tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post8103498954761069496..comments2023-10-14T05:50:19.314-04:00Comments on Making Sense with Nicholls: Vintage Gerry: Romancing the leftGerry Nichollshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-21431814397785267732011-02-12T02:19:19.723-05:002011-02-12T02:19:19.723-05:00Unfortunately, your last paragraph is wrong. Con v...Unfortunately, your last paragraph is wrong. Con voters are okay with the cheating. They're like the dumb bimbo wife who's okay with the midnight trips because he *claims* to be rich.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-60147209172797924102011-02-12T00:07:26.313-05:002011-02-12T00:07:26.313-05:00I believe PM Harper is adhering quite well to thes...I believe PM Harper is adhering quite well to these conservative principles:<br /><br />http://www.heritage.org/Research/Lecture/Ten-Conservative-Principles<br />1. First, the conservative believes that there exists an enduring moral order. <br /><br />2. Second, the conservative adheres to custom, convention, and continuity.<br /><br />3. Third, conservatives believe in what may be called the principle of prescription … that is, of things established by immemorial usage ...<br /><br />4. Fourth, conservatives are guided by their principle of prudence.<br /><br />5. Fifth, conservatives pay attention to the principle of variety.<br /><br />6. Sixth, conservatives are chastened by their principle of imperfectibility.<br /><br />7. Seventh, conservatives are persuaded that freedom and property are closely linked.<br /><br />8. Eighth, conservatives uphold voluntary community, quite as they oppose involuntary collectivism. <br /><br />9. Ninth, the conservative perceives the need for prudent restraints upon power and upon human passions.<br /><br />10. Tenth, the thinking conservative understands that permanence and change must be recognized and reconciled in a vigorous society.<br /><br />The PM may not meet every conservative's demands, hopes, and aspirations, but he's head and shoulders above any other alternative.<br /><br />-- Gabby in QCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-33898078351498883482011-02-11T20:45:13.010-05:002011-02-11T20:45:13.010-05:00I guess we are supposed to be impressed?I guess we are supposed to be impressed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com