The conservative civil war

Washington Times by Jeffery T. Kuhner | Mar. 15, 2009 (Opinion)

Beltway conservatives are turning against Rush Limbaugh. The most recent assassin is David Frum. The former Bush speechwriter and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute wrote an article, "Why Rush is wrong," in the March 16 edition of Newsweek, attacking the popular talk radio host.

Mr. Frum argues that Mr. Limbaugh should not be the "public face" of the conservative movement. Mr. Frum says Mr. Limbaugh is caught in a time warp, championing ... Full Story »

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James Staley
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 by James Staley - Mar. 15, 2009

Conservative Mr. Kuhner makes a coherent case that U.S. conservatives are in a state of civil war. He certainly is against Mr. Frum, another conservative. One can argue (I would) whether he describes the warring sides correctly, but he persuades us a war is ongoing.

Mr. Kuhner's description of the views of Limbaugh, Palin and their fans is laughably inaccurate, for he failed to see that what make Palin and Limbaugh so popular among some is their "legitimization" of hostility and their creation of bogeymen for targets of that hate.

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