Morris: The New Right

Writing for RealClearPolitics, political pundit Dick Morris reminds us of something we should already know - conservatism in the year 2010 is mostly fiscal conservatism. He says social issues and defense issues are still out there, but the real muscle on the right is among people who believe the government is overtaxing, overborrowing, overpromising and overspending. In other words, much too big and trying hard to get bigger.

Deemphasizing social issues makes conservatism more palatable to women, libertarians and folks who aren't seriously religious. It enables conservatism to spread beyond the South, something that I expect we are going to see a lot of in just thirteen days.