Thread: WILDERS TELLS DUTCH PARLIAMENT REFUGEE CRISIS IS ‘ISLAMIC INVASION’

Originally Posted by kevinssdad

Was'nt George famous for claiming to be compassionate conservative? I think he lied, he not his father ever shoed me any compassion about Kevin's death. I cannot tell you where to find or what is a compassionate conservative!

The term "compassionate conservative" has no meaning, it's an oxymoron.

I hope more Republican candidates in this election choose to drop the "conservative" label because that word in our language does not define our party, not our history, not our achievements, not our goals, and not our future. I know that many Republicans and Americans who have become Republicans in recent years like this label because they're thinking about fiscal conservatism, balanced budgets, lower taxes, limited government, and there's nothing wrong with that. Fiscal conservatism which is just another phrase or term for words like prudent and responsible has its place. It should be the law of the land with a balanced budget obligation with rare temporary exceptions for war, disasters, and economic collapse.

But conservatism in general means traditional, status quo, no or slow change, no progress, no correction of errors, no fix of things not working, keeping things are they are and THIS is the complete opposite of what the Republican Party was created to do and what this once wonderful political party has achieved. We are the big bold ideas people, we are big spenders for big projects that benefit our people and nation. The proof of this is when you look at our nation and select what some of the most important changes, improvements, and actions have been, they are all Republican projects from ending slavery, keeping our nation together, building railroads, the interstate highway system, establishing the national parks system, EPA to protect our environment, OSHA to protect our workers, women's rights, civil rights, protected trade to promote our industries and good jobs for our people, immigration controls, these are all Republican ideas, Republican projects.

Then came the "compassionate conservative" that wanted free trade, massive immigration, wars, picking on women, picking on gays, trapping blacks in poverty-ridden ghettos, and on and on and on. This is not compassion in our language, this is national destruction.

Labels are important, especially when they're wrong. The "conservative" label for Republicans is just simply a mislabel for Republicans as wrong as putting a 100% polyster label on a 100% silk garment.

It's just wrong.