Secular Conservatives?

I'm sure there are more of these types of people out in the woodwork somewhere, but it's nice to finally see conservatives articulate their views without reference to what they think god would have wanted. The Secular Right blog represents the kind of approach that conservatives need to take if they ever hope to win back a governing coalition.

I could conceivably be receptive to a certain kind of conservative message, one that emphasized more responsible spending (in a long term sense, which means it's OKAY to spend big now on things like universal health care in order to reap long term benefits - and savings) and had a libertarian philosophy w/r/t tired culture war issues. But it seems like the time such a message could even substantially participate in the discussion, let alone predominate it, is very far off. That's why (a) the 2012 Republican primary is going to be worth every tub of popcorn I can get my hands on, and (b) I will be a Democrat for at least the short-to-medium term future.

More on this later.