Wishful thought - Reader comments at The New York Sun

Recent Blog Posts

Reader comment on:
What Comes Next

Submitted by dudley, Oct 12, 2007 11:33

Next, conservatives will be taking credit for the fact that the sun came up so many times during the last 25 years. Much of what has changed about welfare and crime, for instance, has much more to do with population changes: the country's largest generation in history literally aged out of the welfare rolls (primarily single women with young children) and the crime scene (most are committed by the 15 to 25 age group). But there are still 16,000 handgun murders alone per year in the USA, an indictment of failure to get at the true roots of violent crime; and the prison system is overflowing to the breaking point. Conservative changes in tax law have done little or nothing to benefit the vast majority of Americans who could use tax relief to improve their economic lives or get the needed economiuc and social services taxes pay for. Now it sounds like conservatives are positioning themselves to take credit for progress on a whole new set of issues. The primary failure of conservative thought, especially in the Dubya era, (Iraq is an excellent example), is that wishing something was true and then saying it must be true, won't MAKE it true.

Note: Comments are screened, and in some cases edited, before posting. We reserve the right to reject anything we find objectionable.

Other reader comments on this article

Comment	By	Date
Many times when legislation is proposed a conservative version is passed, as is spending for the program. One might say... [MORE]	Suzanne Vesely	Oct 17, 2007 03:51
This is an excellent piece and both solves the problem facing Conservatives while at the same time raising the single... [MORE]	John Evans	Oct 15, 2007 17:55
Q: "What domestic issues can unite and motivate conservatives to great political exertions, and can win the allegiance of the... [MORE]	Alan	Oct 13, 2007 15:05
bring back the family , individual responsibility and accountability, real education , teamwork ,dedication to what you do best and then... [MORE]	frank zuccarello	Oct 13, 2007 13:15
I am not in a funk, just simply waiting. The time of going after the left will come. How about... [MORE]	Hrenry Chatman	Oct 12, 2007 18:29
very insightful - very encouraging - restored my optimism [MORE]	Richard Andrews	Oct 12, 2007 15:29
Excellent points made by Levin and Wehnr! I would add that in the same way the left gave up ground... [MORE]	Adele Conner	Oct 12, 2007 14:48
Along with these important issues, conservatives must remain at the forefront of the war against Islamic terrorism, and vocally so.... [MORE]	Mike Clarke	Oct 12, 2007 13:55
Your thoughts are illuminating. The context for the actins you suggest is quite discouraging, to say the leas. Nine Republican Senators... [MORE]	h brando	Oct 12, 2007 11:46
Next, conservatives will be taking credit for the fact that the sun came up so many times during the last...	dudley	Oct 12, 2007 11:33
Conservatives can't win if we only play half the game. We need to campaign on real alternative energy, advocating more... [MORE]	Daniel Beckelman	Oct 12, 2007 09:06

Reader comment on:What Comes Next

Other reader comments on this article

Comment on What Comes Next

Reader comment on:
What Comes Next