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Matt Lewis: A New Contract...
The Republican Party and the conservative movement are at a crossroads. On one hand, some thinkers seem to believe conservatism has essentially lost the battle of ideas, and thus, to survive, conservatives must seek to...
Matt Lewis: Michael Steele Holds Blogger Call
townhall.com — Promising this would be "the first of a series of conversations" with bloggers, former Maryland LG Michael... Steele held a blogger conference call today regarding his bid for RNC Chairman. Regarding bloggers, Steele... (more) Matt Lewis: Michael Steele Holds Blogger Call
Republicans deserved to lose
thenextright.com — Dear Republicans, You earned the beating you took yesterday.  You earned every bit of it.  It is... your fault.  Democrats may or may not have deserved to win, but you deserved to lose. The rebuilding and renewal of the Right will ... (more) Republicans deserved to lose
Henke on the Rot
Henke on the Rot
balloon-juice.com — Jon Henke, writing at the Next Right, has the following to say : The problem is a... movement that plays small-ball and cedes responsibility for infrastructure to business interests, leadership that rewards those who make friends rather than waves, ... (more) Henke on the Rot
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News — MIDDAY ROUNDUP An increased allotment of bailout funds for AIG draws scrutiny from both sides of the debate today, while liberals find optimism in Rep. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) decision to again lead Democrats’ congressional efforts in 2010. Conservatives meanwhile contemplate how to stand in opposition to the incoming Democratic control of Congress and the White House. News that new bailout funds may go to troubled lender AIG leads Michelle Malkin to wonder where the fiscally conservative counterinsurgency has gone in the U.S., as she points to the excesses and mismanagement of the firm. The publicly available numbers on AIG make the new ...

My Party, Right or Wrong
Flopping Aces — This is a long, link-heavy, almost “stream-of-consciousness” jumbled post. So be warned…. There seems to be a civil war going on. Hard to the right Conservatives who reluctantly jumped aboard the straight talk express- not because they were for McCain so much as they were against Obama (and for Palin)- are now angrily throwing McCain under the straight talk bus. A small camp of conservatives blame the Palin pick. She rejuvenated the base but turned off independents, whether through legitimate concerns of competence, or fabricated, pro-Obama media irrationality. Nevertheless, by Sept ...

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