They're all conservatives, of course. All Republicans, except for one. Can you name him?

That would be George Wallace (fifth from left), elected Alabama governor four times, and three-time Democratic presidential candidate. It's important to note that once upon a time greedy corporatists had the Republican Party pretty much all to themselves, while the Democratic Party actually contained within its "big tent" the "social" conservatives, mostly from the south. Wallace was one of those. Of all the figures above, he is the only one to ever regret and recant much of the conservative bile he spewed during his active political seasons. It seems even the staunchest of conservative Democrats can at last admit they were wrong.

Republicans? As they will tell you themselves, they are never wrong. But aha, that's their mastery of wordsmithing, phrase-turning and disinformation at work... where the truth is actually the opposite of what they say it is. Where down is "up", and wrong is "right", a giveaway to air polluters is the "clear skies" initiative, and "healthy forests" means allowing timber companies cut down everything in sight. And, of course, the venerable term "liberal" means "bad"... very bad.

But the sad reality is that conservatives are always wrong. They've been wrong since time immemorial. Remember the invention of the wheel? Conservatives were against it. You see, it threated the world they knew and were in control of. Eventually most conservative ideas are dumped into the dust-bin of history... and progress (i.e. "liberalism") prevails. But people tend to have a very short memory, and they forget how wrong conservatives have always been, and still are today. This website means to remind fair-minded folk of the lame conservative record and hold conservatives accountable for their pathetic legacy.

The 17 figures above are among the brightest stars of the conservative movement over the past century. Look at those faces. What do you see, aside from a gaggle of sour pusses? Here are some terms that variously apply and describe: corrupt, incompetent, arrogant, bigot, liar, zealot, crook, bully, thief, uncaring, humorless, short-sighted, mean-spirited, staid, stodgy, ruthless, stubborn, boor, irrational, out-of-touch, coward, thug, disloyal, unethical, alcoholic, drug-abuser, ego-maniac, criminal, dangerous, fascist, traitor, evil. For additional insight into actual conservative character and values see the official definitions and synonyms at right.

LIBERAL - lib·er·al
–adjective
1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
2. (often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
3. of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism.
4. favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
5. favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers.
6. of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
7. free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
8. open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.
9. characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts: a liberal donor.
10. given freely or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation.
11. not strict or rigorous; free; not literal: a liberal interpretation of a rule.
12. of, pertaining to, or based on the liberal arts.
13. of, pertaining to, or befitting a freeman.
–noun:. a person of liberal principles or views, esp. in politics or religion.

SYNONYMS (courtesy Roget's Thesaurus)
CONSERVATIVE
bourgeois, cautious, constant, controlled, conventional, die-hard, fearful, firm, fogyish, fuddy-duddy, guarded, hard hat, hidebound, holding to, illiberal, inflexible, middle-of-the-road, not extreme, obstinate, old guard, old-line, orthodox, quiet, red-neck, right, right-wing, timid, traditional, traditionalistic, unchangeable, unchanging, uncreative, undaring, unimaginative, unprogressive, white bread

LIBERAL
advanced, avant-garde, big, broad, broad-minded, detached, dispassionate, enlightened, flexible, free, general, high-minded, humanistic, humanitarian, impartial, interested, left, lenient, libertarian, loose, magnanimous, not literal, not strict, permissive, radical, rational, reasonable, receiving, receptive, reformist, tolerant, unbiased, unbigoted, unconventional, understanding, unorthodox, unprejudiced