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?Lifelong Conservative? Throwing all Principles to The Winds and Voting for
2008-07-17 18:49:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Larry Hunter claims he is a “lifelong conservative.” Yet, in his recent New York Daily News article, he also says he is voting for Barack Obama for president. The two simply cannot coexist. One has to be obliterated in favor of the other. And, regardless of the facile reasoning Hunter gives ...
By: Publius Forum
Sen. Jesse Helms Dies at 86
2008-07-04 23:03:00 October 18, 1921 ? July 4, 2008 Rest In Peace HELMS, Jesse, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Monroe, Union County, N.C., October 18, 1921; educated in the public schools of Monroe, Wingate Junior College, and Wake Forest College; served in the United States Navy 1942-1945; city editor, Raleigh Times; administrative assistant to United States Senators ...
By: TexasFred's
It?s Only Porn If It Involves A Conservative
2008-06-20 13:33:00 Comedian Al Franken, who is looking to unseat incumbent senator Norm Coleman (R-MN), has a problem with porn. Not ribald humor created by someone else that he downloaded to his computer in the privacy of his home, but material he created for public consumption. A former ?Saturday Night Live? cast member, Franken wrote a 1,478-word ...
NYT Scolds Walmart for Conservative Connections, But NYT Hypocrisy Arises
2008-06-17 06:19:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Several years ago, the New York Times thought they had a major story of Walmart working behind the scenes with several conservative think tanks and pundits to create Walmart policy. It happened that Walmart had asked groups such as the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the Manhattan Institute to guide ...
By: Publius Forum
Populus poll gives 20 point Conservative lead.
2008-06-09 23:55:00 From the Times:Public support for Labour and Gordon Brown continues to plunge to new lows with the Prime Minister's leadership rating falling to a level even below that suffered by Iain Duncan Smith according to a new poll for The Times.Labour?s rating has dropped by 4 points since early May to 25 per cent, with the Conservatives up 5 points to 45 per cent. This is by far the worst Labour position since 1997 and the best Tory one. The Liberal Democrats are up one point at 20 per cent, according to the Populus poll. Only three-fifths of those who voted Labour in 2005 say they would do so now, compared with 95 per cent of Tories staying loyal. Almost one in five of those who voted Labour in 2005 say they would vote Tory in an election now. Moreover, Mr Brown has lost the benefit of the doubt of voters. His leader rating (on a 0 to 10 scale of very bad to very good) has fallen for the fifth time running, down from a peak of 5.49 last July to 3.9 now. This is lower any of the other sev...
By: Daily Referendum
Caroline Spelman - A storm in a Teacup?
2008-06-08 16:26:00 I've read some terrible rubbish over the last day or so about Caroline Spelman paying he live in nanny to work as her Constituency secretary during the day (Including some right leaning Blogs). For one thing this is very old news, for another, Tina Haynes (the nanny) did act as Caroline's Constituency secretary for the period in question. Spelman's Constituency phone number was her home number at the time and Tina dealt with all the calls coming into the house when Caroline was away. She did the filing and dealt with the office correspondence. Apparently she also provided Constituency meeting arrangements on Fridays.The fact is that Caroline stopped this arrangement when the Whip told her that it could be open to misinterpretation. It is also a fact that Caroline had to hire someone else as her Constituency secretary to take over the nanny's office duties during the day. The Tax payer LOST NOTHING from the arrangement with the nanny. In fact her replacement probably cost us more...
By: Daily Referendum
Definition of a Conservative
2008-06-08 03:17:00 We have all heard the comments about the Republican Party lacking a brand and direction, while Conservative debate over what Conservatives are the movements leaders and strongest candidates. As many Conservatives around the Country try to answer questions about what it means to be a Conservative, an equal number are also asking that question. Enter Lyn Nofgizer, ...
Conservative Agenda- Part 3 of 5
2008-06-06 16:55:00 By Alan GableThe Rule of Judges:"The germ of destruction of our nation is in the power of the judiciary, an irresponsible body-working like gravity by night and by day, gaining a little today and a little tomorrow, and advancing its noiseless step like a thief over the field of jurisdiction, until all shall render powerless the checks of one branch over the other and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated." Thom Jefferson-1821The third and most fundamental tenet in a new conservative agenda must be to restore our federal judiciary to its proper constitutional place. Throughout the preceding decades, our federal courts have gradually inched their way into a role of muted tyrrany. Liberalism no longer brings legislative ideas into the governance of the American citizen through the Constitutional process but it looks to the courts to legislate; a power reserved only for the elected members of our Congress along with the signature of the Preside...
Conservative Marching Orders
2008-06-05 20:46:00 Frustrated with Washington, with career politicians, with presidential candidates who do not represent what we believe in, Conservatives presently have only one option
By: Webloggin
Run Conservative for the Nomination, Then Go Moderate to Win
2008-06-05 16:59:00 THE KID’S TABLE?The Reagan Mythological Makers like to wax poetic about how Ronald Reagan won as a conservative, wooing conservative Democrats to his side. Fact is, it didn’t happen that way. He won over Democrats for two reasons. First, Jimmy Carter, his opponent was the most incompetent and worst President in US history. The other reason – he waged one of the most positive campaigns in modern history. Do you see the word “conservative” in these ads? It isn’t needed. Reagan offered something positive. He did not offer change. He was himself, much the same way John McCain is ...
Theologians Take Conservative Turkish Clothing Designer to Court
2008-06-04 15:52:00 Theologians Take Conservative Turkish Clothing Designer to Court
Excitable Andy, Mr. Conservative, Wuvs The Missiah!
2008-06-04 14:36:00 I really hope, for Michelle Obama’s sake, that Andrew Sullivan is kept away from the Missiah, cause I think he wants Barack’s baby* If I needed reassurance that this man is the most formidable force in American politics today, his speech tonight confirmed it….. One more thing: with McCain’s and Clinton’s speeches, you could not forget the politics of it. With Obama, you forgot about that at times. You actually lifted your eyes a little and believed a little and hoped a little. Yes, he can. And anyone who under-estimates that will regret it. Wait a moment: isn’t Sullivan “been a major conservative voice in U.S. politics for 15 years“? Anyone want to bet that sometime in the next 2 months Excitable Andy comes out and endorses Obama, who gives him the vapors? You gotta love that part about lifting your eyes. Missiah indeed! *That is not a slap at Andrew being gay. I would write that same thing even if he wasn’t. Copyright © 20...
By: Pirate's Cove
Mugabe looks foward to a Conservative Government.
2008-06-04 12:41:00 Jason Brown, Founder of The Political Wire has posted an interesting article on Robert Mugabe's sudden found love for the British Conservatives:After months of bad news for the Prime Minister, there is finally some good news for Gordon Brown, Robert Mugabe?s stooges have come out in support of the Conservatives party. Sam Akaki, a journalist for the government?s mouthpiece, the Harare Herald, claims that the British government has engineered Zimbabwe?s descent into chaos:For Mr Akati, the solution to all this unfair and nasty bullying of the Mugabe regime is the return of a Conservative government.Only with the Conservative Party in power in the UK can that country hope to salvage its rapidly deteriorating relationship with Zimbabwe and Africa.Isn?t it now plainly clear that the British relationship with Zimbabwe in particular and Africa in general will not improve until the Conservative Party takes over in the United Kingdom?Quite what he hopes David Cameron will do isn?t clear. P...
By: Daily Referendum
Conservative Anger at John McCain May Have Dangerous Repurcussions
2008-05-31 17:11:00 John McCain as president, despite all his many flaws, would be vastly better than the far left alternative that Barack Obama represents.
By: Webloggin
John Howell selected to replace Boris.
2008-05-31 10:20:00 Oxfordshire County councillor John Howell has been selected as the Conservative candidate hoping to replace Boris Johnson as Henley MP. John, a member of the Oxfordshire county cabinet and the representative for Dorchester and Berinsfield, was selected ahead of Ann Ducker and John Cotton. Also a parish councillor in Warborough, John was made an OBE in 2000.The election should take place in the next two or three weeks. John said: "For now I just want to say that it is a huge privilege to have been selected as the Conservative candidate for my home constituency. ?I plan to spend the next few weeks talking to as many local people as possible about the issues that affect us all in South Oxfordshire."Good luck John Howell.I wonder what form of idiocy we can expect from the Labour campaign this time around.
By: Daily Referendum
Committed to Freedom at a Conservative Confab
2008-05-31 07:44:00 Tonight I both gain a deeper appreciation of Stephen Green and a better understanding of why I feel more comfortable at conservative confabs than gay ones. I’m in Santa Barbara now, semi-drunk blogging, actually the buzz is wearing off from the two delicious dirty martinis (the beverage which honors Goddess Athena) I had before dinner at ...
By: GayPatriot
Would you volunteer to pay more tax?
2008-05-30 09:09:00 There is not much doubt that our next government will be a Conservative one. There is also little doubt that David Cameron will inherit massive public spending and an outrageous amount of debt. Especially if, as some pundits believe, Labour initiate a scorched earth policy.So to the point: something rather drastic is going to have be done to get the economy back on track. Cutting spending is one option, but as we know Cameron will be pretty much stuck with Labour spending plans. Raising taxes cannot contemplated in the current economical climate. Of course there is a ridiculous amount of waste that can be cut out, which will be George Osborne's first task as Chancellor - along with the rest of our new ministers.This morning I came up with a radical idea whilst driving to work listening to Radio 5. What if David Cameron asked us to volunteer to pay more tax? I'm not talking about a lot individually, maybe 1, 2 or 3%. To tell the truth I am in no way a wealthy man, however the recen...
By: Daily Referendum
How Today's Conservative Leaders Betrayed Ronald Reagan
2008-05-30 04:27:00 CONSERVATIVES AGAINST REAGAN''It is unlikely that the Reagan era will prove to be the historic change in the direction of America that we have sought.'' Edwin J. Feulner Jr., president of the Heritage Foundation,1985.John McCain and George W. Bush should be honored to be in such august company as Ronald Reagan. Why? While Reagan was President, contrary to the lies that are being told today by Richard Viguerie and World Net Daily, Viguerie and fellow conservative leaders Howard Phillips and Paul Weyrich did their very best to undermine and bully him. Now though, they protray themselves as ...
Professor of Conservative Thought
2008-05-30 01:31:00 Jacob Levin over at The Sample Gates writes about a new professorship at the University of Colorado Boulder — a “professor of conservative thought.” Having heard this, any jokes I could make about UC Boulder suddenly seem inadequate. So great is the political bent on their campus that they are thinking about hiring a Professor of Conservative Thought. This is not someone in perhaps their Economics or political science department who teaches a subject and is in fact conservative, but rather someone whose job it is to think conservatively. It will be very important for the professor of conservative thought to be granted immunity from the various university speech codes and other academic restraints designed to limit thought and debate since it is likely that every weapon available in the arsenal to silence dissent will be used against this professor. While conservatism on campus is a rare thing, students can still learn to be conservative by virtue of exposure to the...
Telegraph YouGov Poll - 24 point Tory lead.
2008-05-29 23:02:00 I wonder if Eric Pickles will bring this up on Question Time tonight? If not David Dimbleby probably will, he likes to stir it a bit. 75% of those polled are dissatisfied with Brown's performance. How long can he hang on?
By: Daily Referendum
A Conservative Agenda - Part 2 of 5
2008-05-29 17:01:00 Part 2 of our Conservative Agenda deals with Fundamental Tax Reform. The thing with federal taxation issues is that the vast majority of the populous knows as much about tax structure as I know about AstroPhysics; I can see the stars at night and I am bound by gravity but my understanding ends only at what I deal with on a daily basis. This is similar to the normal American's understanding of taxation; he/she understands only that which binds his or her current financial decision making.As a matter of full disclosure, I am a tax accountant by trade and a card carrying member of Americans For Tax Reform. I have a broad grasp on the subject matter but there are many times that tax code confuses the mess out of me. It is complicated and technical and ever-changing. It is a jumbled fiasco of legalese and politically motivated caveats. The need for over arching tax reform is prevalent and immediate.Conservative leadership should be bringing the heat for fundamental reform instead of thr...
[Amusing] Several conservative politicians turn up on the RSVP list for a s
2008-05-28 02:47:00 (myTelus)
How George W. Bush converted a conservative into an Ex-Con
2008-05-27 18:31:00 What made a lifelong Republican voter take a step back and re-evaluate? Well as anyone who has a child can tell you, this makes you look at the world very differently than before. Politics took a new meaning when the author considered effects for his own daughter.So, after years of casual following of politics, he finally sat down and spent some time researching presidential candidates for ?08 with what he describes as a "truly open mind, for the first time." This led to further soul-searching and research into all manner of political information, including the current state of affairs as a nation.The conclusion?"I am no longer a conservative. I am now an ex-conservative. An ExCon, if you will. Join me and let?s try to make a difference."The reality:"At the end of the day, it doesn?t really matter if you are at war or at peace - the federal government must be fiscally responsible. Sure, if we are under imminent threat of being destroyed, then maybe caution goes to the wind, b...
Editorial: Son Of A Bitch Stole My Gas
2008-05-27 00:58:00 What a day in April it was. The prior week's light showers gave birth to new flowers and a healthy dark green lawn. Of course, as the man of the house, I found myself outside on a crisp but slightly warm morning fixing the blade of an overturned lawnmower. What do I see out of the corner of my eye? Greg Lynch, childhood friend and next door neighbor for fifteen years, crouching down nearly out of sight, siphoning gas from my Ford F-150.
By: The Butter Stick
Libertarian Party Provides McCain With Strong Conservative Opposition
2008-05-26 18:39:00 As I reported yesterday Bob Barr overcame considerable opposition by some Libertarian Party members to the non-libertarian candidates running to win the nomination on the sixth ballot. Barr spent much of the convention apologizing for his past votes such as for the Patriot Act. He won the nomination on the sixth ballot after Wayne Allyn ...
By: Liberal Values
Banning Indiana Jones Because He Is Conservative
2008-05-24 05:28:00 CRUDE ANTI-SOVIET PROPAGANDA!The movie is crude, anti-Soviet propaganda! I told you the new Indiana Jones movie was conservative, which is why Harrison Ford did that liberal appeasement thing and waxed his gorgeous chest. Well, there are those who think the movie should be banned! The Commies are mad! Maybe I’m just being nostalgic for the Soviet Union and the stability (yes stability) of the balance of power between the two nations. The Soviets were a "fun" enemies. They were like everyone's self-righteous cousin at a family reunion, always good for a few laughs. They had no sense of ...
Top Conservative Blogger Withdraws His Support From McCain
2008-05-23 18:41:00 John Hawkins of RightWingNews.com, one of the top Conservative bloggers and a frequent guest on our Attitude! Radio show, has authored a shocking column announcing his decision to withdraw his support from John McCain and his intention to not vote for him in November: I’ve never been a fan of John McCain. Not only is he ...
David Cameron - Pro England - Pro The Union.
2008-05-23 16:20:00 In his speech to the Scottish Conservative Party Conference, David Cameron tried to convey his feelings that whilst there is a political imbalance across the United Kingdom which needs desperately to be addressed, the Union should be protected. You may have noticed that the banner at the top of my blog says "pro England" That is still true today as when it was designed for me by Liam Murray a good while ago (Liam also designed Iain Dale's new blog). In my mind being pro England does not necessitate the need to be anti any of the other members of the Union. I have lived and worked in Scotland and have a daughter born there. I served in the RN for 16 years and worked alongside many great friends from all four of the countries that make up our Kingdom. The Union just requires a measure of balance.David said:"Let me make it one hundred percent clear: I am passionate about the Union. I don't want to be the Prime Minister of England. I want to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - a...
By: Daily Referendum
A Conservative Agenda - Part 1 of 5
2008-05-23 15:55:00 Tom Delay wrote a little piece over at Townhall.com yesterday that broadly outlined a 5 point "conservative agenda". Over the next 5 Fridays, I think I'll direct my thoughts on each of these 5 and try to lay out what I think the conservative movement should be doing.The first facet of a new conservative agenda is victory in the war on terror. No issue in this or any election, carries greater significance. The initial front of this war is the two-headed beast of Iraq and Afghanistan. We can all agree that a free and stable Iraq is in the best interest of the United States as well as the Iraqi people. What this President and each chief executive over the last 50 years has lacked is the willingness the break the enemy's back. Lincoln had Sherman deal the knock out blow by means that seem to many like brutality. Can we forget Hiroshima/Nagasaki? This country has seemingly lost her willingness to finish. A conservative agenda should hinge on this idea; that we must end this wa...
McCain Back to Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Losing More Conservative S
2008-05-23 15:29:00 McCain will not let Comprehensive Immigration Reform die. In fact, he still wishes it would have passed. Now, he says it has to be top priority in 2009. More and more conservatives are jumping ship. Another prominent one bailed out today. How many more will sit at home or vote down-ballot come November?
What Is the Price of a Conservative Soul These Days?
2008-05-23 06:57:00 THE COWARDS OF THE CONGRESSToday the Anchoress mentioned if the GOP does not trash the farm bill, they are not worth saving. I don’t think many of them are, and for much the same reason. They’ve sold their souls to the highest bidder who an rally constituent support. All you need to do with this bunch is blast fax and say, “I’m an unhappy constituent who will not vote for you if you do not do as I say.” I don’t know how you can expect anything else out of a group of men and women who have sold ...
Crewe and Nantwich result - Conservative win!
2008-05-23 03:27:00 Well it's 2:24 in the morning and the returning officer is about to announce the result of the Crewe and Nantwich by-election. It's obvious that the Conservatives have won. The rumour is that it's a big win.Here goes:Con: 20539lab 12679Lib: 6044Get in!That fantastic result equates to a swing of 17.6% and a majority of almost 8,000. What now for Gordon Brown? What is that scraping sound I can hear? - it sounds a little like several knives being sharpened.Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless deviceUPDATE @02:45: John McDonnell is the first Labour MP to stick the knife into Gordon Brown this morning. I doubt very much that he will be the last:"Things are just going from bad to worse for the Government. "It would be an immense misreading of the situation for New Labour ministers to dismiss this result as simply mid-term blues. The prime minister's re-launch after the disaster of the local election results has proved to be totally ineffective."
By: Daily Referendum
Crewe and Nantwich - ÂŁ90,000 bet on Conservative win.
2008-05-22 16:55:00 From William Hill:NINETY THOUSAND POUND BET ON TORIES TO WIN CREWE BY ELECTIONA WILLIAM HILL client has staked ÂŁ90,000 on the Conservatives to win the Crewe & Nantwich by-election. After betting ÂŁ40,000 at odds of 1/16 on Tuesday in a Hill's central London branch, the same man returned on Thursday to stake a further ÂŁ50,000 at 1/25. With the Conservatives red-hot favourites, the man stands to get back ÂŁ94,500 in total.'This is the biggest ever bet staked on a by-election and it contrasts starkly with the fact that we have taken a total of just ÂŁ385 for Labour to win' said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe.WILLIAM HILL CREWE BY-ELECTION ODDS: 1/33 Conservatives; 10/1 Labour; 50/1 Lib Dems.Hills offer 8/1 that the Lib Dems will finish ahead of Labour, and 1/20 vice-versa.
By: Daily Referendum
Busting the Republican Brand - Time to start a NEW Conservative Party!
2008-05-22 16:44:00 I wanted to post this article since we were talking about this the other day. Peggy U said in a comment: “I’m definitely thinking a new Conservative party may be the only answer” I agree 100% - Man I wish I could figure out some way to at the very least spark the interest of a bunch of ...
Daily Mirror - Has the pro-Labour tide turned?
2008-05-19 12:17:00 I was amazed to read an article in today's Daily Mirror that attacked the Labour "Tory toff" campaign being fought in Crewe and Nantwich. As Tony Parsons points out: "Gwyneth Dunwoody would never have run such a shallow campaign." Such critique of Labour's campaign comes as a welcome surprise after reading Brian Reade's pathetic article in the same paper last week. So I've got to ask: Are the Mirror going the way of the Sun in their support for Cameron's Conservatives? Has the Mirror's pro-Labour tide turned?Here is a snippet from Tony's article:As Labour supporters shrieked about rich Tories in Bentleys, they did not seem to have the faintest idea that Bentley has provided generations of Crewe families with work. In Crewe, a Bentley is a potent symbol of highly skilled, proud working men and a brand recognised around the world. Pointing self-righteous fingers might have worked elsewhere, but using a Bentley as an example of privilege in Crewe is thick. But there are other wo...
By: Daily Referendum
There is Nothing Wrong With Being A Conservative or a Republican
2008-05-18 05:12:00 SEPARATING CONSERVATIVES & REPUBLICANSI am known as a cynical, conservative "hating" witch with a "B". It is true, I no longer trust anything with a "conservative brand". I am am angry with these people for having infiltrated and destroyed much of my beloved GOP. I am angry with good, decent conservative Republicans for falling for their line of BS. Unfortunately there is a very nasty little bottom line here. Good, decent conservatives have been manipulated, co-opted, and some just downright purchased by one of two or both manipulators and puppetmasters. The first is Sun Myung Moon. When you start ...
Conservatives - 20 point lead in Sunday Times YouGov Poll
2008-05-17 18:09:00 From the Sunday Times: The latest YouGov poll for the Sunday Times makes depressing reading for Gordon Brown ahead of the coming week?s key by-election test in Crewe & Nantwich. The Tories have a 20-point national poll lead, up from 16 a month ago. Labour is on just 25% of the vote (down 2), with the Tories at 45% (up 2) and the Liberal Democrats on 18%, also up 2. David Cameron is beginning to move towards the kind of poll leads that Tony Blair enjoyed before his landslide victory in 1997. What I'm pleased to see from this Poll is that Gordon Brown's tax bribe failed to come off - 47% say it was a cynical ploy ahead of the by-election. 69% of voters say Brown is not up to the job and 59% say he should step down before the next election. Any of the cheering Labour MPs at Darling's tax announcement last week will not be too happy today. The people have seen through them.
By: Daily Referendum
Who Ordered the Conservative "Hit" on Lindsey?
2008-05-17 04:41:00 SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTUREQuin Hillyer wrote one of the nastiest hit pieces I’ve seen to date against Lindsey. Naturally he is channeling Michelle Malkin who has this pathological hatred of Lindsey. I think it’s because she dislikes anything Hispanic and Lindsey is not exactly a bigot, and sorta implied that she and her precious little friends are. I guess since she is promoting Buddy Witherspoon, we all know who is handling her leash – the John Tanton crowed. She’s also part of what I call the Dump Lindsey Movement. It’s all part of certain non-Republican ...
Conservative spokesman backs abortion on demand
2008-05-16 20:32:00 The Christian Institute reports on Tuesday, 13 May 2008"Conservative Health Spokesman Andrew Lansley MP has asked MPs to consider making abortion even easier to access in Great Britain.Mr Lansley made the comments in a speech to the House of Commons as the controversial Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill received its Second Reading.Mr Lansley asserted that "there continue to be far too many abortions", and argued that "it must surely be better for it to be an early, medical abortion than a later, surgical one."He continued: "I therefore hope that the House will consider whether the requirement for two doctors to consent to an abortion being performed, and the restrictions on nurses providing medical abortions, needs to be maintained."The requirement for two doctors' signatures was a measure introduced to protect both the patient and the practitioner involved in abortion. Similarly, the fact that nurses are not allowed to carry out medical (drug-induced) abortions reflects the ...
By: Christian Quoter
Calling All Conservative and Libertarian Writers!
2008-05-16 15:18:00 Conservatives and Libertarians, I’m currently looking for interested Conservative and Libertarian writers to author politically minded pieces. I’ll explain to you the exact project when you contact me. Please contact me with your specific political concentration (Foreign Policy, Social Issues, Economy, etc,), as well as your contact info. In addition, if you’re a politically link-minded individual looking ...
Hardball Host Chris Matthews Obliterates Conservative Talk Show Host On Bus
2008-05-16 00:00:00 MSNBC Hardball Host Chris Matthews dealt with President George Bush?s charge that Senator Barack Obama would appease terrorists on his show and obliterated Los Angeles conservative radio talk show host Kevin James who was on the show to give the Barack-is-an-appeaser side of it.James? problem: he had no idea what ...
By: Pakistan News
Anti-Conservative Hollyweird Update ? BDS and Globaloney Galore
2008-05-16 00:00:00 -By Warner Todd Huston They make anti-American films that bomb at the box office and lose money. Then they make more films that make fun of the conservative base of the country, they lose more money. They make films that attack, belittle and infantalize our men and women at arms -- ...
By: Publius Forum
McCain outlines vision of Iraq victory
2008-05-15 22:17:00 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals. The Republican presidential contender, in a mystical speech that also ...
By: TexasFred's
Poll - How will you vote in the next General Election?
2008-05-15 16:37:00 How will you vote in the next General Election? Will you be changing sides or sticking with what you've got?Sorry I couldn't fit all the other parties in the poll. If you will be voting for a party other than the three main parties, please check the "other box".How will you vote in the next General Election?Did you vote Labour last time and intend to next time.Did you vote Labour last time and intend to vote Conservative this time.Did you vote Labour last time and intend to vote Lib Dem this time.Did you vote Labour last time and intend to vote for "other" parties next time.Did you vote Conservative last time and intend to next time.Did you vote Conservative last time and intend to vote Lib Dem this time.Did you vote Conservative last time and intend to vote Labour this time.Did you vote Conservative last time and intend to vote for "other" parties next time.Did you vote Lib Dem last time and intend to next time.Did you vote Lib Dem last time and intend to vote Conservative this t...
By: Daily Referendum
Wanted: Conservative Teachers for Colorado University
2008-05-14 14:11:00 To offset the huge disparity in faculty, the University of Colorado has come up with a brilliant idea, hire a few Conservatives: The University of Colorado is considering a $9 million program to bring high-profile political conservatives to teach on the left-leaning Boulder campus. Critics say it’s an idea whose time should never come. CU officials want to ...
Simon Heffer - A little bitter are we?
2008-05-14 09:26:00 I've just read Simon Heffer's article in the Telegraph. He's not a happy bunny - not happy at all. He is a little upset that David Cameron is not Tory enough for him. Let's be straight about this; this not Heffer questioning Cameron's motivation - it is an attack on the man Heffer never fancied for the job.This is a bitter little article penned by a man who cannot put his hand up and say "I was wrong". He claims that "the Conservative party still stands for very little". Well if that is true Simon, why are the only policies coming out of this Labour government, policies stolen from the Tories? Even today Brown will be announcing more Tory policies. It is time that Heffer and all the other Cameron haters shut the hell up - it's getting bloody embarrassing.I and many others have joined the Conservative party not because they are traditional Tories. We have joined because we genuinely believe that they have the right ideas for getting the country back on track. Heffer - get a bl...
By: Daily Referendum
?Most Conservative Candidate? Label Fits Murray Sabrin Well
2008-05-13 18:34:00 Murray Sabrin outlined a whole host of smart, Conservative ideas to right the slumping economy, decrease spending and lower our future debt: Contending that Washington is “bankrupt” of both money and ideas, Dr. Murray Sabrin said the country is in a “perfect economic storm” that demands a return to free enterprise and confines the federal government ...
William Hill - Tories to win Crewe and Nantwich.
2008-05-12 08:02:00 From William Hill:GORDON BROWN IS ODDS-ON TO SUFFER CREWE CUTTHE CONSERVATIVES have been installed as hot favourites by William Hill to heap further humiliation on Gordon Brown and Labour by capturing the Crewe and Nantwich constituency in the forthcoming by-election. Hills have made them 2/5 favourites to win the former safe seat, for which Labour are offered at 9/4 with the by-election specialists, the Lib Dems, at 10/1.William Hill have made Labour the longest odds they have been since coming to power 11 years ago to win the next General Election. They are 13/8 to do so, with the Conservatives now offered at 4/9 - the shortest price they have been for a General Election since they lost power. The Lib Dems are 66/1.A Hung Parliament is a 7/4 chance.Hills make Gordon Brown 8/13 to lead Labour into the next General Election and 6/5 not to.WILLIAM HILL: WHEN WILL BROWN CEASE TO BE PM? 6/4 2010; 7/4 2009; 5/1 2008; 14/1 2015; 16/1 2017; 16/1 2016; 16/1 2014; 20/1 2013; 33/1 2012; 50/1...
By: Daily Referendum
Hillary Clinton, Conservative Populist
2008-05-12 01:27:00 I’m clearly not the only one who categorizes Hillary Clinton as a conservative populist as I’ve done in several posts, such as here. Jonathan Chait discusses the problems with conservative populists such as Hillary Clinton: If economists or other social scientists dispute the conservative populist’s claims, that is only because they, too, are elitists. Bush would ...
By: Liberal Values
Conservative Notion of Gay Rights Essentially Nonpolitical
2008-05-11 22:45:00 In his essay “The Hubris of Politics,” (which I discovered to my delight in his new book The Politics of Freedom: Taking on the Left, the Right, and Threats to Our Liberties), my friend David Boaz talks about the problem of a Sunday paper asking students to write to a Cabinet member to address a ...
By: GayPatriot
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