Required terms for understanding the modern-day Conservative Canon:
G.O.P. – aka, Republican Party, a bunch of good old party boys who play
at politics.Conservative movement – often confused with personal political regularity, its real meaning is the tendency of voters to choose mediocre, plain-Jane candidates instead of flashy failed ones who tend to talk a good game but never seem to deliver.
Free trade - a specific economic policy which regulates markets so they’re free
for them and not for you.Christian Right – a common Canon belief system within the Conservative
Movement that espouses voting with God is always the right thing to do.Country Club Republican – a member of the G.O.P. who lets others calculate
his golf handicap.Neocons – born-again progressives.
Reganesque – political posturing by a Neocon.
Pre-emptive strike or war – two terms nearly banned from the Conservative Canon.
New Federalism – a '60's political initiative pushed by Ronald Regan that thought
local governments should be so empowered that they did almost everything
except manage free trade and pre-emptive wars.Vulture capitalism – another banned term meaning profiting by picking clean
the bones of one’s competitors.Tax cuts - a sacred tenet in Conservative Canon Law.
Hedge fund trading - a God-given, inalienable right overlooked by the
Founding Fathers.Conservative talk show hosts – a group of entertainers making a living as
political pundits who persuade people to believe more firmly that the world
is out to get them.
