Dressing Conservatism Up Like Britney Spears?
That’s what James Carville’s wife thinks we should do.
Republicans must resolve their own questions: Can they reconstitute conservatism to make it attractive once again beyond the party’s base? GOP strategist Mary Matalin said the Reaganite model of low taxes, smaller government and strong defense can again serve the party well, if it is updated. “It needs to put some Britney Spears clothes on it,” she said.
Hmm…

I’m not sure that’s a very good look.
Besides, isn’t this what “compassionate conservatism” was all about in the first place? “Dressing up” conservatism so that it was more appealing (more sexy to use Matalin’s metaphor) for the masses?
I think that’s what led to the Republicans falling out of favor with the public to begin with. Rather than educating the public about ideals like limited government and lower taxes, Republicans over the last several years have been trying to “dress up” conservatism to make it appear to be something that it’s not. Witness the President’s Medicare prescription drug disaster as evidence of that.
I think the time for “dress up” is over. It’s time for Republicans to be real, unapologetic conservatives and convince voter once again that they are the party who will cut taxes and limit government power. Because the voters have most certainly forgotten that.












