In McCain's speech last night he made claim to being a "conservative Republican." I concur. McCain used the word "conservative" in it's real and original meaning, rather than in the newspeak version loaded with references to abortion, religion, war and welfare.

In it's simplest form "conservative" means "sceptical of change." Not necessarily resistant to change, but inclined to examine the implications before making changes. Thing is, you see, that Bush & Co. are the farthest thing from "conservative," having made fiat changes to accepted Constitutional rights, fiat changes to foreign policy, to government balance of power, to incorporation of "faith-based" orgainizations into government policy, and on and on.

But that sort of heresy now defines "conservative" in the public mind. And it is a false definition. It is actually closer to, though not congruent with, "fascism." While Romney and Clinton were telling everyone how the government would help them, McCain was telling folks that they can take care of themselves if the government just gets out of the way and lets them. That is traditional conservatism.

On a silly note, it gives me a giggle that Romney, the seasoned businessman, thinks he'll get political support by telling folks he knows how to run a business and will get them their jobs back. It's people like Romney, the executives, who do the mass layoffs and outsourcings to save a nickel. What laid off worker would ever trust someone like him? The blow-dried executive is anathema to the guy on the production line or in the cubicle. Doesn't he read Dilbert?

Yes, this is Angela again. Why change when you've got a good thing going?