Tag: conservatism
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The dumbing down of conservatism
Some “highlights” from the CPAC convention: *Severe conservative Mitt Romneytron was programmed to liberally repeat the word “conservative” and did so more than two dozen times. Chasing the wind, as he’s wont to do, The Anchorman said he “will fight for an amendment to our Constitution that defines marriage as a relationship between one man […]
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Georgia surprisingly not among 10 most conservative states
Mississippi, unsurprisingly, is the most conservative, followed by Utah, Wyoming and, drumroll, Alabama.
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Erick Erickson (sorta) endorses Jon Huntsman
I’m starting to think I need to walk it back on my rejection of Jon Huntsman. Because I’m starting to think even he would be more faithful in his conservative convictions than Mitt Romney. Romney is so spineless he won’t even go on Fox News. Huntsman, according to the Wall Street Journal, has the best […]
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The National Review on 9-9-9
His 9-9-9 plan builds on the insight that one of the chief defects of the current tax code is its bias toward consumption over savings. But his plan’s peculiarities of design, substantive weaknesses, and political naïveté render it unworthy of conservative support. If rich people can get mad about their taxes being raised so can I. Cain […]
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Conservative thinkers assess the GOP field
(via Politico) Rick Perry is a dope, Michele Bachmann is a joke and Mitt Romney is a fraud.
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Conservatives vs. the conspiracy theorists
Conservative talk show host Michael Medved takes on talk radio in a must-read column: None of the attacks on Mr. Obama’s intentions offers an even vaguely plausible explanation of how the evil genius, once he has ruined our “strength, influence and standard of living,” hopes to get himself re-elected. In a sense, the president’s most […]
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