tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post2957777705323226105..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: World weirdly thinks National/ACT is conservativeLibertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-87978486400927646072008-11-11T15:11:00.000+13:002008-11-11T15:11:00.000+13:00ACT isn't a conservative party - not in NZ terms a...ACT isn't a conservative party - not in NZ terms anyway. They're radicals - like the Libs.<BR/><BR/>Nothing wrong with that, but they're not conservative.<BR/>The last real conservative govt NZ had was probably Muldoon. <BR/><BR/>As for ACT being "conservative" - the fact of the matter is that on every important policy <B>ACT is to the left of Barack Obama</B><BR/><BR/>Guns. Nukes. Healthcare. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-77048334865202926822008-11-10T22:26:00.000+13:002008-11-10T22:26:00.000+13:00NATIONAL SECURITY Congressional Capitulation On Sp...NATIONAL SECURITY Congressional Capitulation On Spying For the past several months, the White House has been aggressively pressuring Congress to expand the administration's spying powers and update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The administration-backed legislation, which expands the powers of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Bush hailed the bill, which he signed into law mikemathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611980418443958157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-55486031841286523972008-11-10T20:47:00.000+13:002008-11-10T20:47:00.000+13:00I disagree James, especially:Conservatism is not a...I disagree James, especially:<BR/><BR/><EM>Conservatism is not about moving to the right it is about staying still.</EM><BR/><BR/>There are some core values Conservatives have, and some that overlap with Libertarians.<BR/><BR/>I'm not interested in John Key staying still. There's been years of damage that needs to be unwound. You don't fix it by staying still.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-8507978266947927482008-11-10T16:38:00.000+13:002008-11-10T16:38:00.000+13:00I disagree, I think calling National a conservativ...I disagree, I think calling National a conservative party is a correct terminology.<BR/><BR/>In my opinion a conservative party is one that seeks to represent those who are opposed to government legislated social changes. National and sister parties represent those who do not support changes such as the Child Discipline Act. Conservatism is not about moving to the right it is about staying still.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318049322439094880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-14670635783437091942008-11-10T15:40:00.000+13:002008-11-10T15:40:00.000+13:00If they are going to call National/ACT conservativ...If they are going to call National/ACT conservative, the least they could do is to say the "conservatives" ousted the extreme left government and have categorically rejected the communist elements controlling the party and their Green coalition partner.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.com