Draggingtree Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Daily Wire: How Attitude Trumped Conservative Thought AP BY: BEN SHAPIRO FEBRUARY 10, 2016 On Monday, grassroots Republican favorite Donald Trump repeated the phrase when an audience member called Ted Cruz a "p----." He came to this conclusion after determining that Cruz wasn't sufficiently gung-ho about waterboarding possible terrorists. Asked to define conservatism at the last Republican debate, Trump stated, "I think it's a person who doesn't want to take overly risks. I think that's a good thing." On Tuesday, establishment Republican favorite columnist David Brooks of The New York Times wrote a column called "I Miss Barack Obama." In it, he pilloried Senators Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and lamented that Obama "radiates an ethos of integrity, humanity, good manners and elegance that I'm beginning to miss." In October, Brooks defined conservatism thusly: "conservatism stands for intellectual humility, a belief in steady, incremental change, a preference for reform rather than revolution, a respect for hierarchy, precedence, balance and order, and a tone of voice that is prudent, measured and responsible." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
righteousmomma Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Unbelievable - have I said lately that we live in a truly bizarre upside down surreal world? I couldn't find the rest of the article but the sub headline says it all: "How Attitude Trumped Conservative ThoughtWhat we can't have is nonconservatives redefining conservatism as an attitude, and then ignoring the underlying philosophy." Yep ole Brooks did just did that very thing -- ignored the underlying philosophy (and his own understanding of conservatism) to diss Cruz and Rubio and tout Obama. Today Brooks is saying that if Cruz and Rubio get it and Trump keeps being popular, what use is there in being a conservative?. BARF!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickydog Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Losing David Brooks as a so-called conservative would be no loss at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Losing David Brooks as a so-called conservative would be no loss at all. Oh I Don't Know He's Good For A Laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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