Sorry for the delay. It's been a busy couple of weeks.

Decius wrote:
Has the Republican party moved left? Can you give me some counter examples?

Yes. Look no further than Bush and McCain, the two biggest names in the party. Bush has managed to increase spending (such as the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan) and expand government (Department of Homeland Security - $44.9 Billion annual budget) during his term in office. He even had a Republican legislature for most of his term, and they did nothing to fight him. Bush and McCain are both out of step with party conservatives on immigration, and many have concerns about McCain's potential judicial appointees (McCain stated that Sam Alito is "too conservative"). McCain has been back-and-forth on the Bush tax cuts, so conservatives don't trust him.

Decius wrote:
They hate him because they hate half of the people who live in this country and see themselves at war with them.

Are you talking about Republicans or Democrats?

Decius wrote:
There was the immigration debate, but frankly the "round up all the brown people" policy preferences that conservative pundits have managed to sow are absolute non-starters.

So, you perceive the conservative side of the immigration issue as being only about racism? You don't think that conservatives have any legitimate concerns regarding immigration law, or the negative social ramifications of having uncontrolled immigration from a third world country, regardless of skin color?

RE: The Conservative Revival - New York Times