That's what I thought. For a moment I got the impression that you thought Powell was racially motivated when he voted for Obama. Glad I caught myself😎
Anyway, the term "conservative" has lost a ton of its meaning, practically speaking. It's almost useless today. It used to connote free markets, individual liberty, a strong military, family values (so-called), respect for tradition, thrift (at least with social causes), evolutionary-change-over-revolutionary-change, etc.
But THOSE days are *gone*. Basically, the only people who use the term "conservative" today are old school intellects like Glenn.
In 2012, GOP primary hopefuls went out of their way to identify themselves as conservative--it was like watching a cult. But by 2016, Trump brought all of that to a screeching halt, and his opponents followed suit. The term was no longer politically beneficial; they had to change course and make way for the new GOP.
If the Republican Party is still "conservative", it's a different type of conservatism. More "paleo" than "Reagan" or "Bush".
"Conservative" as represented by Barack Hussein Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden?
Yes, I agree with you that Colin Powell, who endorsed and supported each of them to lead this country, assuredly operated under a different definition of the term than any I'm familiar with.
Odd then that "conservative" Colin Powell voted twice for Barack Hussein Obama for president. I wonder what the two had in common...
More on "conservative" Powell's political acts: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/politics/barack-obama-colin-powell-2008/
"I wonder what the two had in common"
Sanity? That's what you meant, right?
That's what I thought. For a moment I got the impression that you thought Powell was racially motivated when he voted for Obama. Glad I caught myself😎
Anyway, the term "conservative" has lost a ton of its meaning, practically speaking. It's almost useless today. It used to connote free markets, individual liberty, a strong military, family values (so-called), respect for tradition, thrift (at least with social causes), evolutionary-change-over-revolutionary-change, etc.
But THOSE days are *gone*. Basically, the only people who use the term "conservative" today are old school intellects like Glenn.
In 2012, GOP primary hopefuls went out of their way to identify themselves as conservative--it was like watching a cult. But by 2016, Trump brought all of that to a screeching halt, and his opponents followed suit. The term was no longer politically beneficial; they had to change course and make way for the new GOP.
If the Republican Party is still "conservative", it's a different type of conservatism. More "paleo" than "Reagan" or "Bush".
"Conservative" as represented by Barack Hussein Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden?
Yes, I agree with you that Colin Powell, who endorsed and supported each of them to lead this country, assuredly operated under a different definition of the term than any I'm familiar with.