You don't need to be bright to be a conservative bigot.

If he knew what "socialism" meant, he might be able to make sense.

Canadian born, now U.S. citizen, Ted Cruz telling us what is wrong with the U.S. Perhaps he should just go back if he's this unhappy. I'd contribute $50 to his return ticket.

Conservative vs. liberal

A visual explanation

Mr. Conservative

A cartoon - but it probably expresses the sentiments of a lot of America's simpletons.

Low IQ and conservative beliefs linked to prejudice

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Good words

In "Conservative Thought," an unjustly neglected essay from 1927, Karl Mannheim argued that conservatives have never been wild about the idea of freedom. It threatens the submission of subordinate to superior.

--Corey Robin's, in an essay he did in 2008 for The Nation, Out of Place

What does it all mean?

Ignorant bigots

Liberals v. Conservatives

Conservative Talk Show from The Onion

Big, brave, and conservative

From Acerbic Politics

Another story on a conservative hypocrite

From Acerbic Politics

The New Conservative Pledge

I saw this posted over on Daily Kos with the request that this be forwarded and re-posted.

I, ________________________, do solemnly swear to uphold the principles of a socialism-free society and heretofore pledge my word that I shall strictly adhere to the following:

I will complain about the destruction of 1st Amendment Rights in this country, while I am duly being allowed to exercise my 1st Amendment Rights.

I will complain about the destruction of my 2nd Amendment Rights in this country, while I am duly being allowed to exercise my 2nd Amendment rights by legally but brazenly brandishing unconcealed firearms in public.

I will foreswear the time-honored principles of fairness, decency, and respect by screaming unintelligible platitudes regarding tyranny, Nazi-ism, and socialism at public town halls. Also.

I pledge to eliminate all government intervention in my life. I will abstain from the use of and participation in any socialist goods and services including but not limited to the following:

• Social Security
• Medicare/Medicaid
• State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP)
• Police, Fire, and Emergency Services
• US Postal Service
• Roads and Highways
• Air Travel (regulated by the socialist FAA)
• The US Railway System
• Public Subways and Metro Systems
• Public Bus and Lightrail Systems
• Rest Areas on Highways
• Sidewalks
• All Government-Funded Local/State Projects (e.g., see Iowa 2009 federal senate appropriations)
• Public Water and Sewer Services (goodbye socialist toilet, shower, dishwasher, kitchen sink, outdoor hose!)
• Public and State Universities and Colleges
• Public Primary and Secondary Schools
• Sesame Street
• Publicly Funded Anti-Drug Use Education for Children
• Public Museums
• Libraries
• Public Parks and Beaches
• State and National Parks
• Public Zoos
• Unemployment Insurance
• Municipal Garbage and Recycling Services
• Treatment at Any Hospital or Clinic That Ever Received Funding From Local, State or Federal Government (pretty much all of them)
• Medical Services and Medications That Were Created or Derived From Any Government Grant or Research Funding (again, pretty much all of them)
• Socialist Byproducts of Government Investment Such as Duct Tape and Velcro (Nazi-NASA Inventions)
• Use of the Internets, email, and networked computers, as the DoD's ARPANET was the basis for subsequent computer networking
• Foodstuffs, Meats, Produce and Crops That Were Grown With, Fed With, Raised With or That Contain Inputs From Crops Grown With Government Subsidies
• Clothing Made from Crops (e.g. cotton) That Were Grown With or That Contain Inputs From Government Subsidies

If a veteran of the government-run socialist US military, I will forego my VA benefits and insist on paying for my own medical care

I will not tour socialist government buildings like the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

I pledge to never take myself, my family, or my children on a tour of the following types of socialist locations, including but not limited to:

• Smithsonian Museums such as the Air and Space Museum or Museum of American History
• The socialist Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson Monuments
• The government-operated Statue of Liberty
• The Grand Canyon
• The socialist World War II and Vietnam Veterans Memorials
• The government-run socialist-propaganda location known as Arlington National Cemetery
• All other public-funded socialist sites, whether it be in my state or in Washington, DC

I will urge my Member of Congress and Senators to forego their government salary and government-provided healthcare.

I will oppose and condemn the government-funded and therefore socialist military of the United States of America.

I will boycott the products of socialist defense contractors such as GE, Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Raytheon, Humana, FedEx, General Motors, Honeywell, and hundreds of others that are paid by our socialist government to produce goods for our socialist army.

I will protest socialist security departments such as the Pentagon, FBI, CIA, Department of Homeland Security, TSA, Department of Justice and their socialist employees.

Upon reaching eligible retirement age, I will tear up my socialist Social Security checks.

Upon reaching age 65, I will forego Medicare and pay for my own private health insurance until I die.

SWORN ON A BIBLE AND SIGNED THIS DAY OF __________ IN THE YEAR ___.

_____________ _________________________

Signed Printed Name/Town and State

Conservatives Continue To Attack Forward Motion

Bill Kristol - Outspoken Conservative

Bill Kristol, the conservative, Republican columnist is all over the place. He appears on Fox News quite regularly, he writes for a conservative magazine quite often, and he WAS (key word: WAS) the conservative columnist for the New York Times for 1 year. Yep - one year. They didn't renew his contract because his facts were wrong so often and his opinions often lacked logic.

But don't cry - the Washington Post just hired him to do a monthly column. This guy CAN self-promote with the best of them.

A Conservative's Fantasy

Bush Was Never a Conservative

Conservatism in its purest form, as I understand it, means a small federal government and keeping government out of people's lives. And yet - that was not President George W. Bush's philosophy. His economic philosophy was always much more akin to Plutocracy - giving unfair political advantage to the wealthy within society, and favoring the wealthy in nearly all events. The only thing "conservative" about Bush's philosophy was his devotion to advancing a religious state - a theory that he inaccurately (I think) attributes to the early government of the U.S.

Now he supports some "liberal" positions because he realizes, too late, that keeping the middle class working is also best for the wealthy. They can't make more wealth if the poor aren't spending.

Quote on Conservatives...

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

---John Kenneth Galbraith

Did You Know - Conservatives Are Waking Up

Even the most conservative Conservatives are beginning to realize that the Bush plan in Iraq is a plan of failure.

The Pittsburgh newspaper owned by conservative billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife yesterday called the Bush administration's plans to stay the course in Iraq a "prescription for American suicide.

"The editorial in the Tribune-Review added, "And quite frankly, during last Thursday's news conference, when George Bush started blathering about 'sometimes the decisions you make and the consequences don't enable you to be loved,' we had to question his mental stability."

From Editor and Publisher.