tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post115843197851029881..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: The Evolution Of A Conservative, Part One: First DelineationsHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1158498673145434892006-09-17T09:11:00.000-04:002006-09-17T09:11:00.000-04:00Well, Tom, I can't agree with you on "Major League...Well, Tom, I can't agree with you on "Major League Baseball." I think it's still acceptably narrowly focused on its core meaning: a group of approximately 1000 overpaid crybabies between the ages of 20 and 45 who lie about their steroid use and slander one another in their pursuit of the Most Valuable Player award. That the specific individuals the group comprises change over time doesn't drain it entirely of meaning.<BR/><BR/>On a more pleasant note, how about those Yankees, eh?Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1158457400739423262006-09-16T21:43:00.000-04:002006-09-16T21:43:00.000-04:00"Conservative" has become as meaningful a descript..."Conservative" has become as meaningful a descriptor as "Major League Baseball." That is "conservatives" have disparate political views; baseball teams and players come come in a variety of competencies and field positions. For my take on American "conservatism," see <A HREF="http://libertycorner.typepad.com/liberty_corner/2006/09/a_quick_trichot.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> and then <A HREF="http://libertycorner.typepad.com/liberty_corner/2006/09/the_nexus_of_co.html" REL="nofollow">this</A>.Loquitur Veritatemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206272230792130185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1158438195118449112006-09-16T16:23:00.000-04:002006-09-16T16:23:00.000-04:00Any political orientation that attempts to arrange...Any political orientation that attempts to arrange Randroids, Blood & Soil Buchananites, former Yellow Dog Democrats and Arnold Schwartzenegger under one canvas has got more than a big tent going on. It's no wonder there are contradictions among this bunch. For what it's worth, I have experienced my growing 'conservatism' more as temperment and aesthetic than as a coherent political philosophy. I'm more libertarian than most conservatives, but the unhinged Postrellian futurephilia, worshipping the <I><B>Xtreme I</I></B> at the expense of family and community ties and one's responsibility to the <I>demos</I> gives me the screamin' purple willies. So can you call me a conservative? Just don't call me a taxi.Kathy Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851875819094837357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1158436028451295092006-09-16T15:47:00.000-04:002006-09-16T15:47:00.000-04:00It has been offered that "conservative" is more us...It has been offered that "conservative" is more useful in contradistinction to "progressive."<BR/><BR/>Since "liberal," especially in its early use, was seen as being anti-statist, it's sort of up for grabs.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com