Ron Paul has a broad base of support and is the only GOP presidential candidate who is not a neocon. [...]
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The general gestalt sense in paleo and even mainstream circles has been that TAC is trying hard to appeal to establishment critics of conservatism, left, right and center. It is no longer discernibly paleoconservative and employs non-conservatives. [...] Most Americans share the goal of defeating Obama at any cost. They will have to do it without Paul supporters, who seem to have a very different kind of moral compass. [...] About a week ago, Katie Kieffer dared to ask a few questions of the sort I have in mind on Townhall.com, tentatively advancing the proposition that Ron Paul is not entirely insane. Directly opposing her signature photo on the Townhall homepage was the equally lovely visage of Star Parker—whose column charged Paul supporters with being [...] Much of Ron Paul's support is manufactured; like emails coming from the same guy using different email addresses. [...] The average age of a Paul supporter is about 20 – which means they haven’t a clue about the constitution or the world they live in. Ron Paul will not rule out a third-party run, if he happens to lose the GOP nomination. [...] If the populist left and the populist right align, as they well may, we may be on the cusp of a Constitutional Realignment, or, stated plainly: really throwing the bums out. [...] Some of our writers have problems with neoconservatism at the American Spectator. [...] Why don't conservatives today regard Thomas Paine as a conservative icon as they do other early thinkers who were radical for their time? [...] While its name has undeniably been conscripted in the service of a movement and orientation bearing few if any similarities to the original article, can the conservative intellectual tradition be said to have been irreparably impaired, destroyed, essentially, so that the term "conservatism" can now be said to be "meaningless?" [...] Joe Sobran was very much of the "republic not an empire" school and he resented, clearly, that the "paleocons" were losing influence to the "neocons." [...] The overthrow of this old, crusty, opportunistic politician in favor of a younger, more charismatic, and more conservative candidate is what is needed in order for American conservatives to convince themselves and others that the neoconservative Republican is about to be relegated to the dustbin of history. [...] It is not the responsibility of America to police the world or provide for the security of any nation other than our own. [...] If any convention of rightists should incorporate Ron Paulites, libertarians, paleolibertarians, Constitutionalists, anti-war conservatives, and paleoconservatives, it should be a convention of bloggers and internet activists. [...] The Republican Party's virtual collapse has left neo-conservatives discredited and facing policy extinction. [...] Neo-conservatives aren't the only ones who drew philosophical sustenance from the liberal rationalist assumptions embodied in the Declaration of Independence. [...] WFB's legacy was building up the intellectual side of conservatism and coalescing conservative factions, which set the groundwork for conservatives to win victory in the political election and campaign realm with the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
[...] It is incumbent upon the hawks to very specifically define the war aims as they see them. [...] Paleoconservatism is more than a political philosophy. It is a religion. [...] Paleoconservatism demands substantial alignment with its tenets before one can claim to be a “true” conservative. My fall from grace took mere seconds. [...] Clearly, the left-wing media does not understand distinctions on the Right. Unfortunately, many conservatives don’t understand distinctions on the Right either. [...] Where paleo-theory meets paleo-practice, run for the hills! [...] Paleoconservatism is informed by certain philosophical presumptions that differ markedly from the presumptions of neocons and most modern conservatives. [...] By adopting the liberal rhetoric of rights and the individual, the pro-life movement has made a pact with the Devil. [...]
The split between neoconservatives and paleoconservatives over the Iraq war goes deeper than many realize. Their differences on ethnic issues are threatening to become the biggest internal battle conservatives will face this decade. [...] |
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