tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000354369092786842.post339727506039864975..comments2024-02-16T17:46:42.373-05:00Comments on Makes My Brain Itch: Conservative -- In ModerationScratcherMMBIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606987419555567377noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000354369092786842.post-61307391397583062892010-01-13T21:49:52.799-05:002010-01-13T21:49:52.799-05:00Thanks for the link. I share your sentiments rega...Thanks for the link. I share your sentiments regarding your everyday run of the mill "conservative." They tend to justify their conservative credentials by reciting said laundry list of issues and fail to generate an original thought - let alone understand the origins of conservatism. <br /><br />I asked a good friend not to long ago - a fellow attorney actually - what he thought the origin of conservatism or conservative thought was - his response - Ronald Reagan. Now I am as big of a Reagan fan as there is out there, but I need a little more than that. <br /><br />I certainly agree with you regarding the application of the same train of thought to other "conservative" issues. That's actually how the post came about. A commenter called me out on my Year End Bottom Ten Republicans post and I had to respond. I can't stand when my conservative brethren vote for candidates based on the core "conservative" positions without ever questioning how those politicians arrived at those "beliefs." Seems like a pretty scary world to me if all you have to do is pledge allegiance to a few talking points to get elected. <br /><br />Many thanks for the link<br />TRepublican Redefinedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456893108719506999noreply@blogger.com