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Published: 10/14/09

Like Father, Like Daughter: Liz Cheney and the Neocons

By  David Corn - Politics Daily
Like Father, Like Daughter: Liz Cheney and the Neocons

As I left the set of "Hardball" on Tuesday night, I thought of a famous Winston Churchill speech. In 1941, with England at war, the English PM was visiting a school, and he offered a rousing exhortation: Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. That seems to be the credo of the neoconservatives, for as we had discussed on "Hardball," this band of die-hard hawks has launched yet another ...

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Published: 04/28/09

New NY Times Columnist Envisions a Cheney Candidacy

By  Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics Daily
New NY Times Columnist Envisions a Cheney Candidacy

Ross Douthat has made his debut as the house conservative at The New York Times, taking over for the much maligned William Kristol.Douthat's first column, which re-imagines the 2008 election, rings of Kristol in that it presents a ridiculous premise, but unlike Kristol, Douthat duly acknowledges as much.The title? "Cheney for President."In the column, Douthat posits what might have happened had a "true conservative" (read: war and supply-side economics) carried the Republican standard in 2008 instead of John McCain. (Who believed in war and supply-side economics but also campaign finance ...

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