A CONSERVATIVE~
a preservative agent; a political representative of conservative values; one favoring traditional rules and values; one espousing social stability and gradual development rather than abrupt changes.
In an alarming number of cases, those calling themselves "CONSERVATIVES" have moved far away from convention or tradition and instead are radicalizing America from inside out. I am amazed that not more pundits or journalists are identifying and talking about this trend. Instead we hear more about Robert Byrd fighting the filibuster when it suited his causes [SEE BYRD DOG]. For my part, I have no real problem defining Byrd as a moderate with moments of liberalism, but what do we say about "conservatives" like Frist, Bush, and others? I have no problem calling Republicans radicals; however, friends of mine find that characterization too much. But why not call them radicals? Just look at the news today.
Today VP Dick Cheney stepped up pressure [SEE
ABC], challenging Senators with the possibility of a tie-breaking vote on Frist's plan to ban judicial filibusters. Cheney, playing the bully, moved away from senatorial tradition and crossed the line of checks and balances to interfere with the Senate, as Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) put it in the ABC piece. And Majority leader Frist has been moving far away from a senate tradition held for over two centuries, the filibuster granting consent power to the minority in the senate--even though Frist voted against getting rid of the filibuster when it served him in 2000 [SEE
ROLL CALL].
I'm sure someone has been writing on the radical approaches of these so-called "conservatives," and I have just not come across it. If you have let me know.