The new Conservativism and why it fails.

This article got me thinking about conservatives and the Republican party in general and my own dissatisfaction with their current policies.

Many Americans are fiscally conservative and socially liberal and not well represented by the conservatives in the Republican party now. I like many believe in a solid national defence (Guns/Roads/Bombs).

Like many I am in favour of spending on transportation (and communications) in general, and opposed to almost all other non-defence spending.* I am opposed to legislating morality, and ignoring the benefits of shared spending on infrastructure. I am also mindful of inequalities in wealth and justice due to financial inequalities and support policies that tend to distribute wealth evenly across generations. I also believe in holding those responsible for harming the republic to account. The Republicans presently do a poor job at all of this.

* Defence regarded as the safety of the republic taken broadly - this includes food defence, defence against dangerous products or pollution, defence against wasting money on foreign oil (MPG standards), defence against falling behind in science and technology, etc.

And Obama got the bad guy, so he gets my vote in the next election. Simple as that.