Reply #3: One of the decidedly un-conservative aspects of modern Republicans is short term thinking [View All]

It's a bit of a misnomer to label Republicans as conservatives--at least as the word originally was meant. It doesn't conserve anything to fritter away 230 years of hard won global good will (nor to engage in imperialistic wars, nor to whittle away the Bill of Rights, nor to send American troops into a mislabeled, mismanaged war where they'll die and be wounded for lies).

To wrecklessly throw away money, treasure, lives, reputation, and legal traditions in pursuit of a quick buck in Iraq is the opposite of conservatism. It is adventurism, imperialism, and skullduggery. To achieve their goals, they look only at the short term, don't care about the consequences, and fool themselves into thinking it's the best way to promote the national interest.

They're not conservatives; they're con artists. What they were thinking isn't relevant. What we must do is educate their deluded and betrayed supporters.