All Posts Tagged With: "Liberals"
Liberals See Betrayal In Obama’s Shift Towards Conservatives
New York Times
By William Yardley
The Democratic candidate has made a series of votes, hard-core liberals say, aimed at attracting moderates.
In the breathless weeks before the Oregon presidential primary in May, Martha Shade did what thousands of other people here did: she registered as a Democrat so she could vote for Sen. Barack Obama.
“I’m disgusted with [...]
Where Have All the Liberals Gone?
by Victor Davis Hanson
These days Democrats are not sounding very liberal. Classic liberals, after all, would support free markets, internationalism and the universal desire for constitutional government, while downplaying racial affinity. But the following examples highlight how far from these ideals today’s liberals are.
Campaigning earlier this year in recession-prone Ohio, both Democratic candidates trashed the [...]
Some Foes See Old Liberalism
In Obama’s New Message
By Alec MacGillis
Sen. Barack Obama offers himself as a post-partisan uniter who will solve the country’s problems by reaching across the aisle and beyond the framework of liberal and conservative labels he rejects as useless and outdated.
But as Obama heads into the final presidential primaries, Sen. John McCain and other Republicans [...]
John McCain’s Catch-22
Pajamas Media
By John Hawkins
It’s not easy being John McCain these days. The self-styled “maverick” faces a classic Catch-22, which he will have to somehow resolve if he wants to be elected president.
As we conservatives see it, McCain has gotten this far in his political career by kicking us in the teeth for the amusement of [...]
The Great Divide, Politically Speaking
What is the difference between liberals and conservatives?
Pajamas Media
by Burt Prelutsky
Burt Prelutsky throws up his hands and suggests DNA.
After pondering the chasm that exists between liberals and conservatives, I’ve concluded that the differences must be determined by something as basic as their DNA. Just as some people are born left-handed, others, unfortunately, are born left-wingers.
The [...]
DEMOCRACY: A Luxury We Can’t Aford
In the Spirit of HG Wells
by way of:
Instapundit
National Review
The Authoritarianism of Experts
I am posting the Full Article below, please be sure and visit the Authors site after reading the article.
Have you ever heard anyone make the argument that we must take a certain course of action because the experts tell us we must? The issue [...]
