Comments on: WHO ARE YOU CALLING A MODERATE?

By: RWA

RWA — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:21:50 +0000

Truer words were never written, Rick. I posted it at the Darwin Central forums, where we all pretty much share the same views and concerns. Oh, and as a resident of Illinois, there is something you can do to halt the slide of conservatism and the Republican party into the anti-science and anti-intellectual morass: Draft Fortner. I don’t care if it’s as governor once you kick out Rod Blankacheck, or as Senator once Duhhrbin retires, but just do anything to put him on the national stage.

By: Paul Block

Paul Block — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:32:35 +0000

Bravo, Rick.

By: Neocon News

Neocon News — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:45:19 +0000

As far as I’m concerned, if your wardrobe contains less than three suits made from American flags and you’re not constantly replacing your keyboard for all the red meat driblets that soil it, then you aren’t a conservative and you can get the hell off my blogosphere. I’ll expect you to leave your Wordpress ID and gun (as you undoubtedly own only one) on my desk by tomorrow morning.

In all seriousness, I disagree with you often and though I haven’t been reading you as much lately as I ought to be, I most definitely still value your opinion. Keep up the great work.

By: MRurka

MRurka — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:47:47 +0000

I just started reading your blog. While I sometimes find it insightful, I frequently find it off-putting, particularly when you start blogging about other conservatives. Frankly, some of your posts sound an awful lot like guys like John Cole who (at least at one point) claimed to be “conservative” but who manifestly aren’t. I don’t think any fair reading of your other blog posts could be read to endorse anything other than conservatism, but the condescending and sometimes abusive tone you take toward other conservatives (and your readers) may be the reason some don’t consider you a true conservative, even if you are. This post is actually a perfect example of your problem.

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By: jerry thomas

jerry thomas — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:21:08 +0000

Yeah, and you donna like Rush Limbaugh. Ur a liberal…just admit it.

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Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:16:12 +0000

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By: bobwire

bobwire — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:50:43 +0000

Rick, a gruesome gauntlet of ‘conservative’ correctness to navigate. Do not let them strangle in a bathtub what ‘conservative’ might entail. Apparently Big Tent and Republicans may be mutually exclusive.

I’m not sure what the way forward is for intelligent Republicans. This kowtowing to the born-again know-nothings will not end…

As for your wish list…

“I believe in a just and moral society with a as clear a sense of right and wrong as is consistent with reality.”

Well, Rick, in the shifting moral landscape then anything goes! And has.

Offer up your source for right and wrong. Not reality I’m asking for, but sources. Reality comes later…

By: Gurldoggie

Gurldoggie — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:32:27 +0000

Rick,
I couldn’t agree with you more, and I’m glad you turned your comments back on so I can say so. There are many of us out here who still believe that Conservatism can and should be supported by powerful ideas and intellectual rigor, although we have been largely silenced by the self-defined “Conservatives” who rely on blind repetition and knee-jerk ignorance to spread their small-minded doctrine and silence their critics. Until many more well-informed conservative thinkers feel empowered to speak up, conservatism in America will continue to suffer from the ongoing loss of intelligent voices and voting majorities. The one good thing that may come from Tuesday’s defeat is that we will finally have an opportunity to rid ourselves of this noxious “ditto head” strain of right wing thought and re-invent what it means to be a thoughtful Conservative.

By: headhunt23

headhunt23 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:29:59 +0000

Well, I don’t see any Patterico, Ace, Instapundit, Captain’s Quarters or Powerline on there, so I wouldn’t get too bent out of shape about not being invited.

Oh, and the one singular thing you need to add to your list of believes:

I believe that not everything done by the Republican Party in the name of conservativism is in fact conservative.

Anyone that wants to know why the Republican party has gone into decline can find the answer in our failure to keep that belief in mind.