Re: TownHall.com – 3/21/2008 – “10 Of The Greatest Pieces Of Conservative Wisdom” – John Hawkins

Hawkins seems to think that conservatism’s principles are necessary and sufficient to solve any political, economic, and social problems, and any principles not associated with conservatism (especially liberal principles) are unnecessary and even counterproductive.

Ignoring for a fact that there may be principles outside of liberalism and conservatism that are useful, there is still an alternative (centralism) that recognizes that neither conservative nor liberal principles apply neither everywhere nor nowhere, and that real problems require both liberal and conservative principles in their solution.

Articles like Hawkins’ and liberal writings of the same slant sound to me like that beer ad that promises you the ability to talk to animals, and then all your dog has to say is “Sausages! Sausages! Sausages! …”. Like what’s the solution to war, poverty, immorality, disease, the square root of 27? Conservative principles! Conservative principles! Conservative principles! Conservative principles! Conservative principles?

Get real. Be smarter than your dog. The same answer to every question is bound to be a stupid answer.