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A Few Words on Hate and Politics

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Blogging, Conservatism, General Politics, Liberalism, Partisan Nonsense

Nothing turns me off like partisan anger. I know a lot of people like to get wrapped up in the false fury propagated by certain partisans, but I try to keep my irrational outbursts focused primarily on my beloved Dallas Cowboys. I don’t really understand those who feel the need to bring the gladiatorial spirit [...]

October 14th, 2008 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

You Know Things Are Not Going Well for the Right …

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Blogging, Conservatism, Partisan Nonsense

… when rightwing blogs have to start defending Obama over scurrilous rumors.
The once well-oiled rightwing machine has collapsed into the kind of rumor-mongering and dissociated, random attacks that marked the lefties back in their darker days.
Looks like the vast rightwing conspiracy has fallen on hard times.

October 14th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

Former National Review Editor Endorses Obama

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Conservatism, McCain

First Christopher Buckley and now Wick Allison.
From D Magazine:
THE MORE I LISTEN TO AND READ ABOUT “the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate,” the more I like him. Barack Obama strikes a chord with me like no political figure since Ronald Reagan. To explain why, I need to explain why I am a conservative [...]

October 12th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

Chris Buckley: I’m With Obama

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Conservatism, McCain

Would the late William F. Buckley approve of his son throwing his support behind the most liberal Senator EVER!!!?
Something tells me the answer to that would be: possibly.
Why? Because I think this has less to do with Obama and more to do with how far McCain has fallen.
From The Daily Beast:
I have known John McCain [...]

October 10th, 2008 | Permalink| 9 Comments »

Quote Of The Day

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Bush, Conservatism, Smart Things Said By Smart People

“Those who press this Ayers line of attack are whipping Republicans and conservatives into a fury that is going to be very hard to calm after November. Is it really wise to send conservatives into opposition in a mood of disdain and fury for the next president, incidentally the first African-American president? Anger is a [...]

October 8th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

Biden On McCain’s Health Care Plan

By Dennis Sanders | Related entries in 2008 Election, Biden, Conservatism, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Health Care, Liberalism, McCain, Palin, Veep

During the Vice Presidential Debate on Thursday night, Senator Joe Biden had this to say about John McCain’s health care plan:
… do you know how John McCain pays for his $5,000 tax credit you’re going to get, a family will get? He taxes as income every one of you out there, every one of you [...]

October 4th, 2008 | Permalink| 11 Comments »

Another Conservative Throws Palin Overboard

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Conservatism, Palin, Republicans

Daniel Larison tears his fellow conservatives a new one over Palin, but ultimately it’s for their own good…
I … implore conservatives to stop ignoring reality just because they happen to like a candidate’s personality and biography. Besides being bad for the quality of conservative thought, it embraces the caricature that conservatives are indifferent to knowledge [...]

October 3rd, 2008 | Permalink| 7 Comments »

Palin Energizes Conservative Activists

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in 2008 Election, Abortion, Conservatism, Guns and Ammo, McCain, Palin, Veep

Despite criticism from several quarters, the Sarah Palin pick is being received very well by core Republicans.
Palin, say conservative activists, has instantly changed how they feel about [John] McCain’s campaign and spurred them to go to work for the Republican ticket.
First, though, they’re expressing their newfound fondness for McCain with their checkbooks. Since tapping Palin, [...]

August 31st, 2008 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

Convention Wisdom

By donar | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Cartoons, Conservatism, Conventions, DNC, Democrats, McCain, Political Graffiti, RNC, Republicans
August 25th, 2008 | Permalink| 7 Comments »

The Next Right

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Blogging, Conservatism, Republicans

In nature, fires serve a purpose, clearing away the old and deadened and giving space for new growth. The same can happen in politics. Even before the November elections, the Republican Party is already burning. The GOP looks headed for quite the whipping this Fall.
But if there’s any good news for conservatives it’s that new [...]

June 12th, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Big Government is Back in Style

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Conservatism, General Politics, Ideas, Liberalism

Not so long ago, “Big Government” was so out of favor that Democratic President Bill Clinton announced its era had come to an end. A decade later and it seems there’s no end in sight to the swelling of our federal government. The Republicans proved themselves greedy and incompetent and did little to rein in [...]

June 9th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

Keffiyeh Chic and Symbolic Meanings

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Conservatism, In The News, Islam, Terrorism

The blogosphere can cough up a lot of interesting controversies. This week’s revolved around a Dunkin Donuts’ online ad featuring Rachel Ray in a scarf similar to the Arab keffiyeh which has come to symbolize Palestinian militantism. The company pulled the spot after conservative commentators, most notably Michelle Malkin, harshly criticized Ray’s clothing choice, claiming [...]

May 29th, 2008 | Permalink| 11 Comments »

Novak Fights Monster He Helped Create

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Conservatism, Republicans

Robert Novak is bemoaning Republican support of the most recent Farm Bill, noting that majorities of Republicans in the House and Senate voted for this pork-laden mess. Criticizing Republicans is the new conservative sport and, let’s admit, it’s a bit like shooting fish in a barrel. Novak’s point is well taken but is he really [...]

May 19th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Obama, Wright and The Moral Obtuseness of Conservatives

By Dennis Sanders | Related entries in Barack, Conservatism, Republicans

I am not a big fan of Barack Obama.
Yes, I am African American. But since I tend to be center-right and he is more center-left, I don’t tend to agree with him.
That said, it would be foolish for me not to listen to what he has to say, especially on a subject that both [...]

March 20th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

McCain: “I’m a proud conservative, liberal, Republi…uh…”

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Conservatism, Liberalism, McCain, Video

Heh, the fatigue of the campaign trail…

I do hope the debate is respectful, as he promises.
Fingers crossed.

February 29th, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

R.I.P. William F. Buckley Jr.

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Conservatism

One of America’s preeminent conservative thinkers and one of the most influential intellectuals of the last half century has died. Through his work at The National Review and elsewhere, William F. Buckley Jr. helped revitalize conservativism and champion limited government. Unlike so many pundits of today, Buckley was never entirely predictable and kept thinking and [...]

February 27th, 2008 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Ideology vs. Outcomes

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Conservatism, Independents

In a column about the difficulties the Republicans find themselves in, Mike Rosen asserts:
Two-thirds of voters may reliably support either Republican or Democratic candidates, but the other third goes either way. Most of them have no loyalty to parties, coalitions or philosophies. They just want nice outcomes and they want them now! And it’s they [...]

February 23rd, 2008 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

McCain’s Credible Conservatism

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Conservatism, McCain, Republicans

Dennis Sanders is liking what he’s hearing, and I am too…
He does go after the Democrats, but he seems to express what is wrong with their ideas instead of saying that they are evil. He expresses a desire for small government, stating that government isn’t the answer to every problem, but without all the anti-government [...]

February 12th, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Exit Polls Show Why Huck’s Doing Well In Virginia

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Conservatism, Huckabee, McCain, Virginia

One word: conservatives….
Nearly seven in 10 voters in Virginia’s Republican primary called themselves conservatives. Mike Huckabee won half of their votes, including two-thirds of those who called themselves “very conservative.” Four in 10 Virginia Republican voters were born-again evangelical Christians, and they strongly supported Huckabee over John McCain. Huckabee won the votes of two-thirds of [...]

February 12th, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Limbaugh Gets Off His Leash

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Conservatism, McCain, Partisan Hacks

Rush Limbaugh, who has always had an abusive relationship with reality, has completely lost it. This from The Weekly Standard’s Michael Goldfarb quoting a piece in The New York Sun:
On Mr. Limbaugh’s program today, he said people should not be rushing to back Mr. McCain over issues of national security. The talk host said America’s [...]

February 5th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »