Political Homelessness
Re: True Conservatives Would Back Kerry
The author makes some good points, but ignores social issues. It is true that fiscally, President Bush has "bled the Treasury dry." If we look at the economy, "[m]ore than a million jobs have been lost since the end of the prosperous Clinton era." In terms of foreign policy, President Bush has gone from a candidate who was against "nation-building" to the would-be builder of two nations.
I disagree with the author's main contention, though. "True conservatives" are repulsed by Senator Kerry's unwavering support for abortion and his internationalism.
Thus, "true conservatives," especially Catholic conservatives, remain essentially "poltically homeless," echoing the words of Chuck D: "Neither party is mine: not the jackass nor the elephant."
Re: True Conservatives Would Back Kerry
The author makes some good points, but ignores social issues. It is true that fiscally, President Bush has "bled the Treasury dry." If we look at the economy, "[m]ore than a million jobs have been lost since the end of the prosperous Clinton era." In terms of foreign policy, President Bush has gone from a candidate who was against "nation-building" to the would-be builder of two nations.
I disagree with the author's main contention, though. "True conservatives" are repulsed by Senator Kerry's unwavering support for abortion and his internationalism.
Thus, "true conservatives," especially Catholic conservatives, remain essentially "poltically homeless," echoing the words of Chuck D: "Neither party is mine: not the jackass nor the elephant."
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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