Who Rules
In the BBC’s Who Rules Your World poll, Myrick’s picks for his global cabinet were spontaneous. But in retrospect, I’m noticing a disillusionment with modern conservatism.’
It may seem odd that both Clinton and Blair made the cut but Bush didn’t. But the latter is, as referred to by the Economist, the Strangest Tory Ever Sold. And as Bob noted, Clinton was, derisively, referred to by Michael Moore as ” the best Republican president the US had ever had.”
Honest conservatism doesn’t exist in politics. Tax cuts are not met with spending cuts and support of liberty abroad is matched by attempts to curb it at home. For the ’socialist’ leaders, the legacies are welfare and education reforms, a sincere dedication to free trade, and – in Tony’s case – a clear vision of the responsibility of the west to promote liberty and democracy… by force if needed.
It’s confusing. I may never vote again.
Sadly, big-government conservative GWB couldn’t even beat out Pele, (though Condie and Wolfowitz still made my list).
BTW: I’m still more active at AsiaPundit.