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Never. MrSlayer May 2012 #1
By their own admission, they'd like to stop the progress of history aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #2
great quote. I've never seen that one before n/t RainDog May 2012 #10
To answer your second question bupkus May 2012 #3
The next time will be hifiguy May 2012 #4
LOLOL!!!! RainDog May 2012 #11
That's probably why they're always so bitter, mean and petty Canuckistanian May 2012 #5
Selfishness is inherent to human nature. Many change, conservatives dont't. demosincebirth May 2012 #6
I think it's more about fear RainDog May 2012 #18
What the old-timer said... Mopar151 May 2012 #7
When Turbineguy May 2012 #8
Perhaps only their founding father was correct Rex May 2012 #9
I read quite a bit of his work oh so long ago RainDog May 2012 #16
I think he would cry if he knew that the Teabaggers Rex May 2012 #20
1861 scheming daemons May 2012 #12
Slavery was socially and economically conservative RainDog May 2012 #13
Staunch religious conservatives made up the abolitionist movement scheming daemons May 2012 #14
Uh.....I'm sorry, but what? AverageJoe90 May 2012 #15
What was the context of the time? RainDog May 2012 #17
you said it first and more eloquently than I eShirl May 2012 #24
more like what we would now call religious liberals eShirl May 2012 #23
A conservative who supports progress on an issue is simply a conservative NYC Liberal May 2012 #19
Prior to the 20th century, the political positions of 'conservative' and 'liberal' were coalition_unwilling May 2012 #21
When have conservatives EVER been on the "right side of history?" KAIXIN1 May 2012 #22
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