[Fred Douglass]

....'way back when GHW Bush was elected 41st President, I said to my friends (but not on this site): "There goes everything that Reagan worked for". It boils down to this (IMHO): the REAL conservatives were like "Ham" (Hamilton) Fish. A great footballer, a great Harvard Man and one of the greatest New Yorkers EVER!

Ham didn't approve of "Progressive" Republicans (like TR), but what was Abe Lincoln, after all? Fish was a "new" Republican. One of the true founders of that ideal established by Goldwater and Reagan, post FDR and WW II. Fish absolutely LOATHED FDR and the Stalinist lickspittles around him. With great justification, in my book!

Following his lead, I am a staunch advocate of small Fed (and state) government*, minimal taxation (how 'bout a 10% flat tax---PERIOD?!) and the 10th Amendment (THAT oughta take care of the fetus-huggers!). I want the government to leave me alone. I wonder if liberals of ANY stripe and/or era can remember what 1776 was all about! I also wonder if they'd be willing to cite exactly what country socialism has ever saved or allowed to prosper!

Like many of the Founding Fathers, I am also a confirmed atheist (any anthropology major has GOT to be---or they didn't do too well in their social anthro distribution courses, ar-ar-ar! BA/BS in archaeology, here.

As far as I'm concerned, Bush 43 was a disaster, as was his wimpish Dad. They're "Rockerfeller Republicans" (just like that RINO McCain) who were also known as "me too" Repubs. They take their philosophical lead from Dumbocrats and just can't "get" the ideas to which I alluded above. They hated Newt and they fear Sarah (with great justification). It's probably "realignment time". "W" also let AIPAC, et al highjack our foreign policy (goes all the way back to IKe, really). Bad idea. Makes the A-rabs despise us, eh?

So-o-o-o, where are the real, true conservaties? Right here, young fella. And the real, true liberals? Moscow and American college campusses. Ar-ar-oooooogah!

*Remember Jefferson's "That government which governs least, governs best."?

So, where is the US headed? (See my comments on other threads, re the TV ads for those despicable video games). Whatever happened to the famous "Ask NOT..." mentality?

If anyone thinks that Osama-bama is going to initiate REAL "change" (other than tired, old tried and false socialism)----let's just say that there're three (count 'em THREE) bridges over the good Olde Cappe Codde Canal----you can have 'em all for the price of one!

That work for ya?

Chow(dah),