Conservative Redefined

It seems that, like the Democrat Party, the Republican are simply changing their definition of words to fit their own purposes. Many who supported the Democrat Party when they were classic liberals have found the party has left them. Many have not yet realized their party has drastically morphed. Republicans are picking up on that morphing as well to their own party.

Yesterday I got an ad supporting a Republican for Congress in my district. He will win with about 75% of the vote because the district was clearly and obviously drawn to elect a Republican. His ad says: "Re-Elect Patrick McHenry for Congress. Effective. Conservative."

So, let's see what the "new" definition of "Conservative" is:

"Congressman Patrick McHenry voted against CAFTA because it would cost thousands of Western North Carolina jobs"

So now, supporting higher prices and reducing freedom for companies is somehow conservative?
He's fighting to get more money out of the education bureaucracy....

So increasing government spending is now also, apparently, "conservative."

I SO wish there was somewhere for people to go who actually wanted to be free, because this place sure isn't it.

Posted by: Ogre at 04:13 PM

Comments

1 "I promise to do dis, dat, und dee odda theeng!"

The Three Stooges

Posted by: Weapon of Mass Disturbance at November 04, 2006 04:36 PM (x4Fjq)

2 They'd get elected if they put a D or R behind their name.

Posted by: Ogre at November 04, 2006 06:07 PM (196ug)

3 He's fighting to get more money out of the education bureaucracy....

Maybe I'm misunderstanding this, but I thought getting money out of bureaucracy was a good thing. Perhaps it would be worthwhile to explain where he wants that money to go, to understand why this is not conservative.

Posted by: McGehee at November 04, 2006 08:41 PM (lAOTn)

4 He wants MORE spending by the government. And, of course, for government to get money, they have to take it from me fight. Conservatives from previous decades would want government to take less and spend less.

Posted by: Ogre at November 06, 2006 12:25 AM (GPb4I)

5 Fair enough. Though the ad makes it sound like the money's already in the bureaucracy, that could be just like Clinton referring to tax hikes as increases in "contributions."

Posted by: McGehee at November 06, 2006 01:15 AM (lAOTn)

6 Indeed, same idea. This position by many Republicans is, "Well gee, we already took the damn money from you, let's spend it on GOOD things instead of the bad things Democrats will spend it on."

Posted by: Ogre at November 06, 2006 01:57 AM (GPb4I)

7 I've come to the conclusion that McHenry has no idea what he is doing -- he just wants to be in Congress.

Posted by: JAT at November 06, 2006 12:27 PM (dH2ZC)

8 That's true, and you'd be more convinced if you talked to him in person. I met him at a town meeting last year. He agreed with everyone in the room that immigration was a problem -- but he openly said, "Gee, I don't know what the solution is. No matter what we try, some people wouldn't like it."

In other words, he's not going to do anything that might make people not like him -- or not re-elect him.

Posted by: Ogre at November 06, 2006 12:35 PM (oifEm)






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