Conservatism
The Passing of a Great Man
Published by Rod D. Martin February 27th, 2008 filed under MoveOn, Barack Obama, Communism, Conservatism, Rod D. Martin, Election 2008, TheVanguard.Org
William F. Buckley’s passing today surprised everyone, and greatly saddened millions who have been touched by his life.
The Coming Conservative Platform Fight
Published by Rod D. Martin January 24th, 2008 filed under Conservatism, GOP, Election 2008, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org
Phyllis Schlafly has long contended that nothing matters so much as the Republican Platform Committee, and never is that likely to be so true as in 2008. Here’s why.
Fly Commercial to Space: Coming, June 2009
Published by Rod D. Martin January 23rd, 2008 filed under Space, Future, Technology, Economics, Rod D. Martin, Conservatism, TheVanguard.Org
From London’s Evening Standard: Sir Richard Branson does it again.
The Virgin Galactic spacecraft, which was being unveiled in New York today, is already under construction. Test flights are expected to begin in June, with commercial flights starting 12 months later.
GOP v. Roe
Published by Charles Gordon January 23rd, 2008 filed under John McCain, Culture, Charles Gordon, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Supreme Court, Culture War, Social Issues, Abortion, GOP Record, Judiciary, Conservatism, GOP, Election 2008
No matter which Republican ends up facing Hillary or Obama this fall, count on that person to be the abortion establishment’s worst nightmare.
But wait a second, you say. Of the four leading GOP candidates, only one of them, Mike Huckabee, is both a longtime and a passionate pro-lifer. Mitt Romney appears ardent on the issue, but he’s a relatively recent convert. John McCain has never supported the pro-abortion position, but has historically lacked passion on the matter. And Rudy Giuliani remains unapologetically pro-choice.
So what is the extremist left — the supporters of abortion any time, any place, for any reason — so worried about? (continue reading post »)
Advice for Republicans
Published by Charles Gordon January 16th, 2008 filed under Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Future, Homeland Security, Humor, Iraq, Political Parties, Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Ronald Reagan, Charles Gordon, Rudy Giuliani, Culture, Blame America First, Conservatism, Defense Policy, GOP, Judiciary, Abortion, Social Issues, War on Terror, Foreign Policy/National Security, Bush Tax Cuts, Culture War, Tax Reform, Economics, Family, Election 2008
To: Republican Candidates for President
From: Your Friendly Republican Base (most of us, at least)
Date: Now
Re: How to Win our Support
(1) To John McCain: We like your courage and prescience on foreign policy, particularly Iraq. You’re acceptable on (continue reading post »)
Arms Length Conservatism
Published by Rod D. Martin January 7th, 2008 filed under John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Conservatism, GOP, Rod D. Martin, Election 2008, TheVanguard.Org
Jim Antle of The American Spectator makes the case that it could be good for the conservative movement to have a Republican nominee (he suggests McCain or Huckabee) who is allied to them but not one of them. It’s an interesting read.
Fight Hillary Now
Published by Charles Gordon September 22nd, 2007 filed under Hillary Clinton, Health Care, Campaigns, Groups & Parties, MoveOn, Charles Gordon, Rudy Giuliani, Socialism, Iraq, Culture, Defense Policy, Conservatism, GOP, War on Terror, Economics, Culture War, Democrats, Election 2008
When Hillary Clinton pointedly refused to criticize the disgraceful Moveon.org ad in the New York Times which called General Petreaus a traitor, Rudy Giuliani’s campaign followed with its own ad bashing Hillary.
Can Hillary Win?
Published by Charles Gordon August 28th, 2007 filed under Bill Clinton, Future, Homeland Security, Hillary Clinton, Political Parties, Charles Gordon, Barack Obama, Campaigns, Groups & Parties, Iraq, Defense Policy, Conservatism, GOP, War on Terror, Economics, Democrats, Tax Reform, Election 2008
The latest from pundit-land is “no” since up to 50% of Americans say they will definitely not vote for her.
But for those of us who have watched her public appearances over time, from speeches to debates, the answer isn’t so clear.
Here’s a good analogy: If you’ve seen the original Rocky movie on DVD (or VHS), you may recall a scene where Apollo Creed, the heavyweight champion, (continue reading post »)
Newt, Evangelicals, and the Middle East
Published by Charles Gordon July 18th, 2007 filed under Israel, Newt Gingrich, Charles Gordon, Christian Activism, War on Terror, Election 2008, Conservatism, TheVanguard.Org
If you live or work in our nation’s capital and were anywhere near its Convention Center last night, you might have wondered what were thousands of people doing with all those American and Israeli flags.
They were a part of a conference being held by Christians United for Israel, a group started by Rev. John Hagee, a charismatic (in both senses of the word) preacher from San Antonio.
While evangelicals are hardly unanimous on their theological views of Israel, (continue reading post »)
NAACP Convention: A Tale of Two Men
Published by Charles Gordon July 14th, 2007 filed under Homeland Security, Islam, Charles Gordon, Culture, Blame America First, War on Terror, Foreign Policy/National Security, Culture War, Conservatism
Last week, the NAACP held its annual convention in Detroit and, true to form, chairman Julian Bond in his opening remarks uttered something breathtakingly asinine. He accused Uncle Sam of “lynching” blacks in New Orleans by essentially failing to find a magic wand to wave over the city and make its post-Katrina ills go away.
Truth be told, Katrina merely highlighted New Orleans’ pre-existing problems — namely (continue reading post »)