Where have all the real conservatives gone .?

Question

I have looked for them for years now and none can be found .
I get politicians who make promises but never keep them .
Conservatives are suppose to get government out of your life and instead all we get is, more ,more ,more .
When was the last time we had an agency cut back except in services provided to the people .The same number of workers show up but after paying them the people they are suppose to serve get nothing .Until you reduce your staff no real cuts have been made . Reducing E.P.A. funds does not cut staff but reduces its effectiveness .Same as the parks department ,same amount of staff ,just a smaller budget .
When will real conservatives reduce the number of people tax payers must support .
Government jobs are growing all the time and we the tax payers have an increasing burden put upon us every year as they add more .
Real conservatives want less government less laws and more choice for people to make and live with .

Answer 1

lunch
it's 12:14 out here

Answer 2

I think they still exist, and I'm sure there are many running for the Republican ticket this election, however, since President Bush has been in office his acts have made the republican party appear more like the democrats. President Bush hasn't been strict on illegal immigration, which is what a typicall conservative would preach, and he has been a big spender expanding the government. Conservatives are supposed to be for smaller government with less intrusion and disciplined spending. It's unfortunate that people may mistake Bush for being in allignment with the traditional conservative.

Answer 3

First of all, the knee-jerk "get rid of government" impulse is more Libertarian than conservative.

Here are a few conservative principals that I think are worth remembering:

Being a conservative means having a bias for traditional values, established principals and laws, and following rather than interpreting the Constitution.

We are supposed to be a nation of doers: achievers, adventurers and dreamers. We are not supposed to be a nation of whining victims who believe that the purpose of our national government is to guarantee us a better life.

Our founding fathers didn't want the Federal government to be the first place we turn to accomplish or fix something (they wanted it to be last). First on the list is yourself. Then come family, community, church, school, and voluntarism. Next would come local government (for local problems), then state government for state's issues. Last in line are the Feds. So conservatives want limits on government. But we don't want to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

The Federal government should be taking care of national priorities like taxation, national security and defense, interstate trade and transportation, and international trade policies and relations.

Practice the principal of taking personal responsibility and you’ll have no problem reducing the size and cost of the federal bureaucracy.

So where have all the real conservatives gone? The answer is nowhere. They're in the majority of American homes as we speak (more than you might want to believe). They're getting up and going to work, raising kids, running a household, going to church, volunteering and taking personal responsibility for finding solutions to as many of their problems as they can.

They're proud. They're independent. And they don't need anyone in Washington, D.C. (or Hollywood, for that matter) telling them how to be a good American.

Answer 4

Barry Goldwater has passed away, William F Buckley seems to wield no real force.

As much as i cannot get behind conservatism, these two spoke about a government that could work for all.

Now, we have been reduced to not much more than a schoolyard brawl between the two major parties

Answer 5

Yes exactly. And if the Bush Administration truly were conservative like they claim, then how come they do not care for the core conservative principles such as a balanced budget, small government, LIMITED government, and moral values most of all.
Most of them are either conservative democrats or libertarians.

Answer 6

The real conservatives on Yahoo answers get kicked off by wacko reporting libs for having a better argument. BUT - I'm BACK!

Answer 7

I think as for on Yahoo. Too many people blasting them for no reason and spreading rumors. As for the government. Politicians suck any ways.

Answer 8

You forgot the enormous government spending going on. In recent times, "republicans" have spent way more then democrats.

Answer 9

If you go back to the early days of our country, it was conservatives (Washington, Adams, Hamilton) who wanted a strong central govt. Parties & ideologies evolve.

Answer 10

They've all joined the Libertarian Party.