Are Social Conservatives Holding Back Economic Conservatives?

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One more thing: opposing illegal immigration is hardly "extreme," as this is supported by young and old alike, and not just conservatives.
For example, a Zogby Interactive Survey from November of 2008 showed that 45% of respondents age 18-24 agreed that reducing illegal immigration, securing the borders, and cracking down on employers who hire illegals was still important to them as it was the previous year (compared to 13.5% who thought it was less so). This compared to 33.9% from the same group who believed it was still important to them to legalize illegal immigrants as it was the previous year.

Joe of PA 7:59PM November 13, 2009

So the author quotes The Nation to talk about conservatives. How silly.
Regarding illegal immigration, the vast majority of Americans oppose "comprehensive immigration reform" a/k/a mass amnesty, so this issue is in no way holding back the conservative movement.
And if we legalized illegal aliens, this would impose a net burden of at least $2.6 TRILLION on taxpayers (per the Heritage Foundation, 2007 amnesty bill estimate) and grow government. How would this impact the free market Bandyk?

Joe of PA 4:39PM November 13, 2009

Conservatives. Understand the morality of reason and capitalism. Start with something that exists - existance, and make a choice to live. The rest will follow. Be radicals for what you know to be right.
These are the tools to fight unreason and its political expression socialism, now pervading the planet.
Don Rowberry
New Zealand

Don Rowberry 6:42PM November 10, 2009

When our society begins to think of things relative to cause and effect, and stimulus and response, we will do things which work better in favor of sustaining the planet and its inhabitants. We spend billions of dollars educating our citizens and then ignore the things we are taught. Common sense is a nice phrase, but it often leads to many ambiguities. We need to start thinking of doing things which will lead to our ability to compete, and thrive in a global world.

Alan Teitzman of DC 2:08PM November 10, 2009

The most evil "radical" in America now sits in the White House.

ernest bruce of TX 10:03AM November 10, 2009

Young conservatives should abandon conservatism and become radicals for capitalism and individual rights. Ayn Rand wrote an essay entitled "Conservatism: An Obituary". Perhaps it's time for that "prophesy" to come true.

John W. Bales of AL 7:51PM November 09, 2009