The Dilema of the Moderate Conservative

[JohnyCanuck]

The Dilema of the Moderate Conservative, The Daily Tribune, Hibbing Minnesota

The photo showed a smiling John Kerry, mike in hand, and to his left and rear was a man named Marc Levitt from Plantation, Fla., wearing a Bush mask and holding up a sign that read, “I’m voting 4 Kerry.” There are very serious doubts that Bush is going to vote for Kerry, but it does illustrate the quandary in which some moderate conservatives, M.C.’s for short, find themselves. If some Rangers sense this, I feel your pain.

M.C.’s, not unlike their counterparts on the left side of the political spectrum, are hardworking types, desperately trying to raise a family in a hostile world, and they don’t say too much – too busy working and raising, I guess. And they represent the bulwark of the GOP. They are the reason Bush and Co. has jobs, and the same could be said for the Republican-held Congress and the majority of state houses. For the M.C.’s today, many things just are not sitting right, and some have an uneasy feeling. Most adhere to Thomas Jefferson’s vision – “The best government is that which governs least.” Most believe in fiscal responsibility and a separation of church and state.

Recently, in Bush’s own words he welcomed “people of faith in helping meet social objectives.” His faith-based initiatives have become a part of his cabinet and church charities are now on the federal dole. There are some who feel this is very wrong, and there are others who ask where will it lead. Moreover, M.C.’s don’t feel the least bit of kinship with the mostly Southern ranting religious right that permeates the GOP beyond their numbers.

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[Wabbajack]

1. I was talking to my repub uncle

about the how bush is skyrocketing the national debt (which I recall him bitching about while Clinton was in office) more than any Dem ever has and he said "It's not like anyone's gonna come and collect it".