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The Party of Ideas?
In an internal memo sent today to RNC National Committee Members, RNC Chairman Mike Duncan acknowledged the risk in becoming a regionally-confined party, and further underlined the necessity to reinvent the Party through developing sound policy solutions to people’s problems.
re: Paul
corner.nationalreview.com — Ideas alone do not have consequences. Ideas, even -- or especially -- powerful ideas are like seeds.... If they land in fertile soil and are cultivated they can grow. On rock or sand or ignored or tended by incompetents they die. The idea of ... (more) re: Paul
Bankrupt Ideas
cabdrollery.blogspot.com — The Los Angeles Times editorial board has decided to be polite, because, even as a "center-left" group,... civility and understanding is far more important to them than simple justice. In an editorial titled "Is the Bush administration criminally liable ... (more) Bankrupt Ideas
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In Private Memo, RNC Chief Concedes That GOP Is Bereft Of Ideas, Vows Change Of Direction
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/19/2008 — In a frank and private memo sent today to Republican National Commitee members, the RNC chairman acknowledges that the GOP has grown too addicted to ideology, places politics before policy, and is bereft of ideas -- and that it's imperative that the ...
In The Wilderness
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 12/20/2008 — Greg Sargent reports on RNC Chair Mike Duncan’s latest thinking : In a frank and private memo sent today to Republican National Committee members, the RNC chairman acknowledges that the GOP has grown too addicted to ideology, places politics ...
The Party of Ideas As Weapons vs. The Party Of Ideas As, Well, IDEAS!Open Left - Front Page
TPM is reporting on a new memo from Republican National Committee chief Mike Duncan, saying that the GOP has lost its reputation as a "party of ideas," and needs to do some serious work to change that.  Only two problems-one for them, one for us: (1) (For them): It never was the party ...
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In an internal RNC memo obtained by TPM Election Central, chairman Mike Duncan acknowledges that the GOP has lost its reputation as a "party of ideas" and warns against "falling back on ideology alone."