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Uncle Joe

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1. In the automobile of ideas, *Conservatives aren't the accelerator, they're the brake

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 11:29 AM

Aug 2012

and sometimes reverse.

Their ideas will almost always be to slow things down or recapture nostalgia.

I believe if liberals or moderates wish to influence Conservatives, the most effective approach is to hearken back to recapturing the best and most fair polices ie: tax rates for the wealthy and booming economy of the old days and use that against the plutocrats and their puppets crying for more tax breaks for the 1% today.

*I'm speaking of conscientious Conservatives.

Thanks for the thread, NRaleighLiberal.

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So - as I was pulling weeds this AM, I was trying to ponder something - "good" conservative ideas... [View all] NRaleighLiberal Aug 2012 OP

In the automobile of ideas, *Conservatives aren't the accelerator, they're the brake Uncle Joe Aug 2012 #1

chirp...chirp...crickets. OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2012 #2

I probably would have to HappyMe Aug 2012 #3

Well, I would say I agree with them 'generally' on fiscal conservatism. denverbill Aug 2012 #4

balanced budgets... that's a laugh tk2kewl Aug 2012 #15

Why not ask the people you're debating if they know of any? broiles Aug 2012 #5

Just yesterday, I finally came up with a real one.... Sheepshank Aug 2012 #6

I was reading the other day that the President signed Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #7

They emphasized Xyzse Aug 2012 #8

The federal interstate system nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #9

I think Jack Kemp came up with a few ideas when he was Sec. of Housing & Urban Development: Blue Meany Aug 2012 #10

Gun rights. Marinedem Aug 2012 #11

Those who call themselves "conservatives" today hifiguy Aug 2012 #12

Romneycare? Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #13

Are your friends and family Republican? If so, they are not 'conservative' the way coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #14

just came in for lunch - thanks to all for the above so far - I will read/do some responding later NRaleighLiberal Aug 2012 #16

Define "conservative" TrogL Aug 2012 #17