The Political Inquirer

News for Super Tuesday

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   Lamont B Dumont, on February 5, 2008 at 6:15 am Said:

   I read the link where Bob Dole asks Dawdle (how can a guy that huge be named “Rush”?) to lay off McCain. I say let Dawdle and Ann O’Rexic trash McCain all they like. It has little to do with any passion for the 1st Amendment and much to do with my personal amusement. Watching these “I’m the only real conservative” cat fights provides no small amount of hilarity. It’s like watching a bunch of Dungeons and Dragons nerds argue about who really has magic powers.
   Historically, American Conservatism is based on maximizing freedom. To that end, we require a government that avoids intervention except as necessary, at home and abroad. That single precept is the basis of all of it. Any position that is not consistent with that fundamental precept is not consistent with conservatism, period. Too many who call themselves “conservative” take a one-sided view of it. “The government needs to stay out of my business, but they better keep an eye on the likes of you…”
   But our government needs to stay out of all it, foreign and domestic. If I want to do what I want, I have to let you do what you want. Many contemporary “conservatives” have a real problem with the second part of that last sentence, especially the “social conservatives”.
   I’ve reached the conclusion that “social conservative” is code for “frightened by loose women, gay men and brown people with accents”.
   Those who claim to be conservative because of an irrational lust for low taxation have turned conservatism on its head. Low taxes are an ancillary benefit of small government, which is desible because it maximizes freedom and only happens to cost less to run. People who want Big Government and low taxes aren’t conservatives, they’re delusional cheapskates.
   Has anyone noticed that the only classical conservative in the race is the only guy who hasn’t indulged in this dorky “competition”?