Conservatism
- Category:
- Tags: No Tag
At NRO, former Congressman Artur Davis (D-Ala.) suggests that Republicans should draft former Governor Jeb Bush (R-Fla.) for president. Excerpt: The fact is that Jeb Bush bent Florida, a famously interest-group-ridden state, in a rightward direction; that’s an accomplishment Romney can’t begin to claim vis-à-vis Massachusetts. Bush is not just an authentic movement conservative, but a groundbreaker on an array of issues that drive votes, such as accountability for teachers and reining in the costs of private health insurance. While his record has blemishes that Democrats would exploit, from his stint in the Eighties lobbying for southern-Florida business interests to his...
Read more- Category:
- Tags: No Tag
We’ll give Grover Norquist points for honesty. At least he knows that Republicans can’t hope to win in November without Ron Paul and his supporters. But in his commentary on the New Hampshire GOP primary results for The Guardian (h/t Andrew Sullivan), Norquist seems to be operating under the delusion that Congressman Paul’s endorsement could save Romney’s presidential candidacy in the general election: However, Ron Paul is the only candidate for the Republican nomination whose endorsement will matter to Mitt Romney. It is the only endorsement that will bring votes and the only endorsement, if withheld, that could cost Romney the general election. If...
Read more- Category:
- Tags: No Tag
Yes, really: It’s pretty simple: marriage is between a man and a woman. This is a historic doctrine driven deep into the Bible, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, and it’s a perfect example of what I mean by the rise of paganism. The effort to create alternatives to marriage between a man and a woman are perfectly natural pagan behaviors, but they are a fundamental violation of our civilization. In one conference call Gingrich has managed to alienate gay and lesbian Republicans and independents, inaccurately disparage actual Pagans, and turn off anyone who would prefer...
Read more