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The Palin Proxy War
Obsidian Wings — ... by publius One of the many fascinating aspects of the Palin nomination is the grass roots’ enthusiasm for her. It’s tempting to see the excitement among the social conservative base strictly through the lens of abortion politics. That is, you might think that the excitement over such an unknown, inexperienced first-term governor is evidence that the base ranks abortion over everything else. There’s something to that, but I think it misses a larger point. The Palin nomination is a proxy war between more elite/DC neocon Republicans ...

alicublog — PLEASING THE AFFILIATES. Stop the presses: "Ross admits he's rooting for Palin to succeed. I should admit it too: I can't think of the last time I've wanted a politician to succeed more. She may turn out to be a disappointment one way or another. And I think I've been evenhanded about the political risks here. But just so folks know, lest they can't figure it out, I really want her to pull this off. " -- Jonah Goldberg, National Review ...

Jonah Goldberg to Palin: Hit the left-wing feminists
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... all the polls say this, is the economy. Women are not single issue voters.”… The McCain adviser added that Palin “is a person who can identify with the challenges they face as women in every conceivable way, as a mother, as a mother trying to balance her work life and family life, not to mention her incredible record of reform and taking on the good old boy network. So I’ve talked to many women and they are truly excited by this pick.” Update: Not only do I emphatically agree with this sentiment from Ross Douthat, you’d have to look hard, I suspect, to find a conservative ...

I'm Pulling for Her Too
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] Ross admits he's rooting for Palin to succeed . I should admit it too: I can't think of the last time I've wanted a politician to succeed more. She may turn out to be a disappointment one way or another. And I think I've been evenhanded about the political risks here. But just so folks know, lest they can't figure it out, I really want her to pull this off. ...

9/1: All About Sarah
Blogometer — ... : "There's a new rock star in town. Conservatives are full of Hope that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will bring much-needed Change to McCain Republicanism." The Atlantic 's Ross Douthat : "At the moment, I'm probably rooting harder for Sarah Palin to succeed than I have for any politician in recent memory." ...

The Atlantic’s Gain Is The NYT’s Loss
Sadly, No! — ... “At the moment, I’m probably rooting harder for Sarah Palin to succeed than I have for any politician in recent memory. Just something to keep in mind while you’re reading my commentary.”* ...

Meet the New Guy: Ross Douthat Tapped to Replace Kristol at New York Times
Firedoglake — ... Ground Control to Major Pinch Here's all you probably need to know about Bloody Bill Kristol's replacement at the New York Times. An Admission 30 Aug 2008 05:08 pm At ...

Linda Hirshman: Newspaper Boy: Announcing Ross Douthat Watch
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... family. The policy proposals in GNP are mostly directed to promoting [heterosexual] marriage and encouraging the heterosexual married to have children and then for a parent (in social context, mothers) to stay home with them. During his years blogging around, Douthat published a range of opinions, including opposition to the candidacy of Barack Obama, women's abortion rights, stem-cell research, and artificial birth control, as well as support for the candidacy of Sarah Palin, the 42nd President of the United States being "mobbed up," ...