Comments on: The Revenge Of The Lower-Middle, Continued http://larison.org/2007/12/14/the-revenge-of-the-lower-middle-continued/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:13:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Daniel Larison http://larison.org/2007/12/14/the-revenge-of-the-lower-middle-continued/#comment-8367 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:38:43 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/12/14/the-revenge-of-the-lower-middle-continued/#comment-8367 The point would be, I think, is that the GOP never even *tried* to deliver on the social conservative agenda. It did try, and sometimes succeeded, to deliver for economic conservatives, whose agenda it considered more important. The point would be, I think, is that the GOP never even *tried* to deliver on the social conservative agenda. It did try, and sometimes succeeded, to deliver for economic conservatives, whose agenda it considered more important.

]]> by: chrisgbr http://larison.org/2007/12/14/the-revenge-of-the-lower-middle-continued/#comment-8366 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:12:32 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/12/14/the-revenge-of-the-lower-middle-continued/#comment-8366 Both parties are always going to be a couple of inches either side of the median voter on most issues (especially when you're also talking about what can substantively get through two houses of congress and the courts). To complain that the GOP hasn't done much for Christian conservatives on social issues is like complaining that it hasn't privatized social security for economic conservatives. It's done as much as it could get away with, electorally, and was allowed to do politically. Both parties are always going to be a couple of inches either side of the median voter on most issues (especially when you’re also talking about what can substantively get through two houses of congress and the courts).

To complain that the GOP hasn’t done much for Christian conservatives on social issues is like complaining that it hasn’t privatized social security for economic conservatives. It’s done as much as it could get away with, electorally, and was allowed to do politically.

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