Real Conservatives ARE getting it!

[BR_Parkway]

And take the time to go read the 152 almost 100% POSITIVE comments that were left, also take a moment to thank a true conservative for speaking out about the hijacking of his party by these power-mad pharisees.

If one needed any further proof that this incarnation of "Republicans" and alleged conservatives includes a faction that has gone completely and tragically over the edge, the smear campaign against Cindy Sheehan is it. For those who might not be familiar with the details of this and are looking for an accurate, factual account, a good summary appears here. The essence of the right-wing smear machine's "outing" of Cindy Sheehan is her supposed flip-flop from supporting President Bush in 2004 to disapproving of him in 2005. As details of this have become clearer, it's obvious the flip-flop is nothing more than a canard. But setting aside the Sheehan story for a moment, have any of the shameless smearsters seen the public opinion polls recently? Here's some breaking news for them: a whole lot of Americans who supported Bush a year ago---including an increasingly large part of his "base"---have turned against him. And that includes many millions of people who haven't lost a parent, child, or sibling in Iraq.

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Something else about this story that infuriates me is the vision of feckless, smarmy smearsters and cowards hiding behind keyboards in cities like Washington and New York (and yes, Miami), punching out electronic missives in a pathetic and desperate attempt to impugn the integrity of a woman sitting in the dust and August heat of Texas---a woman who, along with her dead son, embodies everything that's right about this country. The growing division between the professional class of spinning punditry and the vast expanse of Middle America that actually does the working, the fighting and the dying so the pundits can spend their time chattering has never been more clear than with this story.

If I had lost a parent, child or sibling in Iraq, I'd be right next to Cindy Sheehan sitting in that dust and heat. And I wouldn't budge until the president---ensconced within that reassuring bubble of faith, brush-clearing and mountain bike-riding---found a few moments to come listen to me. I hope as many people as possible join her protest and offer her food, water, and whatever legal or media assistance she may need.

In the meantime, it behooves the rest of us to do our part and engage in some "outing" of our own. That includes identifying and relentlessly shaming those who have become so unmoored from morality that not only have they abandoned the uniquely American ideals of accountability and sacrifice, they openly ridicule them.

http://cunningrealist.blogspot.com/2005/08/decency-is-not-in-them.html

From the bloggers About Me section: A lifelong conservative with a strong independent streak, I am a late-30's resident of New York City and an executive in the financial industry. I have a B.A., and an M.B.A. in International Business from Columbia University

[libertypirate]

1. We are no longer fighting to expose reality, we are fighting to destroy

the perceptions that keep it hidden to those that don't see it.

[Horse with no Name]

2. This should be blasted far and wide (response on the blog)

"For all their talk of disliking lawyers, the republicans seems to operate like them. Whatever issue arises in politics, the tactics are the same as in litigation: deny even the undeniable, brazenly create alternative versions of history, and attack the character and motives of any witness against you."

[BR_Parkway]

4. Isn't that an awesome observation? Would that more actual

conservatives step forward and say as much.

[checks-n-balances]

7. Yes, and maybe if we get lucky, more of our Democratic elected

officials will wake up and decide to become REAL liberals; then maybe even they will start to "get it" and join those real conservatives someday. :eyes:

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. I left a note of thanks for the supporting Cindy

[faithnotgreed]

8. always so thoughtful

thanks

[annabanana]

5. Whaddya know.. B*ush IS a uniter after all!

Seriously, I am very glad to see conservatives of conscience stepping up to he plate.

As the very last shred of respectability is torn away and the naked howling monkey is exposed throwing dung all over this once great Country, I will gladly accept the help of the loyal opposition to fling his purple butt out into oblivion.

[deadparrot]

6. Here's another letter to The Illinois Leader (v. conservative):

It's from a traditional conservative, as you'll see if you read the whole letter.

War in Iraq is losing battle at odds with limited government tradition

I think that your newsletter should make a better attempt to reconcile with the reality of this war's failure, rather than perpetually banging the drums in the way that a gorilla might challenge a foe.

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The War on Iraq was originally launched (allegedly) because Saddam Hussein had those mighty WMD (weapons of mass destruction). But as Riley points out (she's a military nurse), it was the Reagan and Bush administrations (especially Rumsfeld) that helped deliver many of those deadly weapons. Those included West Nile Disease and anthrax.

So now our soldiers are expected to clean up the mess that they created, all while taking more toxic injections and aggression-causing drugs? No wonder recruitment has plummeted.

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Let's get back to the limited-government foundations this nation was built upon. Otherwise, this overextended "empire" will fall as surely as Rome did.

http://www.illinoisleader.com/news/newsview.asp?c=27778