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The Case for Conservatism (vs. Libertarianism)
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyAnyone who attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last weekend knows that, although Republicans won big in November, the conservative movement is still facing an identity crisis. There are many facets to this, but one way of looking at it is to say that libertarian ideas are encroaching on conservatism. Of course, social conservatism -- which I would argue is an implicit component of traditional conservatism (though many Christian conservatives in America were politically dormant prior to the 1970s) -- has been, perhaps, the most vulnerable victim of the political ...
CPAC: Are Only 'Loser People and Loser Organizations' Boycotting It?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThe conservative schism surrounding CPAC 2011 continues to intensify, with a bitter war of words being waged on the eve of the largest conservative conference in America. Why the controversy? Some conservatives are skipping the conference because of the involvement of a gay conservative group called GOProud. Others worry about the business practices of CPAC boss David Keene, and still others are concerned about the supposed infiltration of the conference by The Muslim Brotherhood. As is often the case, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist is very much at the center of this ...
Ronald Reagan Lives On -- in Schools, Streets and a Warship Bearing His Name
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyRonald Reagan's 100th birthday falls on Sunday, Feb. 6. But Grover Norquist, the conservative Republican who founded Americans for Tax Reform, wants something more permanent than mere speeches and celebrations to memorialize the 40th president of the United States. As founder of the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project, Norquist dreams of the day when all 3,130 U.S. counties, parishes, boroughs and independent municipalities have something, anything -- a school, a street, a library -- named for Ronald Reagan. This president earned it fair and square because "he broke the back of the Soviet Union ...
More Conservatives Are Questioning the Afghanistan War
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThe list of conservatives who are questioning our involvement in Afghanistan is growing. As Josh Rogin at Foreign Policy magazine reported: "Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist said he wants to build a center-right coalition to advocate for considering pulling out of Afghanistan in order to save the hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars being spent there." One of the first prominent conservatives to sound the alarm on Afghanistan was Tony Blankley, a columnist and press secretary for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Blankley has written several columns on the topic ...
Tucker Carlson, Grover Norquist: Has the Hatchet Been Buried?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyMonday evening, after the RNC chairmanship debate, I Tweeted out the question: "What happened to the Tucker vs. Grover feud?" Within minutes, people were Tweeting back (or direct-messaging me) their opinions. And within hours, at least two others were writing about the apparently former feud between The Daily Caller's Tucker Carlson and Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norquist. This is not to say they were taking their cues from me. Some of the interviews cited in the subsequent stories were conducted well before my Tweet, so this was a clear example of something triggering the memories of ...
Michael Steele at RNC Debate: 'My Record Stands for Itself -- We Won'
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyFour of five candidates hoping to head the Republican National Committee said the RNC must do a better job of raising money for future get-out-the-vote programs during a debate Monday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The fifth candidate -- incumbent RNC Chairman Michael Steele -- strongly disagreed. He argued the GOP's success in 2010 should earn him a second term on Jan. 14: "My record stands for itself: We won," Steele said. Related Stories RNC Chairman Race Could Hinge on Abortion; Steele Said to Lack Re-election Votes Michael Steele Wants to Keep Job as RNC ...
Are Social Conservatives Losing Clout -- or Just the Gay Debate?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailySocial conservative groups (which I would distinguish from rank-and-file social conservatives) don't have the juice they used to. Nobody on the right wants to admit this publicly, but they've lost clout in recent years. The most recent example occurred when social conservatives couldn't keep GOProud -- a gay conservative group -- from continuing its affiliation with the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). (Whether you think this is a good or bad thing is not the point here.) As National Journal's Reid Wilson wrote: Social conservatives, including the National Organization for ...
Tax Reform Group to Host RNC Chairmanship Debate on Jan. 3
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyAmerican's for Tax Reform, the conservative group run by Grover Norquist, will host a debate for candidates seeking to head the Republican National Committee on Jan. 3, 2010 at the National Press Club. "The actual vote for RNC chairman will be made by the 168 members of the committee, but the impact will be felt by all. Therefore, every activist should play a role in questioning the candidates and communicating with RNC members who cast votes . . . just like lobbying your Congressman and Senators. We are working with bloggers and other activists to develop the questions to be asked during ...
Is the GOP in the Closet About Backing Gay Rights?
By Andrea Stone - AOL News
WASHINGTON (Oct. 13) -- A federal judge's order to halt enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy was hailed by gay activists as a landmark ruling in their struggle to expand their rights. But something else made the case significant: The group that filed the lawsuit was the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay advocacy organization. And the policy U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips ruled unconstitutional? It was the brainchild of the Democratic president, Bill Clinton, who nominated her. Seventeen years after Clinton hashed out a compromise with conservatives that has led to ...
Ann Coulter Applauded by Young Conservatives for 'HomoCon' Speech
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyNews that conservative columnist Ann Coulter would speak at "HomoCon 2010," an event organized by the conservative gay group GOProud, prompted conservative outlet WorldNetDaily to drop her from speaking at one of its upcoming events. Coulter defended her decision to accept the invitation, saying, "They hired me to give a speech, so I'm giving a speech. . . . I speak to a lot of groups and do not endorse them. I speak at Harvard and I certainly don't endorse their views." But while she may have lost a WND speaking gig over it, most young conservatives I spoke to defended Coulter's ...
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