Quote:I don't have a problem with him calling for "courageous conservatives" much of the conservative problem has been their desire to cowardice to moderate/liberal positions. Cruz is a conservative he's simply telling his base it's time to grow a spine and show contrast to the moderates. Personally I'd prefer a courageous conservative, one that admits policies like the "War on drugs", "Foreign Intervention", and "Defense of Marriage" are all excessive abuses by the state and infringe on individual liberty.

 

Conservatism is under "attack" in today's political atmosphere, problem is it's often under attack by those who claim the name of conservative themselves.

 

Ted Cruz is a big fan of Defense of Marriage.  He thinks it should be a states issue, and not a civil rights issue.  He also is anti-drug, and has stated that Obama is wrong for not continuing to prosecute drug users in states that have legalized marijuana because 'it's the law'.  (Which would ignore the state's right to make marijuana legal in the first place, imo)


I don't think conservatism is any more under attack than liberalism in the political atmosphere.  


 

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