Peter Weher Unconstitutional Conservatives

"Not too long ago, many Republicans proudly referred to themselves as “constitutional conservatives.” They believed in the rule of law; in limiting the power of government, especially the federal government; in protecting individual liberty; and in checks and balances and the separation of powers. They opposed central planning and warned about emotions stirred up by the mob and the moment, believing, as the Founders did, that the role of government was to mediate rather than mirror popular passions. They recognized the importance of self-restraint and the need to cultivate public and private virtues. And they had reverence for the Constitution, less as a philosophical document than a procedural one, which articulated the rules of the road for American democracy... 

If you have a paid subscription to The Atlantic Magazine, you can read the rest of Peter Wehner's column at 

Source:The Atlantic with a look at the modern "Republican Party".

The Atlantic. (Of all places)

As I wrote about the modern "Republican Party" last week:

"So as Yaron Brook said so himself: "The Republican Party is about nothing. There's no core there, there no principles there... That's a paraphrase, but pretty close. 

If you want me to give the most justifiable defense for why I call the modern "Republican Party" the party of nothing, I'll give it to you anyway: 

"We're all about Donald Trump now, because it's the only way we can stay in power, at all. We abandon Trump, we lose our political careers and the Democratic Left would take over and do even more damage to America". 

I think that would be the most justifiable defense for why old school Republicans, people who pre-Donald Trump, we're real-life Conservative Republicans, could give for why they back Donald Trump... if not 100% of the time, certainly in the high 90s... they don't want to lose their jobs and careers and be forced to work for a living outside of the "Republican Party". 

And perhaps they're thinking: "We just weather the storm here with Trump... he'll be gone, eventually and we can just come back in and start sounding and acting like Republicans again".

So back in the 1990s, when I was in my late teens and early 20s... I was a huge Seinfeld show fan. I mean I would catch the new episode every week and watch as many reruns as I could. I don't think the show and those characters have aged very well, but I was into that show 25-30 years ago. And the reason why I call the modern "Republican Party" the "Seinfeld Party", is because they're both about 1 thing: they're about nothing... 

From The New Democrat

So I agree with everything that Peter Wehner said... except for 1 thing: they're not "Conservatives". Certainly not in the political and constitutional sense. Perhaps in the self-interest sense: "I want to conserve myself at all costs, even if that means literally kissing Donald John Trump's (The Manhattan Don) ass in public, even on national TV everyday and night."

If that is what Mr. Wehner means, when he's talking about "Conservatives", (which I seriously doubt) then he has a point. But that's not what he's talking about. 

Peter Wehner gave an excellent definition of what it means to be a "Conservative": 

"Not too long ago, many Republicans proudly referred to themselves as “constitutional conservatives.” They believed in the rule of law; in limiting the power of government, especially the federal government; in protecting individual liberty; and in checks and balances and the separation of powers. They opposed central planning and warned about emotions stirred up by the mob and the moment, believing, as the Founders did, that the role of government was to mediate rather than mirror popular passions. They recognized the importance of self-restraint and the need to cultivate public and private virtues. And they had reverence for the Constitution, less as a philosophical document than a procedural one, which articulated the rules of the road for American democracy... 

Pre-Donald Trump, perhaps even pre-Tea Party, the Wehner definition of "Conservative", was the Republican Party. They've always had this populist-fundamentalist base (at least since the 1960s Cultural Revolution) but generally that's why people became Republicans. 

Conservatives saw the Republican Party as the party to defend the Constitution, our rule of law, individual rights, limit government and spending. Not to see who can be the most loyal to Donald John Trump in order to conserve their own careers and make as much money off of him. Knowing in private, how bad of a man and how corrupt he is, the threat to this country and our form of government, if his power goes uncheck. 

But when your own career, your own economic outlook is the only thing that you care about, and you are a "Republican", it doesn't matter what you need to do to conserve yourself, because that's exactly what you are going to do. 

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