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Lee wrote:
True conservatives have vanished
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, once considered
the model of conservatism, gives a shoulder
shrug when confronted at a town hall about
the unlawful deportation of Kilmar Abrego
Garcia. “Congress can’t do anything except
complain,” Grassley said.
Pretend conservatives tout fiscal
responsibility. Republicans in the U.S.
House then march in lockstep to pass
what’s marketed as the “Big Beautiful
Bill” adding $5 trillion to the national
debt.
Tariffs have always been conservative
kryptonite since they weaken free trade
and increase taxes. Conservatives crave
economic consistency. There’s none now.
Conservatives once stood for law and
order. Now, they’re mute about blanket
pardons for the Jan. 6 criminals who
attack the Capitol,
Iowa government is no better. True
conservatives would be horrified by
spending $900 million of one-time
money to fund overspending caused
by, for example, the unaudited,
private school voucher entitlement.
If reserves disappear, Iowa will be
rattling a tin cup for revenue.
What caused conservatives to
evaporate into the mist? https://www.thegazette.com/guest-columnists/true-conservatives-have-vanished/
“A conservative is someone who stands athwart
history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is
inclined to do so, or to have much patience with
those who so urge it.”
― William F. Buckley
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/michael-reagan-dad-too-moderate-for-today-s-gop
September 28, 2011
Speaking on Fox News yesterday, Michael Reagan, the son
of the patron saint of today’s GOP, had an interesting
analysis of his father’s policies.
If you evaluate him as a governor today, “the argument him
would come from the right, not from the left,” Reagan said.
“He would have trouble getting his own nomination [today],
but yet he ended up being the greatest president in our
lifetimes.”
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