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dawg

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11. Someone who supports policies that favor the wealthy and powerful.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 08:27 PM

Jan 2012

They only want government to be small when it is regulating big business or providing benefits and protections to the poor and middle-class. When it's projecting military power across the globe, performing illegal surveillance of citizens, or interfering with a woman's reproductive choices, they are fine with big government.

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How do you define a "Conservative"? [View all] kentuck Jan 2012 OP

John Kenneth Galbraith said cyberswede Jan 2012 #1

Anybody, Republican or Democrat, who stands in the way of progressive Democrats. (nt) T S Justly Jan 2012 #2

Insane Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #3

Intellectually constipated izquierdista Jan 2012 #4

This question is exactly the reason the pubes are in disarray. Happyhippychick Jan 2012 #5

Modern Republicans aren't conservative they are Radical, Regressives devoted to setting the TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #16

What you said. DCKit Jan 2012 #19

Entrenched in beliefs loyalsister Jan 2012 #6

How about gopiscrap Jan 2012 #7

This is how I define it. MedicalAdmin Jan 2012 #8

I hope plenty of lube was used. Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2012 #17

To paraphrase ST. Frank of Zappa... MedicalAdmin Feb 2012 #21

Tough call. I'm socially and politically liberal but in many ways very conservative. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #9

I'm encouraging people not to use the "c" word in any favorable context. dawg Jan 2012 #14

Delusional Raine Jan 2012 #10

Someone who supports policies that favor the wealthy and powerful. dawg Jan 2012 #11

One who wants to bet with other people's money, keeps the winnings, but then ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #12

Someone who cuts off a tree branch while he's using it for support. nt MrScorpio Jan 2012 #13

Politically? In economics they are for increased deregulation, more free market. morningfog Jan 2012 #15

So simple: Special Prosciuto Jan 2012 #18

Extremist. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #20