commentarymagazine.com - 11/11/2008
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David Brooks lines up the “Traditionalists” against the “Reformists” in the GOP and surmises the former will prevail in the short term. There are a few problems with his handiwork.
First, virtually all the players in Brooks world are pundits and talk-show hosts. These ...
rightwingnews.com - 11/11/2008
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rightwingnews.com —
David Brooks, who can pretty much be counted
on to love any idea that loses elections for...
Republicans, lays out the fight for the soul of the Republican Party as he sees it , It's only been a week since the defeat, but the battle lines have already ...
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Conservatives Vs. Reformers, As Told By David Brooks - ...
thinkprogress.org - 11/10/2008
patterico.com - 11/12/2008
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patterico.com —
David Brooks: It’s only been a week since
the defeat, but the battle lines have already been...
drawn in the fight over the future of conservatism. In one camp, there are the Traditionalists, the people who believe that conservatives have lost ...
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Where Should the Republican Party Go Now?
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Right-side Media: The Right's Own Worst Enemy
Riehl World View —
... Jennifer Rubin acknowledges this somewhat here at Commentary. But I think she's a bit too quick to dismiss it. We live in a media age. Mass ccommunication is still key as most independent-minded voters develop a general feel for their politics through television and mass circulation publications. And that's precisely where all of the nonsense above ends up. ...
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Stubborn Facts —
... - and, most importantly, to focus on winning back majorities in state legislatures lest we find ourselves redistricted into oblivion. He's right; I also see Ruffini's fingerprints on this commendable effort.
Lastly, some odds and ends. The WSJ thinks McCain should stand up for Palin - yep, and Mcain seems to agree. Ruffini again: what not to do next. Responding to David Brooks' op/ed that I linked offhandedly this morning, there's Jennifer Rubin and Patterico. I agree with Patterico: "I don’t think the future of the ...
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