Friday, December 14, 2007

The Root Of Modern Conservatism

The author is writing about another conservative government, but it is truly the hallmark of all modern conservative governments, from Harris, to Bush, to Harper:
Thanks to a combination of incompetence and ideology—the governing principle of the Bush administration seems to be that the best way to delegitimize big government is to make sure that it functions poorly
As I have said many times before, if you are an anti-government party, governing properly is last thing you want to do.
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  1. bzaDecember 16, 2007

    Yeah, It must be hard to govern when you don't believe it doesn't work at all. Which brings we to this quote and article:

    "Conservatives cannot govern well for the same reason that vegetarians cannot prepare a world-class boeuf bourguignon: If you believe that what you are called upon to do is wrong, you are not likely to do it very well."
    -Alan Wolfe

    http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0607.wolfe.html

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