Status Kuo

With Bush's idea of "compassionate conservatism" proven to be irrevocably destroyed, David Kuo makes a good point:

So what is next for the party of Lincoln? Perhaps "conscience conservatism"? "Compassion" is too squishy and amorphous a term. It doesn't actually mean very much - especially in these days where compassion can mean so many different things. "Conscience" may be the way to go...especially for conservatives. Conscience conservatism could provide a unifying conservative ethos - helping the poor, investing in Africa, fixing our schools (radically where needed), these aren't matters of compassion; they are matters of conscience.

Indeed.

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