At the Southern Strategy Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, the Frothy Mixture offered up a favorite wingnut talking point.
“We let America down. I say that conservatism didn’t fail America. Conservatives failed conservatism,” he said.
See, here’s where I’m confused. Just how did Bush Republicans fail conservatism?
Gigantic tax cuts for the rich, check. Gutting regulations, check. Huge increases in defense spending? Check. Bombing/invading countries? Check. Right-wing ideologues appointed to the Supreme Court? Double check. Declaring war on science? Check. Erosion of the middle class? Check. Giving Big Oil and Wall Street everything they want? Check. Rewarding polluters? Check. Weakening gun laws? Check. Demonizing teh gays and brown people? Check and check. Etc., etc., etc.
Sure, the size of government grew under Bush/Cheney. As it did under St. Reagan of California, Poppy, Ford, Nixon and Ike. Are they all conservative failures too?
Unless “conservatism” is now a one-issue ideology, it’s undoubtedly the case that conservatives like Bush and Cheney served conservatism very loyally.
Meaning, they royally screwed the country.
