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Dispatches from Washington: Tony Perkins on "Values Voters"
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We’re picking up again after the dinner break with a bang. Mitt Romney is up, and his masses are out to support him. He brought in a busload of supporters to envigorate the crowd during his talk. And it got […]
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I decided to go to FRC’s Washington Briefing this year, for a few reasons: 1) I have no idea who to vote for in the primaries, and the opportunity to hear all the candidates speak at once seemed like a […]
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This is Fred’s (no exclamation point anymore) big moment. His people have been canvassing the event handing out sheets outlining how his policies compare to Mitt and Rudy. He’s obviously concerned about the perception that he’s not authentic on the […]
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John McCain leads with the acknowledgment that people may not always agree with him, but that he is a principled individual who will state precisely what he believes in order to “earn our respect.” So, what values does McCain think […]
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NeoConservatism: Still Alive and Kicking
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Sally Bedell Smith published an excerpt of her forthcoming book on the Clinton White House in Vanity Fair. It is an interesting portrayal of how Hillary and Al’s respective campaigns clashed in the 2004 elections. Choice quotes: Bill and Hillary’s […]
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Our Teachable Moment: Learning (the right) Lessons from the War
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Still Not Forgotten
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In her book The Future and Its Enemies, Virginia Postrel describes the odd phenomenon where the far political right and the far political left end up sounding very much the same. That phenomenon has never been more clear than in […]
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Apparently, Mike Huckabee has challenged Fred Thompson to a debate. This is a fairly savvy play by Huckabee, as the suggestion seems to be playing pretty well among conservatives that have heard (I would watch!). We know that Huck can […]
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The Debate Wrap-Up