...and every time he starts talking about things like "faith-based prisons," I just roll my eyes. "Principled conservative"? What is that supposed to mean? Anyone who wants to mix religion into government not on an individual basis but on an institutional basis doesn't understand the Constitution, and certainly does not honor the roots of conservatism in America. A bigger and stronger government that lords it over the people with Bible in hand is not a principled concept to me, unless you want to put it into the context of early brownshirt rallies.
...and every time he starts talking about things like "faith-based prisons," I just roll my eyes. "Principled conservative"? What is that supposed to mean? Anyone who wants to mix religion into government not on an individual basis but on an institutional basis doesn't understand the Constitution, and certainly does not honor the roots of conservatism in America. A bigger and stronger government that lords it over the people with Bible in hand is not a principled concept to me, unless you want to put it into the context of early brownshirt rallies.