Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The difference between conservatives and Republicans explained

This passage from an article on the NY Times succintly explains the difference between conservatives and Republicans. There was a time when the two words were synonyms but no more.
Some of the ideas from the conservatives have been circulating for months, including an immediate moratorium on seeking money for the pet home-state projects known as earmarks. But other Republicans have rejected that idea, arguing it is a chief responsibility of representatives to win federal aid for local initiatives.

Republicans need to go. Conservatives need to stay. So while the Republican party struggles to define it's "message" or try to figure out how to win elections it would appear that a hardy group of conservatives currently under the Republican banner have a good idea.
What kind of catchy name will they come up to describe these renegades? What are the chances that "Blue Dog" Dems could merge with this group to form a new party that so many Americans are looking for? I can dream right? If they would drop the (D) and (R) from their signature and just work together there may be some real results come out of congress that put the concerns of the nation first and themselves second.

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