Right now, I'm watching CSPAN and they are showing a debate at St Vincent College over whether or not they should retract their invitation to have President Bush as their commencement speaker. There has been a big uproar on that campus over this invitation.
In case you aren't familiar with St Vincent College, it is a Catholic university that is ranked among the top 10 most CONSERVATIVE campuses in America.
More conservative than Brigham Young and Regent University.
http://media.yaf.org/latest/2006_2007_top_ten.cfm
2007-04-20 08:25:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Thanks to all the conservatives who have replied so far for showing that they, too, are distancing themselves from the President.
2007-04-20 08:47:49 · update #1
when even the catholics don't want you that's bad.
2007-04-20 08:30:19 · answer #1 · answered by Alan S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only a deluded person could believe Bush was actually a conservative, conservatives expect the laws to be upheld, it is mentioned in teh oath of office after all. It comes down to not expecting any better or opposing political parties, but expecting the guy who wants your vote to live up to his promises. Someone invoking religion and praying all the while doesn't convince me of any thing, it's "deeds not words". I guess I don't see same sex marriage and abortion as the biggest problems our nation faces right now. I'm more concerned with social security, security against terrorism, (not 32 but 3200 or more lives in one act), food safety, gas price gouging, the cost of compliance with Kyoto, and if there will be anything BUT government jobs in this country's future? Or if I'll ever be able to afford a home in my own native land, state and county, on the jobs the elite allow to exist here? That's a problem throughout rural America or in rural parts of any developed nation, one that increasing tax burdens and a cheap labor face from other countries to compete with makes worse. I remember Reagan, how much fun everyone made of Reagan, and how good a rise in the economy and pride in the country we had, the USA was respected if hated, maybe even fear, now they neither like nor fear us around the world, just demand we give and give and give, while people in our own country go begging, and we now go 4 billion deeper in foreign debt by the day, that is what conservatives are p.o.'d about, when you are on the edge of bankrupt you stop with the charities and get your own house in order. Being a conservative means preserving the Constitution, not erasing teh borders and distinctions between us and foreign countries and enforcing the language of invaders upon the natives. Bush has a precedent, his name was Vortigen.
2007-04-20 08:43:39 · answer #2 · answered by theshadowknows 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most Conservatives who are on the Libertarian side of things have always disliked Bush. A lot of them say Bush is about as far away from being a true Conservative as you can get. Which is true, government has exploded in size with him. Conservatives are generally small government.
2007-04-20 08:31:38 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bush is barely conservative himself.
But if it makes you feel any better, you're such a smart person for being a democrat. Democrats know better for the world than anyone else. If Jesus were alive today, he'd be a democrat too. Not only that, but they are generally super swell people...and brilliant. And incredible at the internet.
How's that?
2007-04-20 08:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by jdm 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I personally think that The Three Stooges should run for the US Presidency. They couldn't do a worse job!!
Wise guy eh?
Nyuck Nyuck Nyuck
2007-04-20 08:31:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Conservative" college is an oxymoron, and I'm pretty sure not all at the college are asking for the same thing.
2007-04-20 08:30:36 · answer #6 · answered by Scott B 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's in a blue state. Durrrrrrrrrrr!
2007-04-20 08:35:45 · answer #7 · answered by Nikki 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many Catholics still vote dem. Do you want an award.
2007-04-20 08:31:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What exactly is the question here?
2007-04-20 08:30:21 · answer #9 · answered by freakychinaman 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋