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The Southern Strategy Comes of Age

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Harper's - By Scott Horton - Nov. 04 (Opinion) - At the heart of the Rovian calculus was America’s Southland, which he saw as the ideological and political base of the reshaped Republican Party of the age of Bush. But the very success of this strategy has been the party’s unmaking. It has also marked a complete betrayal of the founding values of the party of Lincoln and Frémont—an act of ultimate political cynicism.

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Know A Conservative That Needs Some Changing?

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By James Boyce - Oct. 29 (Opinion) - I believe that justice can sometimes be delayed, but it can never be denied. I served my country to the best of my ability and I hope to serve it again. And like Jim Martin, I will serve with character, dignity and grace. Something I can not say about the man I pray he replaces.

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Follow that Gay!

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:59:46 -0700

3 Quarks Daily - By Jaffer Kolb - Jun. 20 (Opinion) - In the mid 1990s, urban economist and sociologist Richard Florida devised the "gay index," a tool used to monitor and predict cities that could host profit-generating high-tech industries. The index essentially correlates the number of gay people living in an area and how many high-tech firms are located there. This, of course, is a good thing as it enables regional planners to better accommodate growth and accordingly adjust all of those terribly meaningful strategic plans that herald beautiful, functional cities. The gay index is directly linked to Florida's argument about the economic advantages associated with attracting the "creative class" to cities, which will lead to revitalization, regeneration, and economic success. In addition to the Gay Index, Florida proffered the "bohemian index," which measured the number of artists, writers, designers, and general "Cool" professionals located in certain cities against the presence of those same high-tech industries.

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Breaux Not Running for Governor

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:30:29 -0700

Outside the Beltway - By James Joyner - Apr. 14 (Opinion) - Democratic former U.S. Sen. John Breaux said Friday he will not be a candidate for governor this fall because he did not get a definitive legal opinion from the state attorney general clearing up his status as a citizen of the state. In a lengthy statement issued through the state Democratic Party, Breaux said the failure to obtain "a clear declaration of my status as a citizen greatly inhibits my ability to conduct a campaign based on the issues instead of the law. I said I would be guided by the attorney general's opinion and, therefore, will not be a candidate."

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