Most Republicans have no f***ing idea any more what a conservative is

[DFW]

I'm not ashamed to put myself up as an in-their-face example.

I applaud caution when contemplating foreign involvement, as put forth by George Washington.
I demand the total separation of church and state and an independent free press as envisioned
by Thomas Jefferson. I like the idea of conserving our environment, and freedom to criticize
the president as advocated by Theodore Roosevelt. I think our country would be far better served
by those old ideals than some of the newer crap that has shown up from Joe McCarthy to Ann Coulter.

I don't do unnecessary drugs, including drinking alcohol or smoking anything.
I am still, after 25 years, happily in my first marriage. I have two smart,
normal children and no debts.

I am totally against further liberalizing laws that pertain to the ownership of firearms
or the right to pollute without responsibility to clean up and compensate.

Republicans note: I am a classically-defined conservative, i.e. your nightmare. I am a
Democrat--a Howard Dean-loving Democrat. Go deal with that one, you nut-cases.
You call me "libbrul," and yet you have no more clue what that means than you do what
"conservative" means. By that, I mean none.

The old adage is true: being inside a church no more makes you a Christian than
being inside a garage makes you a car. Furthermore, it makes no difference to me
if you are either one, or neither.

It's too bad that "get a life" isn't enforceable in a court of law, or I'd have the
lot of you locked up.

But look on the bright side--there's no law against getting a life (or a clue), and you can be a
conservative spender while freeing your thinking: it won't cost you a cent!

Watch it, though, with that "free" notion. You remember what "freedom" is in Latin, right, scholars
that you are? Libertas, a root word for liberal*. Can't be too careful with our labels, there, can we?

* "liberal" --that's English for "libbrul"

[YOY]

1. Congrats you figured it out. Everyone is a "Librul" but them thanks to their off-whack compass

and welcome to DU.

[lies and propaganda]

2. yeah, they all see it a an anti gay or family values thing.

They are conservative on fiscal reasons and the size of gov, not just whether or not they hate gays and abortion.

[Ganja Ninja]

3. They pretty much have only one criteria nowadays.

Born Again = Conservative
That's about the only people that are left in the GOP.

[BuyingThyme]

4. Most conservatives are now progressives.

Balancing the budget would be progressive.

Separating church and state would be progressive.

Withdrawing from Iraq would be progressive.

We've fallen so far back that conservatism is now a form of progressivism.

[DFW]

5. YOY--I've sorta been around for several months now, but....

Thanks anyway! I still have this day job which takes up a bit of my time.

Buying Thyme--I quite agree. The radical right grasps at labels like the
proverbial drowning man grasps at straws--desperately, indiscriminately,
and, in the end, uselessly.

[theoldman]

6. Everyone should look up the definition of Conservative in a

dictionary. It has nothing to do with religion except that a person can be conservative in their religion. You can be conservative with your money, clothing, automobile etc. You can even be conservative with your politics and not be a Republican.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. Liberal like you

Loved the way said it.

[DFW]

8. TY!

No one has exclusive rights on ranting LOL!!