McCabe stated DOGE is acting like a “wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason.”

Reading between the lines, ol’ Bob here seems to think that only MAGA are people. Destroying the libs’ lives is perfectly fine.

Really? That’s odd, because he seems to be doing anything he wants right now, and no one is stopping him.

“Boomer mode”

The Conservative leader In Canada (Pierre Poilievre) as well. I wonder why right-wingers are so focused on circumventing the state?

Obligatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/2347/

Wow I can’t believe Trump would just lie like that.

Who cares — blame it all on Trump, or Musk, or DOGE. Shout it from the rooftops. This is a perfect cudgel to use against minarchists and MAGAs alike.

I thought the Kochs were MAGA?

Yeah, that’ll show 'em. What percentage of people who quit a cult did so because it became too expensive?

I agree that the deal is a sham, but I think the goal was to present a deal so obviously unacceptable to Ukraine that they would be bound to refuse and Trump can then point to it and say Ukraine is uncooperative therefore he can refuse to support them any further.

Exactly. I’d add that they have successfully made the law in general meaningless, so that even if it were in fact a 1A violation, nobody would or could do anything about it.

As the Trump stooge correctly states (broken clock, etc.)

“While their right to irresponsible and dishonest reporting is protected by the First Amendment, it does not ensure their privilege of unfettered access to limited spaces, like the Oval Office and Air Force One,” Budowich wrote.

Fabianism

anyone serious

That’s the catch - there are no serious people left in any position of authority in the US.

Trudeau is probably to your left. I think you’d fit in with Progressive Conservatives who would have supported Joe Clark back in the day, and are now eager to vote for Mark Carney.

I really, REALLY wish the Affinity suite would work on Linux. They are the only ones even remotely comparable to Adobe.

What would you call me?

Please take no offense, but I’m very confused as to how an American with your set of beliefs would ever have come to label themself a “conservative”. You are perhaps a conservative (a rather left-wing one) by Canadian standards, what we call “Progressive Conservatives” here, which are unfortunately a dying breed as our conservatives are infected by American culture war brain rot. If I were to transpose you onto Canadian politics, I would absolutely guess you tend to vote for the Liberals, which are a slightly left of center party. In a US context, I don’t know… McCain Republican? Blue Dog Democrat perhaps?

Unfortunately conservatism as an ideology has been co-opted by antisocial elements. We’re a long way from Edmund Burke. Would “classical liberal” fit you better?

I’ll take it!