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In 8 Years, Bush Revolutionized Appeals Courts

Below the high court, conservative judges for decades to come

Oct 29, 08 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - George W. Bush's two appointments tilted the Supreme Court to the right—but it's at the appellate level where his judicial legacy is greatest. The president has appointed fully a third of all appeals court judges, and Republican appointees now control 10 of the 13 circuits. The result, writes the... More »

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US Appeals court • US Court of Appeals • judge • US Supreme Court • George W. Bush • judicial nominations • conservatives

OPINION

Looks Over, but Don't Count Out Conservatives: Noonan

McCain's 43% or more of the vote isn't nothing

Oct 24, 08 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - For all of Barack Obama’s skill and John McCain’s clumsiness, the Republican can still count on at least 43% of the vote, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. McCain might come back (there's still an awful lot of undecideds), but even if he doesn’t, more... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • conservatives

OPINION

GOP Intellectuals Jump Mac's Ship, Leaving Wingnuts

Columnist's schadenfreude turns to dread over the new face of the party

Oct 16, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s been a fun time for liberals, writes Rosa Brooks in the LA Times. Though initially worried about the boost Sarah Palin gave to John McCain’s polling numbers, Dems were then treated to the defections of some of the GOP’s brightest thinkers. Columnists David Brooks, Charles Krauthammer,... More »

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John McCain • GOP • pundits • Republican candidate • National Review • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • conservatives • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

Palin's Rise Proves GOP
Just Doesn't Care

Governing not foremost in GOP's mind

Oct 9, 08 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - If the polls are right, Republicans are about to lose the election, and when that happens Sarah Palin "will reign as the party’s crown princess,” writes Jay Bookman in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. That would be a travesty, because Palin epitomizes the reason Republicans are falling... More »

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Republican Party • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • conservatives

OPINION

GOP Is Brilliant at Blaming the Victim: Frank

Conservatives can't admit deregulation has failed, says Frank

Oct 1, 08 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even in a financial crisis obviously precipitated by an orgy of deregulation, writes Wall Street Journal columnist Thomas Frank, the right has done a spectacular job deflecting blame. Looking to point the finger at something other than "unbridled pecuniary motives," conservatives have targeted Democrat-friendly Fannie Mae and Freddie... More »

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subprime mortgages • credit market • mortgage backed securities • conservatives • deregulation

ANALYSIS

Blogger's Pursuit of Paternity Issue Verges on Vendetta

Atlantic's Sullivan engaging in 'Rove-style politics,' critics charge

Sep 24, 08 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Andrew Sullivan, blogger for the Atlantic, has come under fire for hammering John McCain’s campaign on an issue everyone else seems to have gotten over: whether or not Sarah Palin or her teen daughter Bristol is the mother of 4-month-old Trig Palin, Howard Kurtz writes in the Washington Post.... More »

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Karl Rove • blog • Andrew Sullivan • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • conservatives • Trig Palin

OPINION

 Where 
 Conservatives 
 Have it Wrong 

Individualism can't solve everything for a social species

Sep 12, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barry Goldwater wrote that the key to conservatism is “maximizing freedom,” and since his time, individual liberty has been the party’s central tenet. But people are a “deeply interconnected,” social species, as study after study has found —and today’s conservatives need to recognize... More »

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Republican • GOP • philosophy • Republican Party • political factions • conservatism • conservatives

OPINION

 Why Her
 'Servant's
 Heart'
 Matters
 

Palin's speech demonstrated ordinary, old-time conservative values

Sep 6, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has the “power of the normal,” and she has the Democrats rightfully running scared, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. The mother of 5 with her hockey-mom jokes and imperfect voice is "vividly genuine," a trait that helped her be the... More »

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Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • conservatives • opinion • Republican National Convention • acceptance speech

OPINION

Why Sarah Palin Didn't Get the Harriet Miers Treatment

Absurd, since she's more inexperienced that Bush's ill-fated Supreme Court nominee

Sep 1, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - E.J. Dionne can't resist comparing John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate to President Bush's attempt to put Harriet Miers on the Supreme Court. “Palin is, if anything, less qualified for the vice presidency (and the presidency) than Miers was for the court,”... More »

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John McCain • Republican • Harriet Miers • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • conservatives

No Charges for Biased Justice Officials: Mukasey

Former employees have already faced internal consequences, AG says

Aug 12, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey said today the ex-Justice Department employees who discriminated against candidates in hiring for political reasons will not face criminal charges, the New York Times reports. Prosecution would be inappropriate, the AG said, because the biased hiring practices violated federal civil service law, not criminal law. More »

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Department of Justice • Monica Goodling • Attorney General • discrimination • lawyer • Michael Mukasey • bias • prosecutors • conservatives

Opinion

Conservative Artists Should Stand Tall

They can't 'battle this state of affairs with silence' in Hollywood

Aug 9, 08 5:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - There are conservatives in Hollywood, writes Andrew Klavan in the Washington Post. Unfortunately, they are all tip-toeing and cowering, afraid of being dismissed by liberals who run the town—and it’s time that stopped. Liberal values pervade TV and movies, and not just in message films. It is... More »

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media • Hollywood • film • writer • movies • conservatives • culture wars

OPINION

Obama Arrives Late for Race Debate

Cosby launched conversation in 2004, journalist argues

Jul 21, 08 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The black community has already started the conversation Barack Obama wants, prominent conservative Myron Magnet writes in City Journal. Liberal icons Bill Cosby and Juan Williams have declared that it’s time for African Americans to take responsibility for their own destiny. They’re telling truths that have left black... More »

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Barack Obama • African Americans • race relations • Juan Williams • Bill Cosby • victimization • police brutality • conservatives

 Obama Backers 
 More Enthusiastic: Poll 

Independents, however, appear to be losing interest in the election altogether

Jul 18, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new AP/Yahoo poll shows a bounty of enthusiasm for Barack Obama and a deficit for John McCain, the Boston Globe reports. Some key stats:
  • 38% of the Democrat’s supporters are excited by the election, while only 9% of the Republican's are.
  • Among Obama supporters, 16% say
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • liberals • independents • conservatives • opinion polls • enthusiasm

OPINION

Here Comes
Era of Activist Government

It's necessary, and McCain is better suited for the job: Brooks

Jul 18, 08 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - With daunting issues demanding immediate action—energy, the markets, and crumbling infrastructure to name but a few—the US is about to enter a phase of "government activism," writes David Brooks in the New York Times. Bad news for John McCain, right? Maybe not. As past periods of... More »

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health care • energy • John McCain • politics • financial markets • infrastructure • change • Teddy Roosevelt • conservatives • Benjamin Disraeli

UPDATED

Ex-Senator Jesse Helms
Dead at 86

Conservative icon had been in poor health since retirement

Jul 4, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jesse Helms, a polarizing figure who represented North Carolina in the US Senate for 30 years before retiring in 2003, died today in Raleigh, the News & Observer reports. He was 86. A pro-segregation TV commentator before entering national politics, the first Republican senator from North Carolina since Reconstruction opposed... More »

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Republican • conservative • North Carolina • Senate Republicans • civil rights • segregation • Senate GOP • Jesse Helms • conservatives

Opinion

GOP Must Regroup With Balance, Relevance

Mac's reform thrust may help win outside South

Jun 18, 08 6:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many Republicans think the party is on a losing streak because it’s gotten too “squishy,” but that’s a dangerous mistake to make, a former aide to Tom DeLay writes on Politico. John Feehery, who pleads guilty to being a “squish” (as "right-wing wackos" deride... More »

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Republican Party • moderate • conservatives

Righties More Likely to Rationalize Way to Happiness

Social, economic disparities weigh more heavily on liberals, study finds

May 7, 08 9:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative people are happier than liberal ones, a fact explained by righties’ ability to rationalize society's socioeconomic gaps, a study finds. Conservatives are more likely to express sentiments like, “It is not really that big a problem if some people have more of a chance in life than others.... More »

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liberals • happiness • conservatives • rationalization

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