Personal responsibility to the greater social need and common sense toward public health issues trump personal liberties, as far as traditional conservatives who are not part of the current GOP power structure, are concerned. What are these conservatives in for now that the omicron strain of the COVID-19 virus threatens a return to business shutdowns, international travel restrictions and other social considerations that had seemed to be “behind us”?

We want to hear from you, for comments in this column if you identify as a conservative. Click on the comments tab to enter your opinion, or email us at editors@thehustings.news.

Also in this column …

 •The $1.75 trillion Build Back Better social infrastructure bill, HR 5376, passed by the House of Representatives just before the chamber took its Thanksgiving week recess. The bill now proceeds to the Senate, which could vote on it as early as December, but more likely January. The bill now proceeds to the Senate, where West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III wants to hold off on a vote until January. 

•Our flash debate on the question of whether the January 6 Capitol insurrection was “dress rehearsal” for the 2024 presidential election.

•Observations by Stephen Macaulay and Bryan Williams on Republican Glenn Youngkin’s Virginia gubernatorial election victory.