my hubby just said he's a 'progressive conservative'

[NMDemDist2]

:rofl:

not sure what that means exactly......

[fenriswolf]

1. er? isnt that an oxymoron.

[NMDemDist2]

7. i think so, but he really is very moderate

I'd call him an Eisenhower Republican myself. the last time he voted for a Republican was Bush Sr. in 1988, Perot in '92 then Clinton in '96 (we had been married a year by then) and Gore in '00 and Kerry in '04

He's not a registered Dem so he won't be voting in the Primaries.

[fenriswolf]

12. awe so hes a republican in the traditionalist sense

never had a problem with them.

[NMDemDist2]

28. he says he gave up on the Republican party when Gingrich came out with

the "Contract on America"

he says he figured out then they were a bunch of snake oil salesmen and he says he hasn't been proved wrong since.

[yasmina27]

20. Are you sure we're not married to the same man?

My husband's father ran Barry Goldwater's campaign in PA. The only difference is that my hubby voted both times for Clinton. Basically he's a fiscal conservative, but liberal/progressive on all the other issues. He's a registered republican, and is deciding which candidate to vote for that will most easily lose to the Dems. Not that it will really matter, since here in PA our primary isn't until April, and it will pretty much be decided by then.

BTW, his old man knew the GHWB and the rest of the clan. Said there was never a Bush born worth his weight in shit!

[NMDemDist2]

24. ROFL, he agrees with your Father in Law

:rofl:

[RC]

48. It looks like your hubby stayed in place while the political landscape

was shifting to the right over the years. Give it a few more years and he will be rooting for Dennis Kucinich. By that time there won't be much Left of center to deal with.

[NMDemDist2]

49. you pretty much called it.

that's what happened in his 30s

now that he's turning 50 this year, he's a lot more compassionate and more liberal but I just can't convince him to listen to himself.

:rofl:

[Buzz Clik]

2. Better than a liberal fascist.

:eyes:

[zanne]

3. I think that means something like...

A sunny overcast day.

[proud patriot]

4. that's a new one to me

:hi:

[More Than A Feeling]

5. Is he one of those "Crunchy Cons"?

The organic-eating, hybrid driving, tax cutting, small-government dreaming...basically, a conservative concerned with living an environmentally-friendly and healthy lifestyle.

[NMDemDist2]

9. not exactly, he has no problem paying taxes, you're correct on the environment

his idea is the Government should protect the borders, keep up the roads and he thinks Universal Healthcare should be a right, not a priveledge.

He thinks the Gov. needs to watch both Big Corporations and Big Labor like a hawk.

[Fresh_Start]

6. My husband is a Ron Paul idiot

he's a work in progress
I converted him to a reliable dem vote for more than 10 years...but he's po'ed at the spineless democratic congress

[NMDemDist2]

13. i was able to talk mine out of his Libertarian tendencies by

asking him if he REALLY trusts our neighbors to do the right thing. and does he REALLY trust the corporations to be good citizens?

worked.

[Fresh_Start]

23. in our case, our neighbors are way more trustworthy than the govt

at the best of times

[ChazII]

50. Agreed. n/t

[zabet]

8. LOL

There is no
such thing.
Therefore, your
hubby does not
exist. He is a
figment of his
own imagination.
:silly:

[MikeNearMcChord]

10. I think it is like being a Communist-Fascist.

or Yankee-Red Sox fan?:crazy: :silly: :crazy:

[NMDemDist2]

32. he's not that committed at all

that's taking it to the radical edge

[ashling]

11. Is that like

a compassionate conservative?

[NMDemDist2]

15. OGAWD NO!!!!!

he hates the very air Chimpie breathes

[ashling]

33. I didn't say anything about Chimpie

It just stands to reason that a progressive whatever would also be compassionate .... LOL

[NMDemDist2]

35. hard to detach that phrase from the * administration yanno? n/t

[ashling]

46. Yah, I know

Good Luck :hi:

[JBoy]

14. That's what Canada's "right wing" party used to be called

before they were decimated after Mulroney's run as PM. The PC party eventually merged with the Reform Party under the "Conservative" party banner, and are more conservative than the old PC party.

In the Canadian context a "Progressive Conservative" is generally center-right on economic issues and center on social issues. If that's where your husband is, I'd say he's using the term correctly.

[NMDemDist2]

19. that's pretty close. he's a bit more left of center on social issues

he's for Universal Healthcare, Woman's Rights, Gay rights, Civil Rights in general.

he's a 'live and let live' kinda guy

:hi:

[THUNDER HANDS]

16. i think I know what he meant

He either meant one of two things.

A big government conservative - ie, socially conservative and economically liberal.

or

A libertarian - ie, socially liberal and economically conservative.

but I don't know your husband.

[NMDemDist2]

21. he's socially liberal and economically conservative, but he's not Libertarian

he thinks the Gov. needs to watch Big Biz AND Big Labor like a hawk

[gateley]

17. Cocaine slumber party. nt

[no name no slogan]

18. So was Brian Mulrooney, former PM of Canada

There used to be a Progressive Conservative party in Canada.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada

[polichick]

22. Was he talking about Obama?? nt

[NMDemDist2]

25. no actually we were talking about why he likes Hillary so much n/t

[polichick]

30. Oh. I see them both that way - centrists. nt

[NMDemDist2]

31. yeah, he calls him self a 'centrist'

He likes Hilly cuz (and I quote) "She's the smartest person in the room and a real policy wonk, and that's what we need right now. I don't give a shit about personality, I want someone who's a geek when it comes to policy"

:loveya:

[polichick]

34. He's right about Hillary being the smartest and the policy wonk imo...

And I think people are really being fooled by Obama ('course I'm mad as hell about his Reagan talk right now). But I have a hard time trusting Hillary because of her corporate ties, her Iran vote and her trust in Colin Powell.

Guess I'd go with Edwards if my primary were today ~ but I'd love to see a brokered convention and a Gore nomination. (Dream on...)

[NMDemDist2]

37. I'm with you all the way. I still haven't forgiven BHO for the McClurkin

chit in SC either. I don't see Obama as any way forward except for the novelty of his skin color. If he was a white guy he'd be polling in single digits IMO

and now I'll get flamed in what was such a nice little thread :hide:

[polichick]

39. Sorry - I'm a bad influence today...

I wanna shake Obama until he gets it! lol

Okay, I'm going to walk it off. :)

[NMDemDist2]

40. yeah, I'd better go clean the kitchen

before I get my clocked cleaned as a racist, negative, hatemonger who hates america

:yoiks:

[boston bean]

26. Better than a regressive liberal, no?

:rofl:

[NMDemDist2]

29. LOL

right!

[rodeodance]

27. well, bush ran his being a so called -compassionate conservative-that was an oxymoran.

[Barack_America]

36. That sounds painful...n/t

[NMDemDist2]

38. some days it is.....

:rofl:

[stravu9]

41. Bless His Heart!

God love him!
So funny!

[NMDemDist2]

42. yes he is and welcome to DU

you've racked up a lot of posts in only 5 days eh?

:hi:

[stravu9]

47. I've Been Home With the Flu.

:-)

[Clintonista2]

43. In Canada, the conservative party used to be called the "progressive conservatives"

seriously.

[AGirl]

44. They are also called Red Tories.

It just means that they support traditional values but they also believe the community has an important part to play in the welfare of the citizens.

[JBoy]

51. In Canada, "Red Tories" were the leftist faction of the Progressive Conservatives

often were even left of the Liberals on some issues. They used to dominate the PC party, before the time of Mulroney, and it's been downhill ever since. Harper's current government would have been unrecognizable 25 years ago.

[NMDemDist2]

45. yes, and hubby is close, just more socially liberal from what I understand n/t