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NEWS ABOUT: compassionate conservatism

compassionate conservatism stories: 5 news summaries
Jonah Goldberg

Conservatives Aren't Crazy, They Just Want
Their Turn

8 years of Bush
didn't count

Nov 3, 09 12:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Don’t listen to the liberals telling you the right is crazy and going to heck in a handbasket. The reality is far simpler: “After 15 or 20 years of steady moderation, many conservatives think it might be time to give their ideas a try,” writes Jonah Goldberg... More »

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conservative • compassionate conservatism • conservative base • George W. Bush • Jonah Goldberg

With Clinics, Bush Leaves Compassionate Mark

Federal funding has doubled for community health centers

Dec 26, 08 11:52 AM CST
(Newser) - One Bush project that President-elect Obama isn’t likely to overturn is the expansion of funding for nonprofit medical clinics in underserved areas. The push—unequalled since Lyndon Johnson’s war on poverty—to provide accessible health care for the poor and uninsured was one of the campaign promises President... More »

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health care • compassionate conservatism • George W. Bush • President Obama • clinic

OPINION

 His 'Bedrock Decency' 
 Will Be Missed 


Nov 8, 08 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush may not be judged kindly by history, but he was faithful, consistent, and above all compassionate, writes former White House official Jim Towey in the Wall Street Journal. It was “little acts behind the curtain” that “inspired intense loyalty by staff members." To... More »

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compassionate conservatism • faith based initiatives • US Supreme Court • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • AIDS epidemic • Office of the Vice President

OPINION

 Voters Flee GOP 
 Fury Like It's 1964 

Angry base has handed election to Obama, writes Cohen

Oct 21, 08 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight years ago George W. Bush made it to the White House as a "compassionate conservative," with plans to reform education and build a multiracial coalition. In 2008, writes Richard Cohen, that vision of the GOP is dead—replaced by "a mean, grumpy, exclusive, narrow-minded and... More »

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John McCain • Barry Goldwater • Republican Party • Colin Powell • compassionate conservatism • conservatism • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin

Romney: Dubya in Centrist's Clothing

Compassionate-
conservative act just that, columnist writes

Aug 23, 07 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney’s centrist past and anti-bigot pleasantries are belied by the hardcore conservative base he’s building, writes the American Prospect’s Garance Franke-Ruta. The Republican presidential hopeful's overtures to the middle echo those of George W. Bush's 2000 campaign—in which Bush ultimately won by relying on his... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican • presidential campaign • Guantanamo Bay • compassionate conservatism • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

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