WWW.samefacts.com - 2/25/2009
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I'm flattered that Mark cites me as the coiner of "National Greatness Liberalism." But in fact, that slogan was his invention, not mine--and I'm actually troubled that Obama is trying on something very like it.
My original post on Wesley Clark--alas lost with the defunct blog that posted it, ...
WWW.samefacts.com - 2/25/2009
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WWW.samefacts.com —
When Wesley Clark was runnign for President, my
colleague and sometime co-blogger Andy Sabl read his book...
and offered what I thought was the best bumper-sticker version of Clark's platform: "a liberalism of national greatness." This was of course a ...
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A liberalism of national greatness
tigerhawk.blogspot.com - 2/22/2009
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tigerhawk.blogspot.com —
In case it is not obvious, I'm something
of a "national greatness" conservative, a euphamism of sorts...
for "nationalist," which is a bit déclassé in today's interconnected world. (In other words, we use the word for pretty much the same reason that ...
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A shot in the arm for "national greatness" conservatives
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