Senate Republicans are in a position to make gains in 2004 because of a
combination of vulnerable Democratic seats and likely retirements, according
to congressional election analysts.
While other political variables, including a weakened economy and a
decline in President Bush's popularity, could influence the outcome of next
year's Senate races, analysts say Republicans are favored to strengthen
their hold on the Senate, which they control 51-48, with one
Democratic-leaning independent.
"At this point in the cycle, we believe the Republicans are positioned
to make Senate gains, most likely in the range of one to three seats. But
that could change as retirement decisions are made, and as new economic
numbers come in," election analyst Stuart Rothenberg said in his latest
newsletter, the Rothenberg Political Report.
One advantage for Republicans is that the Democrats have more seats to
defend this year - 19 seats compared with 15 for Republicans - and most of
the states where these elections will take place are friendlier to
Republicans than Democrats.
"Only three of the 15 states with GOP senators up for re-election in '04
were won by Democrat Al Gore in 2000 - Illinois, Iowa and Pennsylvania," Mr.
Rothenberg said. "In contrast, nine of the 19 states with Democratic
senators up for re-election were carried by Gore, nine went for Bush and
[Florida] was a virtual tie.
"This gives the Republicans an advantage, as long as Bush remains
popular. And a Democratic nominee who is associated with the left could add
to Democratic Senate problems in those more Republican and conservative
states," he said.
Other independent Senate election analysts agree with Mr. Rothenberg's
overall assessment. "The target list is bigger and friendlier for
Republicans. The Democratic target list is a lot smaller," said Jennifer
Duffy, who analyzes Senate races for the Cook Political Report.
The Democrats' biggest potential problem is that several incumbents who
may not seek re-election are from more conservative states that have become
increasingly Republican. That could give the Republican Party its best
chance in years to pick up several open seats.
Democrat Zell Miller of Georgia, one of his party's most conservative
legislators, has decided to call it quits after one term, making his seat
the Republicans' best bet for a pickup in a state where the Democrats have
gone into a steep decline. They lost a Senate race, the governorship and
some major state legislative contests last year.
Several Republicans are running for the seat, including Reps. Johnny
Isakson and Mac Collins. Herman Cain, the chief executive officer of
Godfather's Pizza, also is running. A number of Democrats also are thinking
about entering the race. Among them are state Attorney General Thurbert
Baker and freshman Rep. Jim Marshall.
Next on the Democrats' most-vulnerable list is Sen. John Edwards of
North Carolina, who has spent most of his first term running for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
Mr. Edwards, who remains in the low single digits in virtually all of
the party primary polls, has not said whether he will seek a second term if
he abandons his White House bid. But his home state polls suggest that he is
in trouble there. A Raleigh News & Observer survey in May found that 32
percent said he deserved re-election, 32 percent said they would consider
another candidate and 35 percent said they would vote to replace him.
Democrats in the state say the senator is under pressure to make a
decision about a second term and that he is expected to decide around Labor
Day.
"I don't think he'll run," Miss Duffy said.
Rep. Richard M. Burr, the likely Republican nominee, has raised more
than $2 million for the race. Several Democrats have expressed interest in
running, including former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, who
lost last year's Senate race to Elizabeth Dole.
Seven-term Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, South Carolina Democrat, is likely
to announce his retirement, opening up a big opportunity in this strongly
Republican state. At 81, he has been sending signals that his wife does not
want him to run and he has recently given the Democratic state chairman the
green light to look for other candidates.
Democrats have a longer list of names of those who are not interested in
running for Mr. Hollings' seat than those who are, election analysts say. On
the Republican side, Rep. Jim DeMint has been running for months.
"Without Hollings in the race, I think it is enormously hard for the
Democrats to hold onto the seat," Miss Duffy said.
Also on the Republicans' retirement watch is Sen. Bob Graham of Florida,
whose late entry into the Democratic presidential race has failed to stir
much interest. He has given no clue as to whether he will run for a fourth
term if he drops out of the primary contests. Mr. Graham underwent extensive
heart surgery earlier this year, and some party advisers said they think he
will decide to call it quits.
With Republicans controlling the governorship and 17 of 25 congressional
seats, Florida is one of the party's strongest states. Republican Rep. Mark
Foley is the front-runner for the nomination, but several Democratic
candidates also have indicated their interest if Mr. Graham steps down.
Thus far, Illinois Sen. Peter G. Fitzgerald is the only Republican who
has announced that he will not run again, handing the Democrats their best
opportunity to pick up a Republican seat. Republicans' attempts to recruit
former Gov. Jim Edgar have failed, and eight Democrats are seeking the seat,
including millionaire investment banker Blair Hull and trial lawyer John
Simmons, who say they are willing to fully finance their races from their
personal fortunes.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, also is in jeopardy. She was
appointed by her father, Gov. Frank H. Murkowski, to fill his Senate
vacancy, and that decision sparked Democratic cries of nepotism that could
hurt her. Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, a Democrat, is close to
announcing his candidacy for the Senate seat.
No, no...much longer...you've been out there hassling people much longer.
This NG is only just now finding out about it...you want them to think
"three weeks," to lessen the extent of your activities in their minds, but
you've been out there for months...since before the Iraqi War
started...along with your political rants. If you can't tell them the truth
about your trolling, and they know you're lying as it is, how are they to
believe that you're not associated with the fraud site? You and your
buddies...
>he/she/it has googled all of the post by 'Ralph Snart' for the past 5
years;
Not quite...still more to go...you've been a busy little "Beaver!" Plus,
you indicated you were on the net for a quarter of a century in one of your
posts...
...of course, the net itself ain't that old! <G> I guess your next fake ID
will be "Methuselah."
>there are 300 million people in America, over 100 million are on the net,
I'd better update that earlier list of Sock Puppets...I'm running way
behind...
>and this assclown
Great word! "Cracks" me up! LOL!
>thinks that every post by 'Ralph Snart' is by me.
Actually, Ralph...I'm pretty much sticking with the posts you made
here...<G> and at the Aviation groups. And as for the Aviation Groups, the
Ralph Snart over there referred to a "Jim Weir" as an "assclown." I don't
think mistaken identity can be claimed there.
And, since I have yet to discover the other three "Ralph Snarts" you claim
are out there, answer this: when I find them, if they exist, will they
share your same resume and enthusiasm about trolling, thereby letting you
off the hook?
After all, loved your remarks about hacking and trolling...plus,
"Conversational Terrorism!" How you espoused that! And your buddy, The
White Tornado..."Tony!"
Tony, whom, it just so happens, has a Ralph Snart comic book website and
hassled this very Newsgroup not too long ago. Strange that two fans of the
comic book would be fans of trolling as well...and actively trolling...but
of course, not the guilty parties! A couple of "Conservative" Angels who
would never dream of attacking a Liberal! Nor a multitude of Liberals under
a multitude of fake names at a multitude of Newsgroups. Cross-posting all
the way...
>There are at least 4 'Ralph Snarts' in the google archives.
Yeah, and I'm tracking a guy who has utilized 30 + fake IDs, is undoubtedly
being assisted by other individuals, and is claiming there's "4 Ralph
Snarts" in Google ...
Well, all those Ralph Snarts -- they're getting to be like Bunny
Rabbits...next week there'll be twenty, the week after that, a
thousand...the week after that, a plague of Biblical proportions, and so on,
and so forth. We've also had a Sgt. Yuck, a Sgt. Yucky, a Sgt. Yack...
...now we have "Major Wood," who I am informed, believe and would thereon
allege, is in reality: "Private Minor!" (Sorry Kate! Had to zing him on
that one!)
Funny this name is suggested by Windsor SS, after someone calling himself
"Hairy Grogan" appears making identical posts to Liberals Hate America...et
al...at one of the Newsgroups. Wouldn't be too far a reach from there, to
now believe there's a third person at this group assisting you in your
trolling...especially since WindsorSS slammed me as a veteran with his Agent
Orange remark. Also, there's WindsorSS's remark calling me "Gore boy."
I haven't discussed my politics since arriving here...where does this "Gore
boy" come from? I think we got us a growing ring of trolls. Interesting,
since Credit Card and Identity Theft operations often run the same way...as
a "ring."
Tactics -- very similar. Lies, sticking up for one another, confusion,
remarks like "hey, you know me, I wouldn't do that," and, "this guy's had a
hard on for me, etc." It's like watching re-runs from bad episodes of
Starsky & Hutch or The Mod Squad from the Seventies. "Throw me a bone,
here!"
>This guy really needs a life.
Hell, Snart -- you're it! So, too, are your buddies. Until further
notice...
Do you think that these people here really believe that, oh -- one day -- I
just got bored over at the other Newsgroup, then decided to come over and
troll some guy named Ralph Snart totally out of the blue!?
"For every action, there is an Equal and Opposite Reaction." -- Newton
You trolled. I reacted. And don't forget:
"Where There's Smoke, There's Fire!"
...and I'm not the only one reacting to or documenting your arsonist-style
trolling, dude. Your "fan club" is growing. Some of your misconduct is
already documented by people in this Newsgroup. They know you. Otherwise,
why would they call you on it in their posts?
I think these people have your number. I know I do. I suspect you have
these other allies...it don't matter. Machst nichts to me. Ralph Snart and
his Sock Puppets are all just one ring. One monster. Accessories to each
others crimes. No doubt now, there's more than one involved, and they
likewise, seem to originate from Newsgroups you call "home." Go figure!
No way I slam this Newsgroup with your posts. No way they suffer like the
others, because of you. They aren't "harboring" you, they're "enduring"
you!
Katie's too sweet and Bill S clearly has his shit together, and so do quite
a few others, judging by the posts I just read. I sure hope Katie gets that
ride in Bill's Mustang.
I have twenty other ways to find you, Snart. You gave me plenty of maps. As
for Windsor SS, interesting that he too, slams vets. Friend of yours!?
Ally? Hmmm...several trolls (perhaps, more) operating as an "organized
ring." Like a crime syndicate. "Ralphie's Assclowns!" Perfect name...has
a real "ring" to it!
This NG is wise to you now. I needn't bother them anymore in your regards.
Snart, I'll see you and your buddies elsewhere...
So, "Ralphie" -- Master Assclown -- how do you like your badass troll image
now!?
Kind of embarrassing, isn't it!? Not the first time you've been embarrassed
though...
...you've been caught before.
The rest of you folks at RAMFM take care....it's pretty clear your
fair-minded and even-handed. I've got a better picture of things since
arriving here...thanks for your help.
As for any "baggage" of mine that you all thought I might have brought -- it
was Ralph's all along.
I was just the Bell "boy" returning his bags to him. Talk about one's dirty
underwear!
I'll be lurking, but just to watch these specific "Assclowns" now. Enjoy
your cars, enjoy your Newsgroup, enjoy your lives, but watch your backs with
TWT, RS and WindsorSS...
Assclowns! All American Assclowns! Disney's Assclowns on Ice! Captain
Assclown! God, what a frigging joke! I don't see how you people put up
with them! Your call, but good luck to you.
"DA BEAR" <mdan...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:_gqOa.51$13...@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com...
More like "major humiliation..."
Let's see, Assclowns from Hell, Assclowns of the Caribbean, Assclowns of the
Barbary Coast, Assclowns Do Dallas, Who Framed Ralphie's Assclowns?, Dude!
Somebody Stole My Assclown, Assclowns of Penzance, Out of Assclowns, The
Color Assclown, Assclown! God Bless You!, Star Wars Episode 53 Return of
the Assclowns, E.T.A. -- The Extra Terrestrial Assclown, Don't Tell Mom The
Assclown is Dead, Assclown Graffitti, Assclown Powers, Bridge Over The River
Assclown, Assclown in Sixty Seconds, Thirty Assclowns Over Tokyo, Lawrence
of Assclown, Raiders of the Lost Assclown, Real Assclowns, Driving Miss
Assclown, An Assclown Too Far, Saving Private Assclown, The Truth About
Assclowns and Ralph, Inventing The Assclowns, Smilla's Sense of Assclowns,
The Last of the Assclowns, Good Assclown Hunting, Steal This Assclown, Ride
With The Assclown, Assclownman, A Beautiful Assclown, Ass Clown Down, Gone
With The Assclowns, The Goodbye Assclown, Revenge of The Assclowns, Days of
Assclown, Top Assclown, Wet Hot American Assclown, Assclown Rouge, The
Assclown's Own, Forever Assclown, Assclown Confidential, Assclown Beauty,
You're a Good Assclown Charlie Brown, Assclowned, The Assclowns of Madison
County, Battle of Assclown, The Gods Must Be Assclowns, Assclowns* Not
Included, A*S*S*C*L*O*W*N, The Magnificant Assclowns, Those Magnificent
Assclowns in Their Cessna 150s, Ol' Assclown (Nobody cry!), It's an Assclown
Assclown World, The Assclowns Are Coming!, The Assclown Queen, She's All
Assclown, An Assclown With A View, Assclowns and Sensibility, Wings of the
Assclown, Oh Assclown, Assclown Pie, An American Assclown in London, An
American Assclown in Paris, That Assclown That You Do, Assclown's World,
Assclown -- Queen of the Jungle, Saturday Night Assclown, 8 Assclowns In A
Duffle Bag, Save Assclown (NOT!), Silence of the Assclowns (We're still
waiting on that one...), James Assclown 007, Naked Assclown, Planet of the
Assclowns, Buckaroo Assclowns in the 25th Dimension, Back to the Assclowns,
Where Have All The Assclowns Gone?, Basic Assclown, Private Assclown,
Goodbye Mr. Assclown, Assclown-A-Go-Go, Deep Assclown, The Assclown In The
Cupboard, Assclowns' Big Adventure, Big Top Assclowns, The Assclown
Redemption, War of the Assclowns, Raising Assclowns, Six Assclowns of
Separation, The Assclown Chronicles, The Invisible Assclown, Assclownstein,
Assclown Lagoon, Assclown Harbor, The Twelve Days of Assclown, Assclowns
Attack!, Ordinary Assclowns, The Assclown of Oz, My Assclown Wedding, My
Best Friend's Assclown, The Assclown Brief, Sink the Assclown!, The Assclown
Stuff, Lord of the Assclowns...yeah -- Lord of the Assclowns!
...you know, Snart -- they could probably make a pretty good "B" movie out
of your life...
...plenty of titles to choose from!
Bye Troll! LOL!!!
Oh? Then what are you doing here? To date, you haven't posted one on topic
thing...just your sexist and racist hatred.
So the question in my mind is, who's really the stalker? The person who
initiates the trolling and keeps hammering others with it, or the victims
that respond?
Take your lies elsewhere, Neo the Assclown...
Thus, folks, you have his attitude about what he's done. And the knowledge
that he wants consideration from everyone else. And that it is he who has
the right to lose respect for others in this matter.
You're all good folks...you've proven that. I apologize for my anger. I
apologize for even thinking one moment that you guys were harboring him. I
can see that you are just enduring him like the rest of us. I'm cross
posting this message so the other Newsgroups see my apology to you.
I'm going to lurk here to watch this guy's continued antics, but I prefer
not to post or cross-post this nonsense anymore. I don't need to go after
him anymore. Hell, he just keeps coming to the rest of us...
If any trolls post in response to this, I'll respond to them elsewhere and
get your group out of the address bar. If any of you really want to follow
what's going on after this, the Newsgroups above are who he's hassling...you
know where to find us and unfortunately, him.
All of you good folks take care!
So, people in these other groups...................... do you feel sorry for
the readers of alt.fan.j-garofalo yet? Anyone doubt that Da Bear is a insane
stalking troll that spends 100's of hours a week at google.com looking at
every person's posting history trying to tie them to the ever elusive SGT
Yuck that he is now convinced is really Ralph Snart?
Little background info. Sgt Yuck argued with Da Bear and his alter ego
Kersplosh in the alt.fan.j-garofalo newsgroup about 3 months ago. They
searched every post he ever made and ran the poor guy off of usenet. Then
every person they have argued with since have been designated as really
being Sgt Yuck. That was when I was called in. I proved to them/him that
everyone was posting from different states and computers(ip addresses in
headers)with different newsreaders and newsservers and that the only 2
people in the entire group that posted from the same area were Da Bear and
Kersplosh. Da Bear then disappeared for about a week until I stopped
posting. He came back claiming he had a heart attack and accused several
more people of being SGT YUCK. He proved he was Kersplosh whereas he makes
the same mistakes in reading headers and they both reference the same 1000
hours of research(stalking) he had done on google.com . He also claims to
live in Van Nuys when his server is in San Ramon(near San Fran) which is a
long distance call from Van Nuys(near L.A.), he must be rich to call long
distance to access the internet. Da Bear is a completely insane lunatic, my
advice is to killfile him. He has totally ruined AFJG and if you reply to
any of his posts, expect him to do a complete google.com author search on
every post you have ever made. Ask Ralph Snart, he posted private
information about his kids, work, dog and life. The loon needs to be locked
up.
Oh and why does Da Bear think that Ralph Snart is connected with Sgt Yuck?
Sgt Yuck has something to do with a comic strip of some kind called Ralph
Snart so obviously anyone using the name Ralph Snart must be Sgt Yuck.
sorry to tell you, but Da Bear has been on alt.fan.j-g for a fair
while now... (in case i need to spell it out, WAY before this garbage
started). maybe you need to do some research there.
you wanna know who's ripped alt.fan.j-g, (among other newsgroups)?
dicks like you who think you know it all. if the pro-war dicks hadn't
gone ballistic (cause god knows there too useless to do anything
constructive), everything would be fine.
btw, when i say "pro-war dicks", i mean pro-war dicks, not people who
have something useful to say and know how to discuss, whether they are
pro-war or not.
so, in conclusion, you are rather clueless Tsong-ka-pa. I don't know
who asked you to come here, and i don't care. like i told you before,
piss-off. and stop posting to multiple newsgroups!!!
and another thing, paragraphs aren't used just to make a body of text
look bigger than it really is. there's an actual factual purpose to
them...
And how do you feel he has conducted himself? Do normal people spend 1000's
of hours searching google.com over a fight in a damn newsgroup?
> you wanna know who's ripped alt.fan.j-g, (among other newsgroups)?
> dicks like you who think you know it all. if the pro-war dicks hadn't
> gone ballistic (cause god knows there too useless to do anything
> constructive), everything would be fine.
>
> btw, when i say "pro-war dicks", i mean pro-war dicks, not people who
> have something useful to say and know how to discuss, whether they are
> pro-war or not.
>
> so, in conclusion, you are rather clueless Tsong-ka-pa. I don't know
> who asked you to come here, and i don't care. like i told you before,
> piss-off. and stop posting to multiple newsgroups!!!
Check the origins of these crossposts, it's your boy Da Bear that has been
perpetuating them.
Also please reference any post I have made about the war. I came in to stop
the insanity, if you ask anyone that was sick of it, I did a good job.
Instead of Da Bear posting 200 times a day(between him and his other name
Kersplosh) about Sgt Yuck, he now posts 5 times a day about him. Mission
accomplished.
1000's of hours... interesting "fact" that...
"damn newsgroup"... if it's so unimportant, why are you here to "clean
it up" as you keep saying...?
>
> > you wanna know who's ripped alt.fan.j-g, (among other newsgroups)?
> > dicks like you who think you know it all. if the pro-war dicks hadn't
> > gone ballistic (cause god knows there too useless to do anything
> > constructive), everything would be fine.
> >
> > btw, when i say "pro-war dicks", i mean pro-war dicks, not people who
> > have something useful to say and know how to discuss, whether they are
> > pro-war or not.
> >
> > so, in conclusion, you are rather clueless Tsong-ka-pa. I don't know
> > who asked you to come here, and i don't care. like i told you before,
> > piss-off. and stop posting to multiple newsgroups!!!
>
> Check the origins of these crossposts, it's your boy Da Bear that has been
> perpetuating them.
> Also please reference any post I have made about the war. I came in to stop
> the insanity, if you ask anyone that was sick of it, I did a good job.
> Instead of Da Bear posting 200 times a day(between him and his other name
> Kersplosh) about Sgt Yuck, he now posts 5 times a day about him. Mission
> accomplished.
read my post again, i said the pro-war dicks started it all... next
time read slowly and give your brain time to interpret the words...
if i could be bothered, which i can't since i have better things to
do, i'm sure that the cross-posting was started by pro-war dicks who
wanted to have a go at multiplt newsgroups... correct? thankyou...
"mission accomplished"... the cross-posters are still around. until
you get rid of LiberalsHATEAmerica, i couldn't care less...
It all began a hundred thousand years ago on a ledge in front of a
cave. A female homo sapiens walked by, attracting the attention of
a male. The male stepped forward and smacked her over the head with
his club. WHACK! He then dragged the unconscious female into his
cave for sex.
One day there were two males standing in front of a cave when a
female walked by. The first raised his arm to club the female, but
the second male communicated to him that clubbing females over the
head to have sex was not nice. WHACK! WHACK! The first male stepped
over the unconscious second male and proceeded to rape the female.
On that day the first liberal paid the price for expressing a new
idea.
Things didn't change much for thousands of years until the advent
of projectile weapons. This was first symbolized by the David and
Goliath story in the Bible, where the big strong brute was laid
flat by the small but smarter boy. Once brute strength was no
longer the controlling factor in social interaction, liberal ideas
slowly gained a foothold in human culture, and civilization began.
Throughout human history, the price for advocating tolerance and
progressive change has been paid in threats, beatings,
excommunication, incarceration, torture, murder, assassination, and
execution. Countless liberals have paid the ultimate price for
their humanity. Though Jesus Christ is the most famous, names in
recent history that come to mind are Gandhi, Martin Luther King
Jr., John Lennon, and Robert Kennedy.
Today there are many conservatives - individuals, groups, and
nations - who use threats and violence to silence the voices of
reason, tolerance, and progress. Here in America it is seen in
racists and homophobes beating blacks and gays, sometimes to death,
not for money or out of anger generated by interactive cause, but
because of religious or racial intolerance and secular bigotry.
Alan Berg on talk radio was a strong voice against a conservative
organization called the Aryan Nation. For thus exercising his
freedom of speech, he was shot dead while walking his dog in front
of his house.
David Rice is a man on death row in Washington State who has no
remorse whatsoever for entering the home of a family of four and
carving out their living hearts only because he heard they were
"liberals." He got their names from a Democratic Party membership
list.
Right-wingers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols killed 168 men,
women, and children as an act of protest. What liberals have ever
committed such an abominable atrocity?
The most abominable atrocity in several decades is the 9/11
terrorist attacks in which thousands of innocent civilians were
murdered. The alleged perpetrators, Osama Bin Laden and the al
Qaeda-Taliban terrorists, epitomize the right-wing religious
fundamentalist mentality.
Some believe that the 9/11 attacks were deliberately allowed to happen,
exacerbated, or even perpetrated by radical right-wing elements within
our own government to further their fascistic agenda. Two buildings
were hit by planes, but THREE collapsed. The evidence that the three
collapsed buildings were brought down with demolition explosives put in
place BEFORE the attacks is very strong.
Arguing that such horrendous crimes are not political in nature or
that they are not done primarily by conservatives is utter
nonsense. Look back:
Who nailed who to a cross?
Who were the Loyalists to the totalitarian monarchy of King George?
Who started our Civil War to defend slavery?
Who fought to keep women as property, and now fights their
sovereignty over their own bodies in the freedom to choose
abortion?
Who fought against child labor statutes?
Who fought against the concept of free public education?
Who fought against the right of women to vote?
Who fought against anti-trust and anti-monopoly legislation?
Who fought against workers organizing?
Who fought against government controls on manufacturers of cars
"unsafe at any speed?"
Who killed several thousand innocent civilians in the 9/11
terrorist attacks?
Who started WW2, murdered 13 million and caused the death of 40
million more?
Who defended Jim Crow for a hundred years?
Who fought against voting rights, civil rights, social security,
health care for the elderly, and minimum wages?
Who fights against environmental protection statutes?
Who opposes equal rights for gays and other free-lifestyle
minorities?
Who cruelly opposes physician-assisted dying for suffering,
terminally ill patients soon to die anyway?
Who is sabotaging the separation of Church and State, and all our
other Constitutional rights, freedoms, and protections?
Who are the moralizing hypocrites forcing their puritanical
inhibitions and prohibitions on ALL Americans via legislation and
draconian, police-state enforcement practices?
Who always puts personal gain and corporate wealth and power above
the common good?
CONSERVATIVES OR LIBERALS?
The historic, undeniable truth is that these evils are THE NATURE
OF THE CONSERVATIVE BEAST!
Conservatives have distorted and demonized the word "liberal,"
whose true political meaning is favoring progressive change,
humanistic values, and opposition to authoritarianism. They
identify it with governmental waste and tolerance of criminality,
when in fact they themselves are guilty of abuses such as corporate
welfare bail-outs and tax evasion, fraud against investors, and
other white-collar crime. Conservatives fear and oppose all change
and progress beyond "what's in it for me?"
At the core of conservatism is the Machiavellian bully - the
despotic practitioner of "might makes right," craving wealth and
power, and willing to use any and all means to get them.
Conservatism is the philosophy of the caveman wearing a business
suit.
AND THE CAVEMENS' CLUBS CAN NOW DESTROY OUR EARTH!