While what you say is correct, you have only stated a partial truth. If conservatives merely espoused the moral superiority of individual responsibility, they would not have been engaged in the systematic and subterfuged rape and pillage of the United States Treasury. Because that is only reflective of individual responsibility to the same degree that parasitism is. Very little conservative wealth has been created without the one way exploitation of the public, unlike Microsoft, Google and Apple wealth, which was created upon their own shoulders. Conservatives typically depend upon government protective policies at the public's expense. We have subsidized Oil with both tax breaks and trillions spent on military operations for oil's benefit. This has resulted in unGODly expensive energy supply, while they tell us they're providing cheap energy. This is merely symptomatic of the conservative business / U.S. public relationship.

Conservatives action's suggest their belief in a SUPERIOR class within society, and various subclasses whose value is strictly for their collective and individual benefit. Conservative social values are a sham, as thin as gold veneer. It looks very pretty, but it generally covers a cesspool of corrupt morality. Conservative life is about maintaining image. It's not the facts and actions which are important, it's the face, the image and public perception. Plain and simple!

"In conservative family life, the strict father rules. Fathers and husbands should have control over reproduction; hence, parental and spousal notification laws and opposition to abortion. In conservative religion, God is seen as the strict father, the Lord, who rewards and punishes according to individual responsibility in following his Biblical word."

Yep, that's who we're dealing with.

What the cons really want is a government that infringes upon the liberties of the people by enforcing morality, and at the same time deregulates commerce. While handing out corpirate welfare to the wealthy, they would deny all form of social safety net for the people.
When they are sitting in their Mcmansions eating caviar with grey poupon payed for by cutting WIC, they leave us little choice but to EAT THE RICH!

"Budget deficits are a ruse, as we've seen in Wisconsin, where the Governor turned a surplus into a deficit by providing corporate tax breaks, and then used the deficit as a ploy to break the unions, not just in Wisconsin, but seeking to be the first domino in a nationwide conservative movement."

This is worth repeating!

Republicans used the same strategy in 2002, firing thousands of their staff to make unemployment numbers artificially higher.

What scumbags!!!

My step Father used to say "only the strong survive". He was a stanch conservative. It's in their manifesto. I thought then as I do now, that position was juxtaposed to my Christian indoctrination. Talk about hypocrisy. Talk about confusing. My choice was to become as my step father would say a "bleeding heart LIBERAL", of course, he said as condemnation, while I defiantly took as a huge compliment. There is no humanity in the conservative, republican or tea party (choose any of them) agenda. What I believe is that the only people the republican agenda serves is the wealthy and the conservative politicians themselves. The rest of it is propagated by smoke and mirrors. Political theater to confuse the adel minded society they have duped. If the republicans really wanted to do the hard work they proclaim...they would look at their own inner circle ( big corps, military bloat, and tax loop holes), and make those "hard" corrections.

One quibble,....I DON'T think the basis of "American Democracy",....is Firstly,..."empathy",.....its clearly "self actualization" or "individual direction",....something along those line. But, . . .( sorry generic American "Libertarian",.....NOT "property",.....and certainly NOT "property rights",.....and SURE AS HELL NOT " property/money = speech ". BACK OFF JACK

. . . .what they "really want",.....is " IT ALL ",.....with NO argument .

What they WANT ???

How about "Just Say No" ! ( they LIKE that one. )

" NO " ! ( you pin head judgmental,... manipulative, two faced, sanctimonious, self serving BASTARDS )

It's about time "culture war" was fought on YOUR doorstep.

Not one more INCH of "push back" for the working man and struggling poor,...not ONE MORE "child not left behind" by tossing them out the f-ing window with the bathwater,......NOT one more multi national conglomerate plutocratic-parasitic "non person" becomes a person,....on " we the peoples" watch. F off ! Get back !

Got a PROBLEM with that ??? Lets RUMBLE !

Socialism for the rich and everyone else can go suck of a fat dog's dick. What part did I leave out here?

What do centrists want? What do moderates want? What do independents want? Any thoughts, any ideas? I know what the far right wants and what the far left wants already. What do the American people want? After all, they are the ones that decide every election.

what I've been screaming for two years to everyone who would listen....few would, many called me a few choice names. I just pray that now even the right wingers who are NOT RICH and don't have all the choices they thought they had...maybe now they will listen to what their leaders are doing to the country!