Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy » Reagan Sheds a Tear at Rosie’s Resignation - Phillip Ellis Jackson
Monday, April 30, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
General says Bush 'AWOL' on Iraq
General says Bush 'AWOL' on Iraq:
"To put this in a simple Army metaphor, the commander in chief seems to have gone AWOL, that is 'absent without leave.' He neither acts nor talks as though he is in charge." ~Lt. Gen. William Odom (Ret.)
"To put this in a simple Army metaphor, the commander in chief seems to have gone AWOL, that is 'absent without leave.' He neither acts nor talks as though he is in charge." ~Lt. Gen. William Odom (Ret.)
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Watching the ship go down
Watching the ship go down - David Ignatius
"This is the most incompetent White House I've seen since I came to Washington," said one GOP senator. "The White House legislative liaison team is incompetent, pitiful, embarrassing. My colleagues can't even tell you who the White House Senate liaison is. There is rank incompetence throughout the government. It's the weakest Cabinet I've seen." And remember, this is a Republican talking." ~David Ignatius
"This is the most incompetent White House I've seen since I came to Washington," said one GOP senator. "The White House legislative liaison team is incompetent, pitiful, embarrassing. My colleagues can't even tell you who the White House Senate liaison is. There is rank incompetence throughout the government. It's the weakest Cabinet I've seen." And remember, this is a Republican talking." ~David Ignatius
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
The Black Reagan?
The Black Reagan? - Sean Higgins
"Hope in the face of difficulty, hope in the face of uncertainty, the audacity of hope: In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation, a belief in things not seen, a belief that there are better days ahead." ~Barack Obama at the 2004 Democratic convention
"Hope in the face of difficulty, hope in the face of uncertainty, the audacity of hope: In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation, a belief in things not seen, a belief that there are better days ahead." ~Barack Obama at the 2004 Democratic convention
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
The inside story of the Soviet downfall
The inside story of the Soviet downfall - Wes Vernon:
"The fact is that the first Reagan administration adopted, designed, and successfully implemented an integrated set of policies, strategies, and tactics specifically directed toward the eventual destruction (without war) of the Soviet Union and the successful ending of the Cold War with victory for the West." ~Norm Bailey
"The fact is that the first Reagan administration adopted, designed, and successfully implemented an integrated set of policies, strategies, and tactics specifically directed toward the eventual destruction (without war) of the Soviet Union and the successful ending of the Cold War with victory for the West." ~Norm Bailey
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Difficult Times
For young men accustomed to success - to getting what they wanted by hard work, as well as by privilege - the powerlessness was lonely, isolating. It was also maturing.
~ Susannah Meadows and Evan Thomas in Newsweek
~ Susannah Meadows and Evan Thomas in Newsweek
Friday, April 20, 2007
Fame
Fame, like a wayward girl, will still be coy
To those who woo her with too slavish knees,
But makes surrender to some thoughtless boy,
And dotes the more upon a heart at ease...
Make your best bow to her and bid adieu,
Then, if she likes it, she will follow you.
~ John Keats
To those who woo her with too slavish knees,
But makes surrender to some thoughtless boy,
And dotes the more upon a heart at ease...
Make your best bow to her and bid adieu,
Then, if she likes it, she will follow you.
~ John Keats
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
'Your Iraq plan?' is a pointless question
'Your Iraq plan?' is a pointless question - Andrew Bacevich
Candidates should acknowledge that Bush's war is a failure and look beyond Iraq.
Candidates should acknowledge that Bush's war is a failure and look beyond Iraq.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Right Yearns for New Reagan
Right Yearns for New Reagan - Matt Stearns
The popular conservative president offered clarity, humor and grit many say the '08 GOP hopefuls lack.
The popular conservative president offered clarity, humor and grit many say the '08 GOP hopefuls lack.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Two Quotations
"Power does not corrupt men. Fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power." ~ George Bernard Shaw
"Great necessities call out great virtues." ~ Abigail Adams
"Great necessities call out great virtues." ~ Abigail Adams
A Time For Everything - Is This Rudy's?
A Time For Everything - Is This Rudy's? - Star Parker
One of Reagan's great sources of appeal was that he didn't seem to need the presidency to make him someone. He already was someone and this seemed to be the job he was cut out to do.
One of Reagan's great sources of appeal was that he didn't seem to need the presidency to make him someone. He already was someone and this seemed to be the job he was cut out to do.
Monday, April 02, 2007
Libertarian Party Vision
Libertarian Party
Libertarian: The only party that keeps the government out of your bedroom and out of your wallet.
That's an updated view of Reagan's famous statement: "Government isn't the solution to our problems. Government is the problem." We've heard that quotation so often that we can forget what it actually means. It means that to live better, we dismantle our government. We weaken it. We constrict its ability to do things. We don't look to it for help. We ignore it. We make it leave us alone.
No politician since Reagan has argued for this vision. No leader has given us credible hope of moving toward it.
Libertarian: The only party that keeps the government out of your bedroom and out of your wallet.
That's an updated view of Reagan's famous statement: "Government isn't the solution to our problems. Government is the problem." We've heard that quotation so often that we can forget what it actually means. It means that to live better, we dismantle our government. We weaken it. We constrict its ability to do things. We don't look to it for help. We ignore it. We make it leave us alone.
No politician since Reagan has argued for this vision. No leader has given us credible hope of moving toward it.
