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Tag Archives: Republican Party
Through a Kristol, Darkly
Roland has some commentary on Bill Kristol‘s recent return to advocacy for “national greatness conservatism.” You have to love Matt Welch‘s assessment of this event in title: “Big-Government Conservative, After Helping Big-Government Conservatism Fail, Advocates Big-Government Conservatism.” Roland is more … Continue reading
Blaming the Social Conservatives
As readers will know, I’m certainly no apologist for the social conservative movement in either its style or purposes. But it seems to me to be an awful injustice to lay at their feet the defeat of John McCain, in … Continue reading
The Rise of the Governess
Way back in February 2007, when I was still writing for postpolitical, an obscure little blog popped up pitching Sarah Palin for the Vice Presidency. At the time few were that familiar with Sarah’s record or wise enough to predict … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
Tagged 2008, 2012, conservatives, GOP, McCain, Mom, Palin, PTA, Republican, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, suffrage, veep, vice president, vp, women
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Today’s GOP
Occasionally I have arguments with my liberal friends about which party was responsible for what actions throughout history. Some liberals think, for instance, that it was always the Democrats who battled for civil rights and against Jim Crow. Yet, for … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Peg's Page
Tagged Domestic Politics, earmarks, pork spending, Republican Party, Ronald Reagan
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A Candidate Without A War
Is the Iraq War hurting John McCain’s candidacy? By “hurting” I’m referring to his struggle to be the true conservative candidate who unites the party. Despite his clear lead in the primary race, McCain has not been able to capture … Continue reading
The Lonely Candidate
Byron York has a fairly instructive anecdote from South Carolina on Fred Thompson: Last night I talked with Cyndi Mosteller, a strong social conservative who headed the Charleston County Republican Party from 2003 to 2007 and who supports McCain. When … Continue reading
Liberation Theology Takes a Hit
Here’s some splendid news for those of us not delighted by the prospect of a liberation theologist takeover of the Republican Party. Rasmussen is reporting their new South Carolina numbers and Mike Huckabee has lost five points and Fred Thompson … Continue reading
FDT Suddenly Solvent?
The NYT thinks Fred Thompson may be making a comeback. Some Republicans seem to be warming to his message that Huckabee’s statist policies are unwelcome in the GOP. Imagine that.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged elections, Fred Thompson, Mike Huckabee, Republican Party, statism
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Me, Greg, Andrew and the two Glenn’s
(Listening notes: Magnetic Fields, Husker Du, Queen, Soft Cell, Indigo Girls, The Smith’s, REM, Pet Shop Boys, B-52’s, Scissor Sisters. A homage to Andrew Sullivan of sorts.)
I am here to step into the breach and defend Glenn Reynolds from two people I admire a lot. Continue reading
Posted in Lance's Page, Uncategorized
Tagged ACLU, analysis, Andrew Sullivan, Ann Coulter, asymmetry, B-52’s, Belgravia, Belgravia Dispatch, Blairism, commissars, Dave Weigel, David Horowitz, decorative politics, detainees, doctrinaire libertarian, extremism, finance industry, fisking, George W. Bush, Glenn Greenwald, Glenn Reynolds, government sponsored illegality, Husker Du, independent integrity, Indigo Girls, Iraq, Israel, Law, libertarian, Libertarianism, lies, Magnetic Fields, Malkinesque, Malkinesque blogosphere, Michelle Malkin, New York Times, opinions, Pet Shop Boys, photographer, political distortion, Queen, R.E.M., Reason Magazine, Republican, Republican Party, right-wing, Rocco DiPippo, Scissor Sisters, Soft Cell, Tammy Bruce, Terri Schiavo, The Smiths, Tony Blair, torture, Travel Section murder plot, war
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