Oh, and Just Out of Curiosity

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Oh, and Just Out of Curiosity

What the hell was with the McCain-Romney argument about who is more Conservative? Who the hell cares?! And the important question here is, whoever the Conservatives in question are, WHAT ARE THEY CONSERVING?

1 comment:

Kylopod said...: It's conservatism envy. "My conservatism is bigger than yours." Giuliani also got in on the act, when he was running. It was rather amusing.

I think it serves a double purpose. First, it's a way of appealing to the party base, something all the Republican candidates have had difficulty doing. Second, the candidate whose purity has been called the most into question is the front-runner, McCain, and this will help him appeal to undecided voters in the general election, most of whom prefer someone who's not an ideological conservative.

Clinton and Obama have begun to play a version of the same game, on the Democratic side. In their case, however, it's not because they're actually viewed with suspicion by the party base, but rather because they're desperate.; February 15, 2008 2:59 AM