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Reason Magazine: Matt Welch: ‘Republicans: We Have To Cut Taxes Because We’re Too Cowardly To Cut Spending’

Source:The New Democrat According to Wikipedia. ‘Fiscal conservatism is the economic philosophy of prudence in government spending and debt. Fiscal Conservatives advocate the avoidance of deficit spending, the reaction of overall government spending and national debt, and ensuring balanced budgets.’ … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Why Republicans Should Vote Libertarian

Source:The New Democrat Why should Republicans should vote Libertarian this election? Well why should Conservative Republicans and my mean Conservative-Libertarian Republicans vote Libertarian this election? Because the Republican nominee is a big government Republican. Who couldn’t care less about the … Continue reading

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The Eagle Forum: Phyllis Schlafly: The Republican Cuckservatives

Source:The Eagle Forum So I guess cuckservative, whatever that is, sounds to me more like some type of sexual insult, perhaps a shot at gay men, or something, but I guess this is the new term that Tea Party Neoconservatives … Continue reading

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Crooks & Liars: Mike Lux: ‘Two Kinds Of Meanness: The Modern Conservative Movement’

Source:Crooks & Liars– with a look at so-called modern Conservatives. “I grew up and did my early work in politics in Nebraska, and my wife is a farmer’s daughter from rural Missouri. I spent about ten years organizing and door-knocking … Continue reading

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U.S. News: Peter Fenn: ‘The Rapid Radicalization of the Republican Party’

Source:U.S. News– U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (Republican, Ohio) one of the members of the Tea Party Caucus, in the House of Representatives. “This is a blog, not a history lesson. But I can’t resist trying to make some sense of … Continue reading

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Jeff Spross: Why Reform Conservatives Should Join The Democratic Party

Source:The Week I wonder 20-25 years ago when the New Democrats started emerging in the Democratic Party did someone from lets say The Nation on the Far-Left or National Review on the Center-Right write a piece with the title something … Continue reading

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The Week: Opinion: Pascal Emmanuel Gobry: Hey, Liberals: Conservatives Don’t Have to be Moderate to be Smart

The Week: Opinion: Pascal Emmanuel Gobry: Hey, Liberals: Conservatives Don’t Have to be Moderate to be Smart Back in the mid and late 1980s as the Democratic Party had just lost its second straight presidential election a landslide and third … Continue reading

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Roll Call: Opinion: David Hawkings: Could Steve Scalise Shepherd a Rewrite of the Voting Rights Act?

Roll Call: Opinion: David Hawkings: Could Steve Scalise Shepherd a Rewrite of the Voting Rights Act? Do I think House Republicans especially the House Republican Leadership will see the Steve Scalise situation as an opportunity to reach out to African-Americans … Continue reading

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Patrick J. Buchanan: Rogue President

Source:The New Democrat  You know what the difference is between President Obama giving amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants in America and giving President George W. Bush giving amnesty to illegal immigrants in 2006 and President Ronald Reagan giving amnesty … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Nick Gillespie Interviews Arvin Vohra: Are Libertarians Spoiling the Midterm Elections?:

Source:The New Democrat  At some point Libertarians if they want to be a real political movement in America that can compete and win elections and come to power, get elected to state legislatures and governorships and win a big number … Continue reading

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