Josh Carples: Will conservatives stand against socialism?

  With the passage of the new health care bill now complete with the president’s signature, the rhetoric has continued to escalate, complete with ominous predictions of the downfall of America as it travels down the road to socialism.

  While fear-mongering seems to have become the norm in recent years – with terrorists, WMD, yellowcake uranium, mushroom clouds, Muslim, death panels, rationing and communism replacing the older ones such as gay Teletubbies – the one that appears to have gained the most traction is “socialism.”