Calling any and all reasonable conservatives; There once was a time when being conservative meant you could have an intellectual debate over many issues with those of different opinion, without resorting to calling them unpatriotic and ungodly cretins. Those were the days when being Republican meant you were a true conservative fiscally, internationally, socially and intellectually. These true conservatives didn’t claim to believe in limited government and then grow the size of government and the deficit three fold. These conservatives strongly held to the Constitutional fundamentals of separation of Church and State, Balance of Powers and rule of law. These conservatives didn’t reject modern science for ignorance. These conservatives didn’t claim to speak for God and then lie their way into needless war. These conservatives didn’t say they were compassionate and then decimate governmental help to those in need. These conservatives weren’t corrupt beaurocrats conspiring to take bribes from the highest bidder in order to line their pockets. These conservatives weren’t racist bigots and homophobes who endorsed discrimination or claimed to be pro-life but yet had no problem killing over a hundred thousand innocent civilians in a war of choice. These conservatives didn’t claim to believe in a democracy and then support a kingdom of the executive. We are not a monarchy. We are a Republic. Where are the true conservatives? Today’s republican neocons are anything but conservative. They have betrayed all that conservatism has stood for throughout history. I would love to debate a real conservative instead of the faux conservatives who hide behind the demagogue of blow hard talk show hosts, right-wing think tanks and one sided media con-men. I have attempted to find a local conservative in whom I can have a reasonable discussion with but they apparently don’t exist in this area. All I seem to be able to find is angry, bigoted and hate filled loud mouth white guys with a singular agenda of lies and attacks on anyone who disagrees with them. They want to force their views on all Americans, period. Not what I would call a true intellectually honest American patriot.