Reply #6: I call 'em small "c" conservatives. [View All]

[Warpy]

They're the people who have really thought about things. I rarely agree with them, but I find we want the same things, we just want to go about them differently.

You can always spot the small "c" conservatives if you ask a simple question: "Just what is it that you want to conserve?" Small "c" conservatives will have a ready answer, and you can discuss from there. Big "C" conservatives will at first give you a blank stare, then start dittoing out of context, kind of like devout Catholics saying Hail Marys as they pass the dirty movie theater.

The real, deep-seated rage against Bush is among the thoughtful conservatives. Many of them tell me they can't bring themselves to vote for a Democrat, but they'll undoubtedly vote third party rather than endorse the most corrupt regime in the history of this country.

And that, folks, is good enough for me.