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10 Explanations Of How Conservatism Helps The Middle Class

Elisabeth26 Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 11:25 AM
Dear Mr. Hawkins: "just as much of a right" -- Really? How about you drop the inappropriate "of" and re-read that sentence? (I know, this presupposes you've read it in the first place.) Just because you can blog and tweet and post to Facebook doesn't mean you can write. Bone up. Don't be a bone-head!
Daytrip Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 1:56 PM
"Just as much of a right" is grammatically correct, the "of" just makes that clause of the sentence passive. There is absolutely nothing inappropriate about it.
MNTeacher Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 12:06 PM
Bonehead (noun): a person who corrects a minor grammatical error in an essay while missing the entire point of the essay while at the same time misspelling the word "bonehead".

My ballpoint pen Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 1:49 PM

There's a lot to be said for talking about the Constitution, economic theory and what's best for the country. However, one place we conservatives have slipped in recent years is framing our policies in a way that answers the very first question on the mind of most voters, "How does this benefit me?"

That needs to change.

Conservatism is an ideology that benefits everyone, but it's particularly helpful to middle class Americans. If we want to bring more of those voters to the Right, we have to do a better job of explaining to them exactly how we're...

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