Frank Gaffney Banned from CPAC
While I’ve expressed my dissatisfaction with the degree that CPAC has embraced the worst elements of the conservative movement in recent years, it does appear that there is a line.
Richard Lugar: Tea Party Cost GOP Senate Control In 2010
Facing his own Tea Party challenge, Richard Lugar reminds Republicans of an uncomfortable truth.
GOP National Security Debate Live Blog
I’ll be liveblogging tonight’s Republican national security debate over at RealClearWorld along with a solid team of foreign policy analyst
Army Ranger Killed on 14th War Deployment
SFC Kristoffer Bryan Domeij was killed in action in Afghanistan Saturday, on his fourteenth combat tour.
The Utter Folly Of Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” Plan
Now that he’s a top tier candidate, it’s hard to see how Herman Cain’s tax plan can withstand serious scrutiny.
1 in 3 Iraq and Afghanistan Vets See Wars as Waste
One in three U.S. veterans of the post-9/11 military believes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting.
Reagan Library Debate Winners And Losers
There were eight people on the stage last night, but the GOP field has narrowed significantly.
Jon Huntsman: Moderate Who’s Really Conservative?
That a popular two-term governor of Utah is being rejected by likely Republican primary voters as insufficiently conservative shows just how extreme American politics has gotten.
The Closing Of The CPAC Mind
After years of becoming more inclusive, the Conservative Political Action Conference is closing itself off to opposing points of view.
Debt Deal Reveals GOP Split On Defense Spending
The cuts to Pentagon spending in the new debt deal are further revealing a split in the GOP over foreign policy and military spending.
War Isn’t for Everyone
My first piece for The American Conservative, which they’ve titled “War Isn’t for Everyone–The military needs civilian control, not citizen soldiers,” is in the May issue.
Supporters Of Gay Marriage, DADT Repeal To Be Banned From CPAC
The social conservatives seems to have won the battle over CPAC.
A Less Libertarian CPAC In The Future?
The new Chairman of the American Conservative Union seems to want to mend fences with social conservatives, even if that means throwing new friends under the bus.
The Senate’s Most Conservative Member: Eliminating Earmarks Won’t Save One Dime
Okahoma’s James Inhofe has a message for the Tea Party movement — don’t be fooled by the “War On Earmarks.”
Gingrich Draws Fire For Remarks About Obama’s “Kenyan Worldview”
Newt Gingrich is drawing fire for his comments about that the President has a “Kenyan world view.” But, will Newt every pay the price for his inflammatory rhetoric ? Don’t count on it.
