Tom, your essay points out many ways that a rational country-loving conservative party could benefit all of us. However, you raised one issue without stating the reason the issue exists. "A true conservative would eliminate unnecessary bases and weapons programs that are dark holes of wasted spending." The Republican Party can never be a valued conservative voice as long as it continues to represent the ultra-rich. It can never propose spending cuts that hurt the banking, defense, or housing industry. The Party will not abandon tax cuts for the Americans who least need them.
Thus, it cannot be honest because honesty would drive away the monopolists and wealthy who support it. In order to divert Americans from their mission it lies and lies and lies about fundamental health, political, and scientific truisms.
A Conservative Party would value its voice as a moderate truth speaker. But the Republicans cannot be truthful because their mission is to scare citizens and pick their pockets. I hope one day we see the Conservative Party that you describe.
Tom, your essay points out many ways that a rational country-loving conservative party could benefit all of us. However, you raised one issue without stating the reason the issue exists. "A true conservative would eliminate unnecessary bases and weapons programs that are dark holes of wasted spending." The Republican Party can never be a valued conservative voice as long as it continues to represent the ultra-rich. It can never propose spending cuts that hurt the banking, defense, or housing industry. The Party will not abandon tax cuts for the Americans who least need them.
Thus, it cannot be honest because honesty would drive away the monopolists and wealthy who support it. In order to divert Americans from their mission it lies and lies and lies about fundamental health, political, and scientific truisms.
A Conservative Party would value its voice as a moderate truth speaker. But the Republicans cannot be truthful because their mission is to scare citizens and pick their pockets. I hope one day we see the Conservative Party that you describe.