The Political Scene: The Fall of Conservatism

Have the Republicans runout of ideas?

In the past two months, Democratic targets of polarization attacks have won three special congressional elections, in solidly Republican districts in Illinois, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Political tactics have a way of outliving their ability to respond to the felt needs and aspirations of the electorate: Democrats continued to accuse Republicans of being like Herbert Hoover well into the nineteen-seventies; Republicans will no doubt accuse Democrats of ... Full Story »

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by Roger Powelson - Oct. 1, 2008

This article by George Packer is remarkable for many things, but to me, the most remarkable was the amount of sourcing from the conservative movement-Pat Buchanan, David Brooks, Ed Rollins, and many more. And this sourcing was was from interviews given to Mr. Packer from these people,who, for the most part, are on the other side of the fence on many issues. This will be a "must " read for some time to come for people wishing to understand some of the important dynamics of the upcoming '08 elections.

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