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Thread #74869   Message #1310181
Posted By: Bobert
28-Oct-04 - 11:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: Bush: Conservative?
Subject: RE: BS: Bush: Conservative?
Depends on one's working definition of conservatism and exactly what set of values one wishes to conserve...

Some parts of the neo-con doctrine are quite conservative but you'd probably have to go back quite a ways in American history to find the kind of society that these folks envision. But one thing is fir sure, it would be pre-New Deal and possibly pre-Emancipation Proclamation...

Folks point out the radicalness of Bush's spending but it makes sense. Spend the government into near bankruptcy and then say "Sorry, we've spent a lot of monwy protecting you and now there isn't enough money left for those silly New Deal programs."

Bobert