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| Why Social Conservatives Won’t Vote McCain |
| Published: October 15, 2007, 5:24 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Republicans, The Chaser |
| thumbed his nose at social conservatives again in 2006 by voting against bringing S.J. Res 1, the Federal Marriage Amendment, to the floor for a vote. Essentially McCain's argument is the federal marriage amendment smacks in the face of federalism, and that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a sufficient law to protect traditional |
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| Coming Attractions for Next Week [The Intersection] |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 2:30 pm |
| Tags: Conservatives Science |
| In one week, I'll be able to tell you about some incredible research on loggerhead sea turtles which has massive implications for ocean wildlife conservation, worldwide. Before it's published, check out this great piece sent by Wes Rolley featuring the huge leatherback turtles off the coast of San Mateo, California. Leatherbacks are rare and |
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| Ron Paul in NH |
| Published: October 15, 2007, 2:32 pm |
| Tags: Nh Primary, Conservatives, Ron Paul Supporters, 2008 |
| - as opposed to what conservatives have chosen to believe they encourage - is authoritarianism, unfettered economic oligarchy, and a vision of America as an Imperial force that treats the rest of the world as client-states. Paul’s base - and the source of most libertarians, I suspect - would seem to be coming from dead-ender |
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| Norm, James, and Political Irony |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 10:00 am |
| Tags: Blogging, Elections 2007, Elections 2008, Politics |
| announcement that Christian conservatives might bolt the GOP for a third party candidacy if Rudy Giuliani gets the GOP nod. Norm questioned the efficacy of the move, noting it could ensure a GOP win and asking: Do the ChristCons really want to play the Ross Perot role in 2008? Is their pique so great, and their masochism so pronounced, that they |
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| Academic McCarthyism |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 11:48 am |
| Tags: Reprint |
| Conservatives lead the squelching of the First Amendment on college campuses. |
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| U.S. Farm Bill: Choices have consequences |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 1:38 pm |
| how many "conservatives" were quick to pick apart the finances of the Frost family as a way to somehow show that the SChip program was little more than a free handout ride for the middle class, I decided it was time to do my own "reporting" on how our tax money is spent.Currently, the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill is making its way through Congress. |
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| Baltimore Sun Smears Conservative Bloggers Over SCHIP Scrutiny |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 2:33 pm |
| Tags: Covert Liberal Activists, Health Care, Health Insurance, Media Bias Debate, Schip, Graeme Frost, Michelle Malkin, Media Business, Baltimore Sun, Blogs, Government Amp Amp Press, Journalistic Issues |
| is hitting back by attacking conservatives bloggers as heartless and obsessive, Michelle Malkin noted on her blog. Not long after Graeme Frost had his 15 minutes of fame, some things about the Frost family's story struck conservative bloggers as a bit fishy. For instance, Graeme's mother works, as the Sun reported September 27, "full time |
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| Just to clarify |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 3:50 pm |
| no one would call them 'conservatives.' If you look at Feinstein's record, particularly her work on extradition of Mexican nationals who murder people and then flee the U.S., it is quite good. Before she got the memo from the DNC, she was even going after Carol Lam over immigration cases, you'll recall. And there is more than one |
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| re: Guns, Babies, Taxes |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 3:10 pm |
| I'll bite. Conservatives have universally coalesced around anti-Communism and the concept of 'Peace Through Strength.' Beyond that, there is little agreement on what is the 'conservative' view of national defense. Texas Gov. George W. Bush ran on a platform of (1) no nation-building, and (2) less foreign military involvement. This was after |
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| Fox News asks: Is Air America engaged in a "War on God?" |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 4:01 pm |
| Tags: America S Newsroom, Fox News Channel, Attacks On Progressives, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine, Religion, Religious Broadcasting |
| I don't know, Christian conservatives or other people of faith -- GREEN: It's possible. SCOTT: -- to listen to this show? GREEN: It's possible. You've got people like Christopher Hitchens, you've got Richard Dawkins, who are very popular and have many Christians come out, even having them sign their books because |
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| Fred Thompson - divorced, not a church-goer, and a bit sketchy on abortion - is the REAL conservative |
| Published: October 15, 2007, 5:37 pm |
| Tags: Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney |
| Well, if by "real" conservative these guys mean someone who lies about their positions and doesn't really believe in anything, then yes, Thompson and Romney are both real conservatives. |
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| WSJ: Bob Taylor Endorses Romney |
| Published: October 15, 2007, 7:38 pm |
| Tags: Top Shelf News, The Chaser |
| pro-gun agenda of Christian conservatives. The fact that I'm seen as a Religious Right person would hopefully get others to step out for him, Taylor said in an interview in Greenville, S.C., the university's hometown. Taylor's endorsement, which he said he plans to announce in the near future, marks a stunning move for such a high-placed |
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| VA-Sen: Blowout numbers |
| Published: October 15, 2007, 7:43 pm |
| Tags: Va Sen Virginia, Senate, 2008, Mark Warner, Jim Gilmore, Tom Davis |
| a party convention, movement conservatives (who dominate the state party) are far more likely to choose Gillmore than the more "moderate" Davis. Though I will make the (maybe?) bold prediction that he retires. This was his race, the one he'd spent the last decade preparing for. Being one of 435 in a minority party about to get deeper in the |
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| Midday open thread |
| Published: October 15, 2007, 4:06 pm |
| Tags: Open Thread |
| Liberals and the Canadian Conservatives have switched positions, leaving the Republicans the only remaining major center-right party in the world that has not moved on this issue. From that same link above, this fascinating paragraph: Last night I had coffee with my uncle. He is one of the founders of the What Would Jesus Drive movement. |
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| The GOP's fragmentation |
| Published: October 15, 2007, 3:58 pm |
| Tags: Republicans, Democrats |
| makes a conservative, but conservatives in Washington have a rule of thumb for awarding the label to actual politicians: It’s the trinity of conservative issues: "Guns, Babies, and Taxes." My own minimum definition of a conservative officeholder or candidate is someone who is "good" on at least two of the three, and one of them has to be |
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