He will nominate a solid conservative, … If he doesn’t, he will pay an enormous price. Without the support of his conservative base, his approval rating falls into the 20s and 30s.

I thought of John Roberts as a peace offering. President Bush could have nominated someone much more conservative.

The airlines had been too conservative in increasing fares. It’s long overdue.

There is a legitimate argument over whether the death penalty effectively deters violent crime, although my personal observation is that not one of the criminals who have been executed over the years has ever killed...

I just want to go out there and not be so conservative and just get after it. Drop back, make my reads, throw the ball and be confident.

[Marvin Olasky, a conservative Christian writer who has been a strong Bush supporter, explained his sympathy for Miers.] Maybe it’s the judicial implications of her evangelical faith, unseen on the court in recent decades, …...

I don’t think he’s a conservative ideologue,

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people”– –

One of the Christian’s biggest fears is appearing ‘too Christian’. God forbid, because that’s often characterized as god-awful! We want to be one, but without being ‘one of them’.

I’m a conservative Jew, which means I don’t do everything.

We’re operating very close to the conservative end of undersea habitation. The challenges go up exponentially as you go deeper.

Political tags — such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth — are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those...

The idea of a Conservative government is as appealing as the prospects of re-electing the Liberals. Some might consider this a major accomplishment. Conservatives might consider it faint praise.

We are seeing a conservative high tide which is a reaction to several things, but a common view that Muslim liberals have taken things too far.

He may be closest to what activists regard as a conservative.

Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid

It may now be too late for a party of the right – squeezed between ‘cultural conservative’ and ‘libertarian’ forces – to re-emerge as an undisputed voice of opposition,

John is genuinely conservative. He’s also a nice guy and very smart and would be a very effective (Supreme Court) justice. As a Democrat, that doesn’t fill me with a complete sense of satisfaction.

Good for you, you have a heart, you can be a liberal. Now, couple your heart with your brain, and you can be a conservative.

[Nader mocked Bush as] the giant corporation in the White House masquerading as a human being … stomping both conservative and liberal values alike.

There’s definitely uncertainty and unease among consumers. And whenever that happens, the reaction is to be more conservative.

Baytown’s a pretty conservative place, … Maybe it wasn’t time for all that.

The quarter was good. Outlook was conservative for the full year which is good and we like the first-quarter guidance, … I’d rather they start out conservatively (for the full year) and be able to...

A distaste for the new is not always fear of the unknown, but sometimes ambition. Some people don’t like the new way simply because they never got a chance to master the old way.

My illness helped me to see that what was missing in society is what was missing in me: a little heart, a lot of brotherhood. The ’80s were about acquiring — acquiring wealth, power, prestige....

This is a very reactionary, very conservative group, and they are scaring people in Europe.

As the clear and active Republican front runner for 2008, McCain is not just a conservative. Otherwise why would he be so controversial among the party’s base?

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

From a social-conservative standpoint, he would be way down at the bottom of the heap. At least Romney is trying to flip-flop. Giuliani doesn’t even bother to flip-flop.

The stock split will really attract more investors. Their outlook for this year looks a bit conservative.

In the Reagan administration, in his earlier work, he seemed to try to out-conservative some of the conservatives on issues involving gender discrimination, environmental matters, and individual rights versus the government, … What I’m interested...

We have successful, strong-willed, independent women who stand up for conservative, traditional values. Women are leading this movement because they’ve been raised to be unafraid….I didn’t grow up feeling oppressed. I didn’t grow up feeling...

incremental, sensible, conservative governance.

[Feinstein said she had expected Bush to select someone more conservative than Roberts appeared to be.] I don’t see anything definitive, … And I do see things to believe that . . . this is...

Bush uses often the slogan of compassionate conservative to describe himself. But it hardly describes the record he has compiled as governor when it comes to ensuring women’s reproductive health and rights. Last year alone,...

The sense that just about anything goes with the collection of public revenues and the making of public expenditure has contributed mightily to the current malaise.

That liberty [is pure] which is to go to all, and not to the few or the rich alone. (to Horatio Gates, 1798)

There was a problem in our structure, our conservative political structure. We start very well, but the result was not under our control.

Extreme right-wingers are known for giving God a bad name; extreme left-wingers are known for giving God a weak name. He’s not as simple as conservative versus liberal, old versus new. His wings are balanced....

This is not hyperbole. It is possible for the average professor to have been taught by leftists, grown up in a left-leaning city, read only left-leaning books, entertained by leftists in pop culture and became...

The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity. Hard work, education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise.

Odd Fellows Chamber Music for 2013 will be in October this yearTo Participants in the Odd Fellows Youth Chamber Music Project:Because an elevator is being installed at the Lodge, probably during August, we have to...

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. &It is also in the interests of a tyrant...

Feminism, which is supposedly for everybody, apparently has no place for conservative women. Why would feminists need to exclude entire swaths of the population? Because they know their ideology cannot stand up to challenges, they...

Work by conservative filmmakers is very hard to find.

I have not reflexively opposed conservative nominees. I have drawn the line only at those nominees who are extreme … in the mold of activists,

The more the conservative right is vocally angry, the more centrist he will look.

We’re probably looking at a slightly more conservative PC picture next year overall.

He may be the most conservative president of our lifetime.