From his buried school-bus, his command outpost deep in uber-liberal-controlled territory, ThoughtRogue keeps the Conservative flame alive; a clear, unwavering signal rallies his fellow patriots...

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What an amazing morass we find ourselves in as the tectonic plates of American politics lurch and split, grinding up what came before and heaving up new, unfamiliar ground. It seems clear now that the traditional Republican conservative coalition which held the modern party together, since its infancy in the 1970's, has been fractured, perhaps fatally - glaringly foreshadowed by the emergent nomination of Senator John Sidney McCain III.

But, in this most wide-open primary contest of our lifetime, how did it come to this, when we hoped and dreamed of handing off the torch to the next, worthy heir of the Conservative movement? With socialism on the march, at a time when our metastasizing federal government becomes inexorably bloated, unconstitutionally corrupt, and loathed by the People, just how in the world did we wind up with the single most liberal, untrustworthy, profane, vindictive, and double-talking candidate running for the Republican nomination?!

The short answer: "Compassionate Conservatism", or using some straight talk, Compassionate Coercion killed the coalition, and is poised to anoint the Maverick as its standard-bearer.

Let's get real here, and send the "Double-Talk Express" bus careening off a mountain-road precipice once and for all. There's nothing compassionate, nor conservative about "compassionate conservatism" - the famous phrase coined by our current Neo-Con-in-Chief. These are the code words used by the Neo-conservatives, and their fellow RINOs (R's In Name Only), to denote and cloak their own Republican edifice of socialism. But to implement socialist institutions, it of course requires coercion - Big Daddy government coercion. Remember, Big Daddy is Watching over You! Hey, what a coincidence: government programs, the national debt, federal intrusion, international interventionism, etc. have all continued to grow unabated under Neo-Con 'management'! [continue reading]