love stupid buzz terms.
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posted on
10/05/2013 1:05:23 AM PDT
by
Impy
(RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Who cares?
I’ll vote DEMOCRAT and get it over with before I’ll vote RINO.
They’re just Dem moles anyway.
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posted on
10/05/2013 2:21:36 AM PDT
by
UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
(REPEAL WASHINGTON! -- Islam Delenda Est! -- I Want Constantinople Back. -- Rumble thee forth.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
John Weaver of the McCain and Huntsman campaigns!!! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA.....LOSER!! DOUBLE LOSER....PROBABLY TRIPLE LOSER!!!!
If ANY Republican HIRES THIS LOSER, DON:T VOTE FOR THEM!!!
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posted on
10/05/2013 3:18:44 AM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Better question: "Whatever happened to liberal liberals?"
Used to be (supposedly) they hated big government and wanted everyone to have freedom to do what they wanted as long as it didn't hurt anyone else. Now, they want a despotic government and to squash the rights of anyone who disagrees with them.
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posted on
10/05/2013 3:42:16 AM PDT
by
trebb
(Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
To: stilloftyhenight
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posted on
10/05/2013 4:55:17 AM PDT
by
LibLieSlayer
(FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
To: Uncle Miltie
"Compassionate Conservative" = progressive lite. Examples George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, John McCain, Lindsey Graham. You will only find "compassionate conservatives" in political office. There are NO "compassionate conservative" voters. All Chiefs, no Indians.
Conservative = constitutionalist, limited government, maximum freedom. Examples Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Sarah Palin, Ronald Reagan. There are few elected conservatives, the natural example of the "conservative" is homo Americanus, the ordinary hard-working Americano.
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posted on
10/05/2013 7:39:00 AM PDT
by
Jabba the Nutt
(Obama is an historic President. He's America's first 'Dear Leader' President.)
To: Uncle Miltie; rlmorel
Conservatism itself is compassionate, in that it helps everyone aspire to independence and freedom, not dependence and slavery. Compassionate Conservative is redundant.
You rang? You can see by my registration date that I adopted my screen name during George W. Bushs campaign for the 2000 nomination. And you can see by the name that I adopted that I was not impressed with his slogan.
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posted on
10/05/2013 12:19:35 PM PDT
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The idea around which “liberalism" coheres is that NOTHING actually matters except PR.)
To: Jabba the Nutt
You will only find "compassionate conservatives" in political office. There are NO "compassionate conservative" voters. All Chiefs, no Indians.
"Compassionate conservative" was a politician's marketing gimmick, a label introduced to get around other labels and get Bush elected. Labels like that don't have a long shelf-life. People get tired of the politican and his brand loses its luster and nobody uses the brand name until another marketing whiz revives it with the same or a different meaning.
While the label has fallen out of use -- or never was in use except for GWB and KCR -- I'm not sure the thing doesn't exist out there. At least some people who voted for Romney or McCain or Huckabee or Bush in the primaries might be Bush Republicans or something similar ("compassionate conservative" is too condescending a label).
The reason why people don't proclaim that loyalty is first of all, they're not usually the most ideologically focused people. Secondly, if you describe yourself as a conservative, you're going to try to prove that your beliefs are real conservatism. You're not going to try to carve out a position half-way between conservatism and something else.
I'd say it's not that the voters aren't out there. They do show up on election day -- though not in enough numbers to win the presidency -- but very few people are going to carve out a position up in the air half-way between conservatism and moderatism or liberalism.
But there are those who try -- "national greatness conservatism," "Sam's club conservatism," etc.
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posted on
10/05/2013 12:48:07 PM PDT
by
x
To: Oldeconomybuyer
From what I remember of the phonies who called themselves Compassionate Conservatives, I can only hope they have disappeared forever.
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posted on
10/05/2013 1:00:20 PM PDT
by
LucianOfSamasota
(Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
To: x
Bush Senior's line and slam at Reagan was "kinder and gentler". Same cr*p, different label.
There are no "compassionate conservative voters".
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posted on
10/05/2013 4:19:25 PM PDT
by
Jabba the Nutt
(Obama is an historic President. He's America's first 'Dear Leader' President.)
To: conservatism_IS_compassion
Yes...I have always liked your Freepname...it has truth to it.
Liberals think they are compassionate, but their policies belie their supposed compassion for the downtrodden. They want, and need a permanent underclass.
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posted on
10/05/2013 6:35:13 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
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