Furthermore, the old culture wars aren\u2019t so much dead as they are in hibernation. When the dust settles, and new conservative leadership emerges from the tribal warfare currently afflicting the right, expect the old culture war to rear its ugly head once again. When the base is no longer fired up by Tea Party rallies, mosque-building protests, and anti-Obama signs and t-shirts, the older cultural tropes will come out of hiding.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Some of this may be a bit overwrought, I realize, but I think it\u2019s generally a fair analysis of the problems facing the modern conservative movement. All the return to fiscal Jesus stuff is quickly swept away once conservatives get back in power. Maybe a president Chris Christie would have better luck, I don\u2019t know. But so far I don\u2019t see evidence that any of the hard choices that the Tories have made in the UK would stand a chance in today\u2019s GOP, sound and fury notwithstanding. A modernized conservative movement in America more akin to what Nick Clegg and David Cameron have created in their coalition government, would be at once more serious and honest and more committed to fiscal restoration than what passes as a conservative movement in America, and would likely be able to woo many independent voters, disaffected conservatives, and me (not that I matter, obviously, but people like me<\/em> in any case) back into the conservative coalition. I don\u2019t see that happening any time soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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