George Will's editorial about Rick Santorum's presidential ambitions contains a very interesting paragraph as Will describes Santorum's concerns about the future of the Republican Party: The party is, he says, in danger of becoming "a one-legged stool." The "Eastern establishment types" want to saw off the cultural conservatism leg, concentrating on economic issues. The rising libertarian faction, exemplified by Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, wants to saw off the strong foreign policy leg.
Conservatism as a one-legged stool?
Conservatism as a one-legged stool?
Conservatism as a one-legged stool?
George Will's editorial about Rick Santorum's presidential ambitions contains a very interesting paragraph as Will describes Santorum's concerns about the future of the Republican Party: The party is, he says, in danger of becoming "a one-legged stool." The "Eastern establishment types" want to saw off the cultural conservatism leg, concentrating on economic issues. The rising libertarian faction, exemplified by Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, wants to saw off the strong foreign policy leg.