[Leisler]

The reason conservatives lost so much of our liberties, and so much was wasted the last 100 yrs is because they had no ideas. You can't get somewhere without a map. No ideas, no movement.

[gaspar]

The Conservative movement began with the election of JFK in 1960. With Nixon seemingly lost in the wilderness there was time to shape the thinking of Americans. Barry Goldwater started the process and Ronald Reagan provided the Conservatives their first victory in 1980. Twenty-two years is not much for a movement, but it has still managed to expunge the old-guard of a Republican party that was bereft of ideas. The Conservative movement knows where it wants to go, but it still has to overcome the drag of a lot of useless baggage -- Snow, Specter, McCain, etc.