Conservatism Archives
Monday, July 12th, 2010
RNC Chair Michael Steele’s recent comments on Afghanistan – which he derisively called “Obama’s war” while questioning the potential for victory – found pockets of support across the political spectrum. (more…)
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
As “Black Monday” dawned to the realization that the fraud-filled spectacle of “ObamaCare” has finally passed the House of Representatives, (more…)
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Some ill-informed folks describe conservatives as “the NO party,” suggesting that we oppose all proposed legislation without any positive plans (more…)
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
By John Andrews
“We recommit ourselves to the ideas of the American Founding. Through the Constitution, the Founders created an enduring framework of limited government based on the rule of law.” So begins the Mount Vernon Statement, an important and timely declaration of principles issued on Feb. 17 by the heads of 16 major conservative organizations. Originating with intellectual leaders on the Right, rather than elected officials and candidates, the statement sets a baseline for thinking patriots in weighing the claims we’ll hear from politicians (more…)
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
This great country — and I do mean EXCEPTIONAL — is in the grips of a domestic enemy. (more…)
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Rhetoric often manipulates our understanding through bias-laden misuse of language. We all have encountered such examples. (more…)
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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Frank Rich, the former NY Times drama critic turned left-wing opinion guru, has today written an opinion piece which provides a great window into how liberals view the world. (more…)
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
The Colorado Union of Taxpayers, a non-partisan group advocating for taxpayers, has released its 2009 CUT Ratings of the Legislature, (more…)
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
We should all hope and pray that Karl Rove is right in his opinion piece today in the Wall Street Journal (“Obama Care in Trouble”). (more…)
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Friday, July 10th, 2009
We all know that common sense is in short supply these days. I blame in large part the insidious cancer of political correctness — a scourge (more…)
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Saturday, June 13th, 2009
Jonah Goldberg points out how the left is stringing together two disconnected acts, the killing of abortionist George Tiller (more…)
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
The left in this country has made much of the big electoral victories that the Democrats won in 2006 and 2008 — and for good reason. (more…)
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
With President Barack Obama’s nomination of federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, the nation is in a debate (more…)
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
By Sean Duffy
In tributes since he succumbed to cancer last week, Jack Kemp has been rightfully called a statesman, patriot and visionary. The architect of a key pillar of the Reagan Revolution. But, as I look back at powerful and memorable encounters with him over the years, I remember boundless energy, constant searching for new ideas and new converts, and most of all, one hell of a guy. (more…)
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
The term “useful idiots” was attributed to Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin describing intellectual idealists persuaded to adopt communism. (more…)
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