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Goldberg: Keep Right
The idea that social liberalism and economic conservatism can coexist easily is not well supported by the evidence.
Michael Steele to Run For RNC Chair
Michael Steele to Run For RNC Chair
voices.washingtonpost.com — Michael Steele, former Lt. Gov of Maryland, speaks to the delegates during the Republican National Convention at... the Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount, Washington Post Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele... (more) Michael Steele to Run For RNC Chair
The GOP of the Future
The GOP of the Future
themoderatevoice.com — While talking heads are dashing back and forth suggesting how to “fix” the Republican party, various solutions... are being offered. These include suggestions as extreme as rounding up the RINOs and executing them . Most of the plans include ... (more) The GOP of the Future
A Way Out of the Wilderness | Print Article
newsweek.com — Yes, we lost the election. But in a year when all currents were running against Republicans and... our campaign was lackluster and erratic, Barack Obama received only 3.1 points more than Al Gore in 2000 and only 4.6 points more than John Kerry in 2004. ... (more) A Way Out of the Wilderness | Print Article
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Fiscally Conservative, Socially Liberal - Sounds Like A Winner to Me
Daily PunditKeep Right by Jonah Goldberg on National Review Online In fairness, many people do describe themselves this way. Most of the time we simply call them “Democrats.” Those who call themselves Republicans should more properly be called “confused.” A response from a disgruntled commenter to an entirely different thread at Reason Magazine: Hit & Run > Tips for Republicans - Reason Magazine Well, your post is definitely more cogent - and succinct - than Jonah Goldberg’s latest column. People who are ...

End of the cruise
Power Line — ... Bush's chief speechwriter. He made a heartfelt defense of President Bush, testifying to his affection and admiration for him. 6. The speakers included conservative stars such as Mark Steyn, Victor Davis Hanson, Jonah Goldberg, Andrew McCarthy, Byron York and Bernard Lewis. It's a hard working group. Among the columns that appear to have been written on the cruise are Professor Hanson's "The same old change," McCarthy's "Obama and Gitmo" and Goldberg's "Keep right." 7. Byron York debarked early and headed out to the Republican Governors ...

January 20th Will Be A Bad Day For Some People
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... Jonah Goldberg wrote a column this Friday about how the idea of a new breed of socially liberal and economically conservative Republicans is a pipe dream that will never come to fruition, because the fundies run this piece.  What he misses (and it’s Jonah - he’s going to miss something) is that the economic message of the Republican Party is fundamentally tied to its social conservatism, which actually makes its aversion to minorities of all shapes and sizes even more pervasive.  It’s not simply that the social message of the Republican Party tends ...

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