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Line 34: − ==Hall of Fame==+ − Conservative scholar Clinton Rossiter<ref> Rossiter, "The Giants of American Conservatism," ''American Heritage'' 1955 6(6): 56-59, 94-96, online in [[EBSCO]]</ref> names [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[John Adams]], [[John Marshall]], [[Daniel Webster]], [[John C. Calhoun]], [[Elihu Root]], and [[Theodore Roosevelt]] to the "Conservative's Hall of Fame,"'' with John Adams as the greatest of American conservatives.+ − ===Presidents===+ − Periodically a conservative has been elected president of the United States. The most prominent conservative presidents include: − *[[George Washington]] (1789-1797) − *[[James Monroe]] (1817-1825) − *[[Grover Cleveland]] (1885-1889, 1893-1897) − *[[Warren G. Harding]] (1921-1923) − *[[Calvin Coolidge]] (1923-1929) − *[[Ronald Reagan]] (1981-1989) − *[[George W. Bush]] (2001-2009) (with respect to taxes, Supreme Court nominations, and national security) − − The most prominent conservative Congresses have been: − − *The 80th Congress (elected in 1946) − *The 104th Congress (elected in 1994) − − ===Movement=== − [[Movement conservatives]] are those who accept the logic of conservatism across-the-board, and stand up for its powerful principles despite liberal ridicule. Movement conservative activists include: − *[[Phyllis Schlafly]], opposed [[ERA]] − *[[Larry McDonald]], Congressman, on board [[KAL 007]] when shot down by the Soviets near [[Moneron Island]]. − *[[Jesse Helms]], Senator, specialist in foreign policy − *[[Pat Buchanan]], TV commentator − *[[Jerry Falwell]], religion − *[[Michele Bachmann]], columnist − *[[Ann Coulter]], columnist − *[[Rush Limbaugh]], radio − *[[Michelle Malkin]], commentator − *[[Glenn Beck]], TV commentator − − ===Key leaders=== − *[[Barry Goldwater]] - 1964 Republican candidate, lost to liberal Democrat [[Lyndon Johnson]] but revived the conservative movement inside the GOP − *[[Russell Kirk]] - Theorist & intellectual − *[[Irving Kristol|Irving]] and [[William Kristol]] - Notable [[neoconservatives]] − *[[Margaret Thatcher]] - British prime minister between 1979 and 1990, held views similar to Reagan's − *[[Milton Friedman]] - Chicago-school [[libertarian]] [[economist]], influential during Reagan administration; leader of the [[Chicago School of Economics]]
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What many single-issue vetting hypocrites define themselves as being politically.
It's absolutely sickening how the Bush Administration lied to us, as do most "Conservative" Republican Administrations the murdering, the wars, the bribery, the theft, the lies, the cover-ups, a complete disregard for anyone or anything other than Profits - but, because they claim to be Pro-Life.
You people are Stereotypical, close-minded beings of Abrahamic-Religious origins. Usually resistant to social change, and the freedom of practice. They may feel that their beliefs are morally right. He or she may believe in charity, and kindness, but it is usually applied to people of their own beliefs. Some may be selfish, and create conflict to change a national policy in their favor, without thinking about minorities, or the violation of a constitution.
==US Voters==
==US Voters==