conservatives

Social conservatives, generally, believe in the importance of tradition and traditional values in preservation of a nation and its culture. Overall, conservatives believe that steps must be taken to protect a way of life based on simple and pure values, and that social change should not be embraced purely for the sake of change itself. However, of the millions who consider themselves conservatives, there is a wide range of belief and practice; this is consistently evident in the online world.

In the blogosphere, conservatives generally oppose themselves to liberals in political and cultural debates. Just as there are moderate conservatives, so are there extremists; in the politically-charged climate of the online world, extreme opinions and pundits can sometimes drown out more moderate voices.

Fiscal conservatism, which can be practiced by social conservatives and liberals alike, promotes a reduction in government spending. Fiscal conservatives often advocate deregulation of the economy, balancing the federal budget, and reducing the national debt.

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• Stable relationships are key to tackling family breakdown, says Ed Balls

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Minister to publish green paper examining childrens welfare in the family as a potential electoral battleground The government is drawing up new plans to tackle family breakdown that will promote any stable relationship, not just the superiority of marriage, the childrens secretary, Ed Balls, reveals . His ...
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• Huckabee: A 2012 run is "less than likely"

  
  Texas for Sarah Palin — Authority: 629
  On "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace today, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said it is "less than likely" he will run for President in 2012: Des Moines Conservative Examiner Kevin Hall says that if Huckabee, who won the 2008 Iowa Caucus, doesnt enter the GOP presidential race, Sarah Palin and Mitt ...
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• Im non-domiciled but not a tax dodger, says Tory candidate Zac Goldsmith

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Zac Goldsmith, the prominent environmental campaigner and Tory parliamentary candidate, was tonight forced to deny opposition claims that he had "dodged" paying taxes in Britain. Goldsmith, who is standing in the key marginal seat of Richmond Park, west London, confirmed that he retained the non-domiciled tax status ...
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• Who is David Cameron? Many things. But an ordinary kinda guy hes not | Madeleine Bunting

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 163
  For all the Tory leaders efforts at empathy, he is naive to think he can ever really understand how most people live There is plenty about David Cameron which sets my teeth on edge, but with probably less than six months before he is likely to arrive in Downing Street, I thought it well past time to consider the ...
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• Ministers urged to promise early ballot on voting reform

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Cabinet supporters of an early referendum on reform of the voting system for the Westminster parliament will tomorrow renew their efforts to commit Labour to include an early ballot in legislation certain to be passed before next years general election. If ministers at the cabinets democratic renewal committee (DRC) ...
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• Pay our taxes to govern us

  
  Lightwater — Authority: 140
  Those that would govern us should pay the taxes they set for us. I’m not fussed about the tax affairs of bankers, footballers or pop stars. But any MP, or member of the House of Lords for that matter, should be domiciled in the UK for taxes purposes. If you make the law then it should be one that equally applies ...
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• This St Andrews Day really matters. A split draws closer | Jackie Ashley

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Plans for a vote on Scottish independence are laid out today. They could change UK politics radically and forever Among the great ritual festivities of the British Isles, St Andrews Day is a mouse. Patron saint of Scotland he may be but the Scots go far wilder on Burns Night and Hogmanay: for the rest of Britain, 30 ...
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• The GTL™ Sunday Guest Column — “More Is Usually SAID Than Is Ever DONE” By Christopher L. Doster

  
  The Gun Toting Liberal — Authority: 125
  GTL™ Sunday Guest Columnist: Author And “Moderately-Right-Of-Center” Political Pundit, Christopher L. Doster, Employs His Wit, Sarcasm And Conservative Sense Of Humor To Promote The Conservative Values Espoused By Such Legends As Lee Iacocca And Famous College Football Coach Lou... This is only a comment ...
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• Gunmen Kills Four Sheriff’s Deputies In Washington State

  
  CAFFEINATED POLITICS — Authority: 440
  More tragic and preventable news from the world of guns, and gun-owners.This time it is in Washington State.  Four sheriff’s deputies are slain.  More families in grief.  More coffins to buy.  The need for gun rights is an outdated notion for the gun-slinging west that was only ever popular in by-gone ...
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• Conservatives look to break up Big Six energy firms

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  • Plan to boost competition and cut consumers bills • Suppliers would be forced to divest power stations The Conservative party is drawing up radical plans to break up the "Big Six" energy companies in an attempt to increase competition and reduce customers bills, setting the Tories on a collision course ...
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• Palin Derangement Syndrome 2

  
  HolyCoast.com — Authority: 579
  C. Edmund Wright at American Thinker has some interesting thoughts on the panic Sarah Palin is causing among both the Democrats and the branch of the GOP that thinks that only moderates can win: The Alaska Governor is far more than someone who appeals to the (conservative) base, she is someone who can make the base ...
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• THE GRAHAM-DeMINT AXIS OF THE GOP

  
  Right Wing Nut House — Authority: 625
  I would hesitate to go so far as to say that the argument taking place in South Carolina by partisans for Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint is a microcosm of the debate between “moderates” and conservatives across the country. In the first place, someone with a lifetime rating of 90 from the ACU (Graham) can [...]
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• Osama Bin Laden Says ‘Thanks President Bush’

  
  CAFFEINATED POLITICS — Authority: 440
  This is exactly what we all knew…..and what many, including CP….has stated over and over again.  When the war on terror was underway during the Bush Administration instead of working to wage it successfully in Afghanistan, troops and resources were instead sent to start a needless war in Iraq. (After all ...
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• In A Word, Yes

  
  Tai-Chi Policy — Authority: 148
  The question is, did the GOP lose it’s way ? Most of the liberals I know (and I live in Massachusetts) primarily demonize Republicans for the agenda of the socially conservative branch of the party. At the same time, most people that I know are disgusted with the spending and corruption of our large federal ...
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• Who’s leaving now?

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 567
  From the Observer today : [Ruper Everett] suddenly announces that if the Conservatives get in, he’ll definitely leave the country. "I’m not going to stay here if David Cameron gets in." He rants about the Conservatives for a few minutes, and then, I say, but why do you dislike them so much? "Because ...
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• Switzerland Backwards On Minarets

  
  CAFFEINATED POLITICS — Authority: 440
  The Swiss are wrong about their views concerning the banning of building of minarets.  I was sure when this matter first started percolating months ago that this would never pass.  Surely the Swiss were cerebral enough, being able to wade through this matter without resorting to the lowest common ...
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• Truly Magnificent!

  
  Moreton and Saughall Massie Matters — Authority: 136
  The figures above shows just how well the Local Conservatives did in the By-Election in Moreton West and Saughall Massie on Thursday, and just how the New Labour share of the vote collapsed……
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• NewsReal Sunday: “Reverend” Billy Talen Exploits God to Further Leftist Agenda

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  What’s in a name? For decades the Left has attacked the Religious Right for any mention of one name in particular – Jesus Christ. Evangelical conservatives have been told it was wrong to mention Bible verses or the Savior when debating issues of law or politics. Lately it has become clear that the no-Jesus rule only ...
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• South Carolina: The GOPs Fissure In Miniature And A Lesson For Dems

  
  A Blue View — Authority: 153
  To those Democrats pissed off that there are anti-abortion Dems in Congress, whats going on now in the Republican Party should be a cautionary tale. The NY Times : When Senator Lindsey Graham joined forces last month with Senator John Kerry on a compromise to the climate change legislation known as cap and ...
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• Dobbs flip-flops on illegal immigration

  
  Blogging Blue — Authority: 484
  During his time as a host on CNN, Lou Dobbs made his living denouncing illegal immigrants every chance he got. However, now that he’s considering the possibility of running for elected office in 2012 , Dobbs is singing a different tune, telling viewers of the Spanish-speaking network Telemundo on Tuesday that ...
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