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Comeback: Conservatism’s Essential Element

May 22, 2009 – 1:15 pm

The New Ledger’s continuing series of Comeback Conversations, on the subject of a free market conservative political comeback, turns to Dan McLaughlin. Will conservatism’s return be measured in cycles or in generations? Will the Republican Party that emerges from the wilderness look like the fractured GOP as it exists today, or something very different. McLaughlin weighs in on the question: “What is the essential element of conservatism?”

By Dan McLaughlin | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments

What Bloggers Know And Time Magazine Doesn’t: Future Of The GOP Edition

May 10, 2009 – 3:57 am

I am a little bit late to this, but addressing Time magazine’s recent contention that “the GOP is doomed, doomed, I tell ya,” it is probably worth noting, just as a general matter, that when one of the two biggest American political parties are pronounced as being on the brink of self-annihilation by the mainstream media, that is generally a sign that said party is actually on the road to a comeback.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments

Eric Cantor: The New Ledger Interview

May 7, 2009 – 8:24 am

Eric Cantor: “A certain dose of contrition is absolutely in order. Could we have done better in terms of the fiscal record? Absolutely. But we have to come to grips with where we are, and understand that Republicans should begin to deliver again on equal opportunity, not equal outcomes. When it comes to the economy, it’s wrong for us to help those who can help themselves. We ought to be focused on helping those who cannot help themselves, and then empowering those who can to get back in the game.”

By Ben Domenech | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments

Farewell, Jack Kemp

May 3, 2009 – 1:02 pm

Last night, Jack Kemp, who served as a Congressman, HUD Secretary, and as Bob Dole’s Vice Presidential candidate in 1996, succumbed to cancer. His loss is keenly felt at a time when the Right is seeking to overhaul its intellectual leadership infrastructure in order to adapt and respond to the Obama era.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged , , | Comments

Cornyn Comments on NRSC Philosophy May Be Bad News for Toomey

April 30, 2009 – 2:34 pm

Cornyn looks to inspiration from Chuck Schumer for taking back the Senate. What does this mean for Toomey?

By Brad Jackson | Posted in Blogs, The Whip | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments

Arlen Specter, Democrat

April 28, 2009 – 1:14 pm

Arlen Specter has said repeatedly that Pat Toomey is too conservative to win in the state of Pennsylvania. After his switch to the Democratic Party today, it is a statement which will be definitively put to the test in 2010 in an election sure to mark a defining moment for the Republican Party, and what its future holds.

By Ben Domenech | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments
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