Reply #17: There are none so blind as those who will nazi

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When it comes down to it, Republicans are conservatives, and as such are only really concerned with themselves. They will betray core principles to maintain power, and personal enrichment is at the heart of their being. How else can one explain Log Cabin Republicans; they're signing their own death warrant just so they won't be taxed. How else can one explain "true" conservatives who abhor foreign entanglements and thirst for a balanced budget?

Conservatism is selfishness, and as the world gets more and more crowded, there are more and more inferiors; the only way to counteract that is to exert more control, even if it means tolerating the betrayal of secondary values like balanced budgets, civil liberties and fairness.

Lugar has always been a functionary. He's not the worst of the bunch, but if that statement isn't a case of being damned by faint praise, I'll have to go back and distill some stronger vitriol.