POLITICS - Conservatism, Kidnapped and Buried Alive

"It's Official - Conservatism is Dead" by Lar, i-Report

I have to say, I have become very disillusioned by some of the events of this past week. Primarily two things - the racists and ignorant fools that have been shouting out things like "Bomb Obama" at McCain/Palin rallies, and the reaction that true Conservatives have received for committing the crime of actually thinking for themselves.

As far as the racists and ignorant fools and their inflammatory statements, that is self-explanatory to anybody with a brain or a shred of dignity. They look like a wild mob ready to lynch somebody. It's so disturbing; this alone should make Republicans red with shame that these people are even a small portion of their "base". That base is one hell of a collection of humanity, don't you think?

All decent people see the trouble with the nuts at the rallies. But what about the crime of thinking for yourself...

First of all, let's differentiate between Conservatives and Republicans. Conservatism is a political philosophy. Republican is a political party. But somehow they have become one and the same, at least in the conventional wisdom. Just like the financially corrupt and religiously rigid have hijacked the Republican Party, the Republican Party has hijacked the term Conservative.

And now Conservatism is dead - the Republicans killed it. At least in the forum of politics.

"Conservatives" call Christopher Buckley a lefty because he thinks Obama is better than McCain. The "base" sends 12,000 hate-filled emails to Kathleen Parker because she dares to point out the fact - and notice I said fact, not opinion, because it is a FACT - that Sarah Palin is dangerously unqualified to be VP, let alone President.

The Republican Party is now apparently nothing more than an angry mob loath to betray their team under any circumstances. They have no tolerance for disagreement or discourse of ANY kind, even amongst their own. They are nothing more than a rabid cult at this point. It's sad. Actually, it's pathetic.

It's all about the team. It's not about actually governing. It's not about ideas or philosophies. It's about picking a team and sticking to it no matter what, consequences be dammed.

True conservatism has as many honorable and productive ideas as Liberalism. There is much from both philosophies that I agree with and admire. But this cult that calls itself "Conservative" is an unrecognizable joke.

Christopher Buckley, the son of William F. Buckley, one of the founders of modern Conservatism, had to resign from the National Review - a publication his father founded and which Christopher himself is a part owner of - all because the ignorant Limbaugh "Dittoheads" can't accept the fact that he might have a different opinion, that he might actually put COUNTRY FIRST, ahead of his party.

Honestly, to all you Conservatives out there, I don't know how on earth you can tolerate what your party has become. It's shameful.

Oh wait, the true Conservatives can't tolerate it anymore. As illustrated by the plethora of THINKING Conservatives jumping ship and endorsing Obama and speaking their mind about the dishonorable McCain campaign, the insult to America that is Sarah Palin, and the abomination of the last eight years known as GW Bush.

Pretty soon the only people left in the Republican Party will be right-wing Christian fundamentalists, scared racists, and corrupt bankers. Maybe once the Republican Party hits that point, the true Conservatives can splinter off into a REAL party once again, and we can get back to the business of governing.

Real, true bi-partisan government.

Wouldn't that be nice?