"A Conservative for Obama" (ex Nat. Review publisher endorses Hussein)

D MAGAZINE ^ | 9-19-08 | Wick Allison

[hosepipe]

Wick is burning the candle at both ends..

[LADY J]

"Conservatives are skeptical of abstract theories and utopian schemes, doubtful that government is wiser than its citizens, and always ready to test any political program against actual results."

When a marxist like Obama Hussein Barak is openly spouting his 'ism' - it's a no brainer for me to do everything in my power to see that he loses.

You had better believe that believing that government is wiser than its citizens has been proven, without doubt, over the few days.

By the time you test any political program put forth by Obama Hussein Barak, we won't recognize this country as we know it!!

[353FMG]

A pro-infanticide “conservative”?

[Nonperson]

“Every great cause,” Eric Hoffer wrote, “begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” As a cause, conservatism may be dead. But as a stance, as a way of making judgments in a complex and difficult world, I believe it is very much alive in the instincts and predispositions of a liberal named Barack Obama.

As william Ayers has said, it's not about an election, it's about building a movement!

Still, I asked, aren’t progressives putting high hopes in November? [talking about 2006 elections, but it still applies today] ....

So what? That’s not the point, Ayers says. Electoral politics is a tool to connect causes, like gay rights, disability rights, voting rights, human rights. “That’s how you use electoral politics. Not as an end in itself, but as an organizing mechanism. Our deepest belief, I think, is that we need to connect all these good projects and build the movement. …we should always be positioning ourselves, thinking, okay, if I’m involved in this next election, how am I positioned to help contribute to building a movement, raising consciousness, making the connections, and that’s a real tricky business.”

[PGalt]

Never heard of Wick Allison. Thanks for posting. Perhaps Wick should read “The Lessons of History”.

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

I was a Reagan delegate to Kansas City in 1976. I’ve never heard of this guy.

[FlingWingFlyer]

This “conservative” sounds as though he might have struck up a relationship with David “The Real Anita Hill” Brock.

[Keltik]

I searched for “Allison” and nothing came up.

[andy58-in-nh]

He’s a Libertarian who was opposed to the Iraq war from the beginning.

[John Valentine]

...what Obama offers, which is a deeply conservative view of the world.

Conservative Marxism, must be. I doubt that this concept would garner much more than a laugh from William Buckley.

[MozarkDawg]

Most important, Obama will be a realist. I doubt he will taunt Russia, as McCain has, at the very moment when our national interest requires it as an ally.

Someone ain't payin' attention:

Obama, McCain condemn Russia over Ossetia, Abkhazia move

August 26, 2008

"I condemn Russia's decision to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states and call upon all countries of the world not to accord any legitimacy to this action," Obama said in a written statement.

"The United States should call for a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to condemn Russia's decision in coordination with our European allies," Obama said.

"The US should lead within the UN and other international forums to cast a clear and unrelenting light on the decision, and to further isolate Russia internationally because of its actions."

[onlylewis]

Nobody can read Obama’s books (which, it is worth noting, he wrote himself) or listen to him speak without realizing that this is a thoughtful, pragmatic, and prudent man..................

I have not read obamaboy’s books. I refuse to. But I have listened to him speak and all I hear is a man that is full of BS. I believe we are in the era of “much learning makes men mad”. obama is a marxist, elitist and arrogant man. When I see him speak I can no longer listen. He tells us we must give up our lifestyles so others can do better but he sends his children to private schools and lives in a mansion. He tells us that we must pay more in taxes but he and his VP candidate give almost nothing to charity. I do not know the man who wrote the above article but he must believe the same way obama believes and that is only the rich and gov’t can run our lives. Thanks but no thanks I can run my on life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MEGoody]

THE MORE I LISTEN TO AND READ ABOUT “the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate,” the more I like him.

LOL And the author claims to be a conservative.

Yeah, right.

[capitoltex]

he’s all over the place in his recent political donations...

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=TX&last=allison&first=wick

[Vortex]

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D Magazine.

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Listening to "Faux-Cons" like this telling conservatives what conservatism means reminds me of christmas time when the media usually tries to christians about the "true meaning of christmas".

[MEGoody]

He’s a Libertarian

I doubt the Libertarians would claim this guy. To support Obama is to support higher taxes and additional government forays into personal freedom.

[all the best]

McCain is a disaster. Obama is disaster to the nth degree. Easy choice. With McCain at least there is hope for later correction. With Obama not in our lifetime.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Conservatism to me is less a political philosophy than a stance, a recognition of the fallibility of man and of man’s institutions.

That hardly embodies the "conservative" movement. But to the degree it does, I don't see how you get from there to supporting the candidate who says we can ONLY trust man's institutions.

Obama is the uber-government candidate. He expects government to fix everything.

However, Wick appears to be anti-Iraq-war, so it explains a lot. He forgets that McCain opposed the original Bush tax cuts precisely because he didn't see the corresponding spending cuts.

Wick is wrong that Bush's tax cut's had no purpose -- Government was too large, and the only way to shrink government is to keep it from getting the money. Unfortunately, our Republican allies in Congress decided to spend the money anyway.

I have no fault with Wick for turning his back on those Republicans. But Obama was with the democrats voting for massive new spending, even spending multiple times over the "savings" he expects from not being in Iraq.

Meanwhile, McCain has a record of fighting the spending. He voted against the Medicare Prescription plan. He voted against pork spending. He opposed new programs, even popular ones.

So while I understand Wick's sentiment that the Republican Party lost it's way and became the part of "Government different" instead of "Government less", McCain did not join that journey, and Obama embodies that destination.

So Wick appears to be lost to reason. He undestands the issues, but can't reach the correct conclusion.

[Peter Horry]

I look for candidates that promote freedom, prosperity and security, from both foreign and domestic threats. Having trouble with that lately, but I can’t see how any rationale person can come up with Obama when these factors are considered.

[12Gauge687]

Yeah, maybe he doesn’t understand that tax cuts aren’t the problem; it’s the stupid spending that’s the real problem. And when you consider the portion of government spending that is defined as entitlements, it makes military spending look paltry.