For McCain, a subdued return to Capitol Hill
Washington Post – Here’s a more personal look at John McCain’s return to the Senate – a task that must be very hard for any losing presidential candidate.  McCain’s friends claim that he’s not the kind to sit around and mope about what could have been.  Read.  11/20

GOP voters were apathetic in 2008
Washington Times – John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin helped narrow the enthusiasm gap with Obama, but in the end, Republicans just weren’t excited about his candidacy.  Numbers don’t lie, and they indicate a lukewarm turnout for McCain.  Read.  11/20

Republicans need to speak a different language
National Review Online – John Agresto wasn’t impressed by John McCain’s inability to ‘speak the language’ of hard working Americans.  Republicans will never capture the ‘privileged classes,’ so they’d better start talking with those who do the work.  Read.  11/20

Ann Coulter:  Genius, thy name is Obama
Human Events – Ann Coulter provides her usual scathing commentary on the media’s swooning over Obama’s efforts to ‘reach out’ to his political enemies.  Coulter points out that Bush did the same in his first term, and there wasn’t quite the fanfare.  Read.  11/20

Karl Rove:  Now Obama has to govern
Wall Street Journal – Karl Rove presents a dose of realism for Barack Obama:  it’s easier to make promises than keep them, and setting expectations too high may come back to haunt him.  It’s a steep learning curve for a man with no executive experience.  Read.  11/20

Where did the Reagan votes go in 2008?
World Net Daily – Phyllis Schlafly analyzes why the GOP lost in 2008, and concludes that turnout was depressed amongst conservatives – and also that John McCain lost the Reagan Democrats.  Schlafly says the solution is to offer candidates who will appeal to this group.  Read.  11/20

GOP needs more Sarahs and fewer Arnolds
GOP USA – Doug Patton writes of one ‘star’ at last week’s GOP governors meeting, and one conspicuous absence.  Patton says Sarah Palin impressed everyone as the future of the Party, while ‘Govern-ator’ Arnold was thankfully nowhere to be found.  Read.  11/20

First steps to GOP recovery – or make it worse?
Real Clear Politics – Mort Kondracke takes his shot at diagnosing and curing the GOP’s ills – and he says the Party should stop listening to Rush Limbaugh.  Kondracke’s essentially suggesting that Republicans should abandon their grassroots.  Read. 11/20

Senate GOP in a big funk
Politico – John McCain lost the presidential race, and he’s now back in the Senate – but it isn’t helping the mood amongst Republican Senators.  The GOP is reeling from massive losses the past two elections and bickering factions that still can’t get it right.  Read.  11/20

Huckabee won’t rule out 2012 run
Associated Press – Mike Huckabee’s out and about promoting his book, and along the way he’s not ruling out another run for president in 2012.  Huckabee had good things to say about Sarah Palin – and she may figure into whether he tries again.  Read.  11/20

No such thing as the ‘right to win’
GOP USA – Thomas Sowell addresses the psychological phenomena of ‘winning’ in America, and how many are coming to think of it as a ‘right.’  Sowell specifically points to ‘gay’ activists around the country who protested when they couldn’t win at the ballot box what they thought they were entitled to.  Read. 11/20

ENPR:  Obama Admin. Looking more like Clinton 3rd term
Human Events – Timothy Carney provides a glimpse into what we can expect in January – observing that the new Obama Admin. is starting to look a lot like the old Clinton clan.  Carney also sheds light on potential appointees to fill vacant Senate seats.  Read.  11/20

Joseph Farah:  Following Obama’s example
World Net Daily – Joseph Farah writes with some contempt (and amusement) at the fact our new president-elect refuses to release a valid birth certificate – and reasons, if Obama can get away with not producing officials documents, can’t we do the same?  Read.  11/20

McCain owes GOP a second concession speech
Washington Times – Peter J. Parisi succinctly captures what John McCain should say in a ‘second’ concession speech – namely, the one he would deliver to the Senate to confess all the errors he made in running the worst campaign since Bob Dole in ’96.  Read.  11/19

At least one person’s still inspired by John McCain
Wall Street Journal – Here’s a young Harvard grad’s (Robbie Cohen) tribute to John McCain.  Cohen admits that he’s socially liberal and likes the fact that McCain didn’t invoke Jeremiah Wright, and that McCain championed immigration ‘reform.’  Read.  11/19

McCain returns to Senate without fanfare
Politico – The crowds are gone, the media no longer pries, and John McCain has now returned to the Senate – largely unnoticed.  After campaigning for two years, McCain must now try and find normalcy in being just one of a hundred Senators.  Read.  11/19

McCain may face bumpy shift from White House run
CNN – John McCain has been in the Senate for decades, yet his ‘new’ role in the body is yet to be determined after losing the presidential race.  Some say he’ll be a key go-between for Obama, and others think he’ll go back to bashing conservatives.  Read.  11/19

Defending Gov. Sarah from the Palin-bashers
World Net Daily – Mychal Massie joins those defending Sarah Palin against the gaggle of unfair attacks, reasoning those who would spread false rumors have ulterior motives – to try and discredit her before she’s able to rise high enough to impact them.  Read.  11/19

Liberals hate Palin because she’s not a victim
Washington Times – Mark Hyman writes that the Left’s hatred towards Sarah Palin stems from her ‘normal’ life.  Palin used her smarts and savvy to improve her career and family, not needing to rely on the rich or the powerful for help – and liberals hate it.  Read.  11/19

Mitt Romney:  Let Detroit go bankrupt
New York Times – Mitt Romney has more experience as a business manager than as a politician, and he thinks the potential Detroit bailout would ruin the industry.  Romney includes his recommendations on what should be done to help automakers.  Read.  11/19

The priceless world of political rhetoric
GOP USA – Thomas Sowell writes of a wonderful world without prices – which is the ‘real’ world of political rhetoric.  Politicians are pros at passing out goodies without giving any thought into what it costs – and we all end up paying dearly for it.  Read.  11/19

No room for RINOs
Wall Street Journal – Republicans looking to avoid perpetual minority status are turning to three conservative governors to lead them out of the wilderness – Sarah Palin, Mark Sanford and Bobby Jindal.  The way home does not include any left turns.  Read.  11/19

Tony Blankley:  Who’s going on the presidential honeymoon?
Townhall – Tony Blankley examines the concept of Obama’s political ‘honeymoon,’ and says all the warm feelings of bipartisan cooperation will evaporate with the first dispute.  Blankley for one doesn’t want to be a party to the ‘honeymoon’ – let the conflict begin.  Read.  11/19

Republicans invite bad press coverage
GOP USA – Cliff Kincaid writes that Republicans who voted to ‘rescue’ Wall Street but suddenly find principled reasons to oppose the car makers’ bailout are going to get killed in the press – and their hypocritical behavior warrants every word they get.  Read.  11/19

David Limbaugh:  Arguing with my fellow Davids
World Net Daily – David Limbaugh says he disagrees with the Big Government Davids (Frum and Brooks) – ‘traditional’ conservatives don’t have to bow to the inevitability of socialism.  If we do, our children will never inherit the promise of freedom.  Read.  11/19

Crony capitalism, predatory politicians and the big three
Human Events – Newt Gingrich writes the proposed bailout of the big three automakers reeks of crony capitalism perpetuated by predatory politicians – and if it goes through, the government officials must comply with the same rules as the rest of us.  Read.  11/19

Bill Kristol:  Beyond doom and gloom
Weekly Standard – Bill Kristol disputes the major media’s portrayal of the recently concluded Republican Governors meeting.  Far from the ‘doom and gloom’ that was reported, Kristol says it was full of hope and realism geared for the future.  Read.  11/19

McCain, Obama carve out rocky alliance
Politico – It wouldn’t be natural for two men who spent months criticizing each other to become friends and allies, but that’s apparently what John McCain and Barack Obama are committed to do, most likely as two Big Government birds of a feather.  Read.  11/18

What course for McCain, now that he’s back in the Senate?
Associated Press – John McCain has run out of options in his presidential run, but he still has choices on how to influence matters in the Senate.  Those close to McCain say he wants to ‘play nice’ now that he’s back to his day job – just like the ‘old’ McCain.  Read.  11/18

Do Palin’s 2012 chances depend on Ted Stevens winning?
Wall Street Journal – Pollster Peter Brown has an interesting theory:  if Sarah Palin wants to run for president in 2012, she’s better off having Sen. Ted Stevens win re-election.  Palin could then take Stevens’ seat when he’s expelled, and the logistics become much easier.  Read.  11/18

Palin faces some cold realities back in Alaska
Associated Press – Sarah Palin clearly enjoyed her two months on the national stage, but now that she’s back ‘home’ in Alaska, she’s got some difficult problems to face in her elected capacity.  How she handles them may impact her political future.  Read.  11/18

Palin deserves to be Time’s woman of the year
National Review Online – Kathryn Jean Lopez makes the case for Sarah Palin as the most noteworthy person of the year, even surpassing ‘the One’ who just won the election.  Lopez says Palin’s impact was just as broad as Obama’s without the hype.  Read.  11/18

Facing Palin factor, Romney mulls political future
Time – Many have speculated Mitt Romney would give running for president another try in 2012, but with the emergence of Sarah Palin as a conservative favorite, his plans may be changing.  Opinions differ on Romney’s interest level for round two.  Read.  11/18

Huckabee finally settles his campaign scores
Time – Mike Huckabee was nothing if not entertaining during the Republican primary season, and now he’s releasing a book chronicling his experiences.  Huckabee names names and spares no criticism for those he’s disagreed with along the way.  Read.  11/18

Governors are the rising stars of the GOP
Weekly Standard – Stephen Hayes talked with several of the up-and-coming GOP governors at their meeting last week, and his reporting is more detailed than what you’ll find from most sources – it now seems like there is some hope for the GOP.  Read.  11/18

With Obama, liberals are running out of excuses
Wall Street Journal – Liberals have long decried their lack of fortune that has prevented them from instituting the kind of utopia they’ve always sought – but now that they have ‘the One’ and strong majorities in Congress, they’ve run out of excuses.  Read.  11/18

Fred Barnes:  A little something for the GOP?
Weekly Standard – Contrary to most Republican commentators, Fred Barnes argues that Barack Obama could actually help the GOP.  Barnes says if Obama’s able to implement his agenda, it’ll provide the contrast that the Party needs to regain relevancy.  Read.  11/18

Conservative bloggers see their chance to speak
The Hill – Left-wing bloggers have dominated the blogosphere for years, but now a Democratic dominated government has many conservatives seeing their chance to catch up.  Conservatives are anxious to begin the counteroffensive against Big Government.  Read.  11/18

Fred Thompson:  Time to look ahead
Townhall – Former presidential candidate Fred Thompson writes that it’s time to stop the blame game and look ahead to the opportunities in the coming elections.  Thompson says conservatives must foster innovative solutions to problems, just like in 1994.  Read.  11/18

Using social conservatives as scapegoats
American Spectator – Many post-election analyses by ‘moderate’ Republicans have included jabs at social conservatives as the cause of the GOP’s woes – but here’s a view standing up for Evangelicals as the bedrock of the Reagan coalition.  Read.  11/18

Conservatives should use lame duck as a test
Human Events – Jed Babbin writes that conservatives can use the lame duck session of Congress to ‘test’ their opposition principles for the next session – beginning with stopping and reversing the bailout business that’s ruining our financial system.  Read.  11/18

Republicans debate Party’s road map back to power
New York Times – Debate continues within Republican circles as to the right ‘path’ to take back to electoral competitiveness.  Leaders such as Richard Viguerie call for a movement outside of the GOP:  “Everybody’s discouraged and disillusioned but also energized,” Viguerie said.  Read.  11/17

Is there a role for McCain in the Obama Administration?
Washington Times – John McCain’s made a career out of working with Democrats, so there’s no surprise that people are speculating he’ll bend over backwards to work with them again – and he’s even going to meet Barack Obama to talk about it.  Read.  11/17

Republicans ask:  Just how bad is it?
Politico – There are varying opinions as to the extent of the disease infecting the GOP, and here’s a look at a potential generational divide, with the old guard saying ‘I’ve seen worse,’ and younger Republicans claiming that the Party is on Life Support.  Read.  11/17

More ‘bipartisan’ Congress not likely, Pence says
CNS News – Nancy Pelosi promised that if Americans elected larger majorities of Democrats to Congress that there would be more ‘bipartisan’ cooperation, but Rep. Mike Pence and other observers highly doubt that Pelosi will carry through with it.  Read.  11/17

Bill Kristol:  The legacy of George W. Hoover
New York Times – Bill Kristol says the mood was upbeat last week in Miami for the GOP governors’ meeting, but if the Party can’t find a way to nationalize its solutions and message, it may be doomed to a post-Herbert Hoover era of Democratic rule.  Read.  11/17

Palin’s popularity saved RINO Don Young
Wall Street Journal – Sarah Palin’s candidacy for vice president had the indirect effect of re-electing RINO Don Young and possibly even helping felon Senator Ted Stevens – two outcomes that would have been unlikely had McCain chosen someone else.  Read.  11/17

George Will:  Socialism?  It’s already here
Washington Post – George Will writes that it was a bit foolhardy for Republicans to yell ‘socialism’ at the opposition this year, since Bush and the GOP Congress had already vastly expanded government’s power – and Obama will only make it worse.  Read.  11/17

Gingrich says Palin will not be the future GOP leader
The Hill – Newt Gingrich appeared on Sunday TV and said he didn’t believe Sarah Palin would be the de facto GOP leader in 2012.  Gingrich admitted Palin would be a factor, but there are many others who could figure into the Party’s plans as well.  Read.  11/17

Arizona is still Goldwater country
American Spectator – Republicans didn’t do well nationwide in the 2008 elections, but in Arizona, they bucked the trend.  Conservative candidates and ballot initiatives succeeded in the Grand Canyon State, proving conservatism works wherever it’s tried.  Read.  11/17

GOP’s future is in its grassroots
Human Events – Michael Reagan writes that the conservative grassroots will determine the GOP’s future, despite what the ‘moderate’ talkers in the media think.  The real people who do the work care much more for principle than the chattering class.  Read.  11/17

A McCain campaign post-mortem
Weekly Standard (blogs) – Stephen Hayes was with the McCain campaign when the ‘end’ came, and tells the story of the McCain staffers who had a hard time coming to grips that it was all over – a unique insider’s look at the political game.  Read.  11/17

Palin, the Governors and the new power in the GOP
National Review Online – Byron York reports from the recently concluded Republican governors meeting, where Sarah Palin took center stage amidst the Party’s rising stars, all of whom could become competitors for the presidential nomination in 2012.  Read.  11/17

David Broder:  Trending away from the GOP
Washington Post – David Broder looks at the election analyses from experts who see nothing but trouble ahead for the GOP.  Demographically speaking, the ‘trends’ are going away from the Republicans, but this election was not exactly about ideology.  Read.  11/17

Readers respond to Richard Viguerie’s election analyses, Part II
ConservativeHQ.com – Conservative leaders know that the revival of the conservative movement will be generated through the energy and passion of the grassroots.  Here’s a look at some more of the unprecedented number of comments we’ve received at ConservativeHQ.com in response to Richard Viguerie’s election-related news releases and blog entries.  Take a look and leave a comment of your own.  11/14

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McCain rallies Georgians over Senate run-off
Atlanta Journal-Constitution – John McCain has conceded defeat in the presidential race, but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped campaigning.  McCain was back on the stump in Georgia to try and rally voters to re-elect Saxby Chambliss in a run-off.  Read.  11/14

Joseph Farah:  The Rockefeller Republicans are dead
World Net Daily – Joseph Farah gleefully pronounces the death of the Rockefeller Republicans (RINOs).  Farah says John McCain was the figurehead of the group, and with his loss and exit from the national scene, so goes the RINO power.  Read.  11/14

David Limbaugh:  Sanctimonious stone throwers
Townhall – David Limbaugh takes on the hypocrites in the media, the ones who resort to condescension whenever discussing why someone would not vote for Obama.  These 'professional' observers are more racist than the people they’re writing about.  Read.  11/14

Palin:  GOP’s free spending caused loss
Washington Times – Some Republicans think the GOP needs to move Left to win future elections, but Sarah Palin isn’t one of them.  Proving that she’s the tuned-in candidate that conservatives came to admire, Palin says the Party spent too much.  Read.  11/14

Palin saboteurs want to kill her career now
Townhall – Here’s a view arguing that the McCain staffers who spread the false rumors about Sarah Palin have a deeper motive than trying to blame her for McCain’s loss – they want to discredit her before she can run against the GOP establishment in the future.  Read.  11/14

The feminists dissed Todd Palin, too
Washington Times – National campaigns often mask the subtle points – and here’s Mona Charen’s look at how the liberals’ bashing of Sarah Palin’s mothering priorities was actually a slap at Todd Palin and the role of fathers in their families’ lives.  Read.  11/14

Palin seeks to rally GOP governors
The Hill – Gov. Sarah Palin spoke at the Florida meeting of Republican governors and implored her fellow office-holders to lead by example.  Palin also touched on themes she often hit during the presidential campaign season – she’s still a leader.  Read.  11/14

Palin, Jindal lead Republicans seeking exit from the ‘wilderness’
Bloomberg – The press is covering this week’s Republican governors event like it’s a try-out for Campaign 2012, with special attention focused on the young ‘stars’ of the Party like Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal.  Perhaps it’s a glimpse into the future.  Read.  11/14

GOP’s time of death:  October 3, 2008
American Thinker – If anyone is still having trouble nailing down the Republican Party’s troubles, here’s a thorough restatement by Randall Hoven, who says the GOP died the day the $1.8 trillion (new figure) bailout was passed with Republican help.  Read.  11/14

Liberal Republican attacks social conservatives
Washington Post – Liberal Christine Todd Whitman tries to make the case that McCain lost the election because he lost the ‘center’ due to his social conservative views.  It’s astonishing how people continue to make this argument – they don’t get it.  Read.  11/14

Bailout:  The new American business model
GOP USA – Bobby Eberle presents a ‘we told you so’ moment in discussing the federal bailout scheme gone wrong.  Not only are the bailout barons changing the rules as they go along, now other troubled industries are begging for help from the Feds.  Read.  11/14

The grim significance of the 2008 elections
GOP USA –  Christopher Adamo writes that it’s time for conservatives to get beyond the politically correct ‘congratulations’ being offered Obama as a barrier breaker and instead focus on the real issues and injustices that Obama’s election represents.  Read.  11/14

Malkin – Bush Administration helps Obama’s illegal alien aunt
CNS News – As is often true, there’s a story behind the ‘story’ – and in the case of Obama’s illegal alien aunt, Michelle Malkin exposes how the Bush Administration halted national immigration enforcement actions to spare him any embarrassment.  Read.  11/14

‘Republicrats’ on hook for loss
World Net Daily – Erik Rush writes that it was the ‘Republicrats’ who were responsible for Obama’s election – those liberal Republicans that blurred the distinction between the two parties.  If voters didn’t have a choice, then why bother with the GOP?  Read.  11/14

Sign our petition of appreciation to Gov. Sarah Palin!
ConservativeHQ.com – Conservatives all across America owe a debt of gratitude to Gov. Sarah Palin for her courage and leadership in the presidential election.  Here’s a petition thanking Gov. Palin for her service, and urging her to continue the fight on behalf of regular Americans.  Sign the petition.  11/13

GOP to file suit to undo McCain-Feingold
Washington Times – The Republican Party paid a heavy price in 2008 for John McCain’s personal vendetta against free speech in politics, and now RNC chair Mike Duncan says the Party has had enough -- the GOP will file suit to overturn McCain-Feingold.  Read.  11/13

Joseph Farah:  McCain shame
World Net Daily – Joseph Farah excoriates John McCain for his failure to come to Sarah Palin’s defense after his staff anonymously smeared her.  Farah says McCain’s reaction was predictable – and Palin must really be something special to endure it all.  Read.  11/13

RINO careerists:  Nothing more than traitors
World Net Daily – Ellis Washington has no kind words for John McCain, his staff and other ‘careerists’ such as columnist David Brooks – all stuffed suits who will stop at nothing to further their own careers, trampling principle along the way.  Read.  11/13

2008 provides proof that RINOs hurt the GOP
Washington Times – Pennsylvanian Lowman Henry provides his perspective on what went wrong with the GOP in 2008.  Henry says the Party’s move towards moderates has hurt it nationally in Congress and also at the state level in Pennsylvania.  Read.  11/13

Will Republicans learn from 2008?
National Review Online – David Freddoso says there’s one key indicator to determine whether Republicans have learned from their 2008 disaster – whether the Party is willing to elect new leadership.  Until that time, donors and voters won’t be happy.  Read.  11/13

Palin leaves door open to possible Senate run
Politico (blogs) – It’s looking even clearer that convicted felon Senator Ted Stevens will be re-elected, and then possibly expelled from the Senate.  Gov. Sarah Palin says she’s ‘leaving the door open’ to all possibilities, including a run for Stevens’ seat.  Read.  11/13

After taking some shots, Palin fires back
Washington Post – Sarah Palin’s not remaining silent after her and John McCain’s election defeat.  On the contrary, Palin is using the media to criticize the media for its harsh treatment of her during and after the campaign, citing ‘anonymous’ sources.  Read.  11/13

The Palin factor:  What the polls say about Sarah
Wall Street Journal – Media reports in the days leading up to the election were full of ‘Palin is a drag’ stories – but after examining exit poll data, the facts tell a different tale.  Palin may not have helped him, but McCain could easily have done worse.  Read.  11/13

Gingrich says the GOP is outmatched
Politico – Discussions on the immediate future of the Republican Party center on who will be the next RNC chair – but first the Party must set a direction, and Newt Gingrich says the GOP has been overrun by a much more ‘modern’ liberal movement.  Read.  11/13

Rove:  History favors Republicans in 2010
Wall Street Journal – Despite the drubbing that Republicans took last week, Karl Rove provides some ‘hopeful’ news for the GOP.  Based on history, the party out of power nearly always gains seats in a first term president’s mid-term election.  Read.  11/13

Ron Paul:  GOP should ask why U.S. is on the wrong track
CNN – Ron Paul writes that instead of asking ‘what’s the future of the GOP?’ we should be asking ‘why are we on the wrong track?’  Paul says the Republican Party steered the country off course, and the direction will only get worse under Obama.  Read.  11/13

GOP governors say the Party’s future rests with them
Associated Press – Republican governors are meeting in Florida this week to discuss the state of the Party and its future – and there was one thing they all agreed upon:  that with the national GOP in disarray, the fortunes of the Party lie largely with them.  Read.  11/13

Tony Blankley:  To battle stations for conservatism
GOP USA – Tony Blankley makes one of the most convincing cases yet as to the urgent need for the GOP to go to bat for conservative principles.  Voter trends and mandates are hard to read, but the ideological ‘center’ of the country has to be fought over.  Read.  11/13

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Gingrich:  Let's have a real middle class tax cut -- Wall Street Journal 11/20

Cole drops out; Sessions to head NRCC -- Politico 11/20

The New York Times' hypocrisy over National Review -- CNS News 11/20

2008 means culture warriors go on offense -- American Spectator 11/20

Malkin:  The insane rage of the same-sex marriage mob -- CNS News 11/20

How our economy went from Christmas to crisis -- Wall Street Journal 11/20

Paulson used scare tactics to force Wall Street bailout -- BusinessandMedia.org 11/20

Dick Morris -- Bush's legacy:  European socialism -- The Hill 11/19

Stossel:  Government 'fixes' slow recovery -- RealClearPolitics 11/19

Lungren gets debate with Boehner -- Human Events 11/19

For the House GOP, it's a matter of leadership -- American Spectator 11/19

It's not an auto bailout, it's a union payoff -- CNS News 11/19

Can libertarians and social conservatives find common ground? -- Acton.org 11/19

Lungren's lonely quest to unseat Boehner -- Politico 11/18

John Boehner:  A real plan for economic growth -- Washington Times 11/18

George Will:  In Detroit, failure's a done deal -- Washington Post 11/18

Pat Buchanan:  As GM goes, so goes the GOP -- CNS News 11/18

Global socialists toast victory over America -- GOP USA 11/18

Conservative says it was a mistake to give Treasury a blank check -- CNS News 11/18

Cantor says the GOP is no longer 'relevant' -- Washington Times 11/17

Is the conservative media in for a long, cold winter?  -- Politico 11/17

The 11 blunders of Hank Paulson -- US News & World Report 11/17

Michelle Malkin:  Hank Paulson, Naked Emperor -- CNS News 11/17

There'd be no GOP without social/religious conservatives -- National Review Online 11/17

House elections will reveal whether GOP has learned -- National Review Online 11/17

Star Parker:  Successful businesses prove it's not about greed -- World Net Daily 11/17

Krauthammer:  A lemon of a bailout -- Washington Post 11/14

Big three eye Republican National Chairmanship -- Human Events 11/14

Can Newt save the GOP?  -- Wall Street Journal 11/14

U.S. Senate needs more like Jeff Sessions -- American Spectator 11/14

California proves we can't afford to elect liberal Republicans -- American Spectator 11/14

Pat Buchanan:  The New World Economic Order won't happen -- CNS News 11/14

George Will:  Kentuckian (McConnell) in the breach -- Washington Post 11/13

Lungren may challenge Boehner for top spot -- The Hill 11/13

A monument to government power -- Wall Street Journal 11/13

Ann Coulter:  GOP vote count declines less than NYT profit -- Human Events 11/13

ENPR:  Unresolved Senate races leave 60 within reach -- Human Events 11/13

Pondering George W. Bush's legacy for conservatism -- National Review Online 11/13

Ted Nugent:  RINO season is now open -- Human Events 11/12

Kathleen Parker:  Don't shoot (me) the messenger -- Washington Post 11/12

Time's running out for Bush to right border agents wronged -- GOP USA 11/12

Senate GOP to privately debate Stevens' fate next week -- CQ Politics 11/12

Sowell:  Ignorance brings consequences for 'Intellectuals' -- National Review Online 11/12

Pence says he has not endorsed Boehner for Leader -- CNS News 11/11

The immorality of government wealth redistribution -- Washington Times 11/11

Paul Ryan:  GOP needs to take political risks -- Wall Street Journal 11/11

Gingrich, Steele duel privately for RNC job -- Washington Times 11/11

Constitution Party claims inroads, despite loss -- Associated Press 11/11

Pat Buchanan:  China's path to world power -- CNS News 11/11

No conservative will challenge Boehner in the House -- CNS News 11/10

Pray for Obama... and for a new Reagan -- World Net Daily 11/10

Deflation represents yet another political challenge -- Washington Post 11/10

Silver linings in Tuesday's loss for the GOP -- Washington Times 11/10

Broder:  Governors may be GOP's best hope -- Washington Post 11/10

Warning to Democrats:  Don't overreach -- Washington Times 11/10

How to block the liberal agenda -- Wall Street Journal 11/09

Rush Limbaugh:  Conservatives have two battles to fight -- RushLimbaugh.com 11/09

Paul Ryan for the Republicans -- Wall Street Journal 11/08

Some House and Senate seats may take weeks to resolve -- CQ Politics 11/08

DeMint urges GOP to expel Stevens -- Politico 11/07

John Boehner on Republicans' road back -- Washington Post 11/07

Ryan mulls leadership run, could eye Boehner's spot -- The Hill 11/07

Feulner:  Conservatism's vital signs -- Washington Times 11/07

The future of the conservative movement -- American Spectator 11/07

Saunders:  Nothing's truly changed because of 2008 -- GOP USA 11/07

Republicans try to shake off political hangover -- Los Angeles Times 11/06

It should really be called the 'Censorship Doctrine' -- Washington Times 11/06

Young Republicans jockey for leadership in Congress -- Washington Post 11/06

Boehner to run for another term, despite calls for him to step down -- CNS News 11/06

Ronald Reagan:  Abortion and the conscience of a nation -- CNS News 11/06

Fight for the GOP's identity -- The Hill 11/06

Malkin:  Peggy the Moocher is the biggest winner -- Townhall 11/05

Putnam the first GOP leadership casualty -- Politico 11/05

Making the rich poorer doesn't make the poor richer -- Washington Post 11/05

Is McConnell now the most powerful Republican? -- Politico 11/05

Schumer:  Fairness Doctrine is 'fair and balanced' -- The Hill 11/05

Can America come to its census? -- American Spectator 11/05

Libertarian Bob Barr wants to hurt the GOP -- Newsmax 11/04

Barnes:  We could be in for a lurch to the Left -- Wall Street Journal 11/04

Pat Buchanan:  Where did George W. Bush go wrong?  -- Human Events 11/04

Chuck Norris:  'Twas the night before the election' -- World Net Daily 11/04

Spotlight on North Carolina's Senate race -- American Spectator 11/04

Bob Barr:  'I'm not a spoiler' -- World Net Daily 11/04

The election's certain loser?  George W. Bush -- Townhall 11/04

GOP Senate committee out of all open races -- Human Events 11/03

Shocker:  Falsified registrations become votes -- Politico 11/03

Election weather presents challenges in swing states -- The Hill 11/03

Sowell:  A perfect storm -- Washington Times 11/03

Farah:  America's case of 'electile dysfunction' -- World Net Daily 11/03

Obama's the one that would mean four more years of Bush -- National Review Online 11/03

George Will:  Forecasting a seismic Election Day -- Washington Post 11/02

Spotlight on Colorado's conservative Bob Schaeffer -- National Review Online 11/02

AP polls shows 1 in 7 still undecided -- Associated Press 11/01

Michael Reagan:  You can't be a half-socialist -- Human Events 11/01

Are we going back to a big tent GOP?  -- Wall Street Journal 10/31

David Limbaugh:  Watching the watchdogs -- GOP USA 10/31

Peggy Noonan:  The race, the case, the hope for grace -- Wall Street Journal 10/31

The upcoming conservative challenge -- Washington Times 10/31

Walter Williams explains 'Wackonomics' -- CNS News 10/31

A few congressional races could speak loudly about the GOP -- CQ Politics 10/31

Republican rips Bush for caving on conservative principles -- Washington Times 10/30

Gizzi highlights worthy conservative House candidates -- Human Events 10/30

Malkin:  Notorious Obamedia moments of 2008 -- CNS News 10/30

The 24-year cycle and conservative leadership of the future -- The Next Right 10/30

Ann Coulter:  Red Hoax, Blue Hoax -- Human Events 10/30

Bozell:  Obama's media landslide -- GOP USA 10/30

Watch "The Truth About Marriage" -- 10/30

Conservatives plan post-election strategy sessions -- Politico (blogs) 10/29

Farah:  The 'transformative candidacy' -- World Net Daily 10/29

Gingrich:  We have a choice between two futures -- Human Events 10/29

Barry Goldwater would never join the Obamacons -- American Spectator 10/29

Contrary to earlier reports, Romney's still very much around -- National Review Online 10/29

Election 2008:  Objective journalism is the loser -- Boston Herald 10/28

Time for political soul-searching in the GOP -- American Spectator 10/28

Barr:  Republican bailouts grow Big Government -- Townhall 10/28

Short-changed conservative House incumbents -- Human Events 10/28

Stock market has fallen steadily since bailout bill signed -- CNS News 10/28

Post presidency 'job' for Bush?  Run for Congress -- Christian Science Monitor 10/28

The GOP's 'reform' road back -- Washington Post 10/27

GOP legacy must be limited constitutional government -- Human Events 10/27

Obama: 'Theoretically' OK for Courts to Redistribute Wealth -- US News & World Report 10/27

George Will:  Stopping Dr. Statism -- Washington Post 10/27

Barr sees the bailout as a chance to make a point -- Politico 10/27

Obama is well set up for fraud -- American Thinker 10/27

FedEx CEO (and McCain supporter) talks the economy -- Wall Street Journal 10/26

Broder breaks down New Hampshire Senate race -- Washington Post 10/26

Third-party candidates may still impact race -- AFP 10/26

Anti-GOP partiality continues in the media -- Washington Times 10/25

Why the GOP will suffer losses in the House -- American Spectator 10/25

US Chamber of Commerce pulling out all the stops -- Wall Street Journal 10/24

Republicans are happier than Democrats -- Washington Post 10/24

Are fears of an Obama presidency causing stocks to plummet?  -- US News & World Report 10/24

Travesty:  NRCC shuns Bachmann in Minnesota over remark -- Human Events 10/24

Social conservatives aim fire at NRCC -- CQ Politics 10/24

Limbaugh fights 'Hush Rush' push -- World Net Daily 10/24

George Will:  Congress's impending raid on endowments -- Washington Post 10/23

Republicans want commission on financial meltdown -- The Hill 10/23

ENPR:  House -- Double-digit Democratic gain -- Human Events 10/23

Morris:  The battle of the American populisms -- Townhall 10/23

'Joe the plumber' vote is bigger than you think -- American Thinker 10/23

Malkin:  The increasingly erratic, super-gaffetastic Joe Biden -- National Review Online 10/23

Blankley:  The coming re-birth of the conservative movement -- Washington Times 10/22

Medved:  The heavy consequences of defeat -- Townhall 10/22

Farah:  Are we really under God, 'indivisible?' -- World Net Daily 10/22

Ensign says a 60-seat Democratic majority is possible -- CQ Politics 10/22

A Republican rout on November 4th will have major consequences -- National Review Online 10/22

David Limbaugh:  OK, let's skip the liberal label -- World Net Daily 10/22

Conservatives worried, plot path back from big spending -- Washington Times 10/21

Powell is Republican, but he's no conservative -- Politico 10/21

Robert Novak:  Powell never really was much of a Republican -- Washington Post 10/21

A liberal's view of the GOP's problems -- Washington Post 10/21

Get ready for the new New Deal -- Wall Street Journal 10/21

Restoring conservatism begins at home -- Townhall 10/21

Paul Weyrich:  A national plague of unlawful voting -- CNS News 10/21

Republicans are to blame for their brand falling off the shelf -- Washington Times 10/20

Bernanke backs consideration of second stimulus -- The Hill 10/20

America's facing a debt weapon of mass destruction -- World Net Daily 10/20

In good and bad economic times -- Washington Post 10/20

Colin Powell endorses Obama -- FOX News 10/20

A stinging critique of George W. Bush -- World Net Daily 10/20

George Will:  Lessons from the dwindling Episcopal Church -- Washington Post 10/19

Pat Buchanan:  The coming backlash -- Human Events 10/19

Robert Novak -- An illegitimate baby:  A blessing or a curse? -- CNS News 10/18

Michael Reagan:  The GOP killed the Reagan Era -- Townhall 10/17

We don't need anyone to run the world -- Wall Street Journal 10/17

Barr:  Time for real economic reform -- Townhall 10/17

Spending by outside groups is down considerably in 2008 -- Washington Times 10/17

Searching for Obama's 95% tax cut -- American Spectator  10/17

Michelle Malkin:  The rage that isn't on your front page -- CNS News 10/17

Who's really to blame for the financial mess?  We are. -- National Review Online 10/17

Rove:  Obama hasn't yet closed the sale -- Wall Street Journal 10/16

Will 2008 mark the end of conservatism? -- National Review Online 10/16

Political discourse turns uncivil on campus -- Washington Times 10/16

Gingrich:  The RePO team vs. the rest of America -- Human Events 10/16

Republicans who voted for the bailout violated earmark pledge -- CNS News 10/16

George Will:  A gift on Hallowed Ground -- Washington Post 10/16

Not too late to have a conservative voice in Washington -- National Review Online 10/15

The worst-case scenario:  A Democratic Sweep -- Weekly Standard 10/15

Third-Party candidates debate on Sunday -- McClatchy Newspapers 10/15

Ushering in the 'New Sobriety' -- Washington Post 10/15

Obama helped fund Jeremiah Wright's anti-Americanism -- National Review Online 10/14

Hopes quickly fade for a Postpartisan Era -- Wall Street Journal 10/14

Pat Buchanan:  Liquidating the empire -- Human Events 10/14

Star Parker:  It's time to get back to basics -- Townhall 10/14

Michael Reagan:  Why Ayres matters -- GOP USA 10/14

Presidential polls:  closer than you might think -- GOP USA 10/14

Malkin:  Obama witch project:  Be afraid -- National Review Online 10/13

Moving too quickly may de-stablize the economy even further -- Washington Post 10/13

Republicans could be facing a very blue Senate -- American Spectator 10/13

Kudlow:  the light at the end of the crisis -- National Review Online 10/13

House GOP leaders want pre-election 2nd 'stimulus' -- Associated Press 10/13

O'Reilly:  Confronting Barney -- Townhall 10/12

George Will:  Mayor Bloomberg's dispensable arrogance -- Washington Post 10/12

Let free markets work, say conservatives -- Washington Times 10/11

McDonald's surrenders!  AFA boycott declared over -- World Net Daily 10/11

California is headed for a fiscal train wreck -- Wall Street Journal 10/11

Conservatives fight for control of the GOP -- CQ Politics 10/10

Coleman says he's going 100% positive -- The Hill 10/10

Republicans raise red flag over voter fraud -- Boston Globe 10/10

Democratic wipeout of 2010? -- US News & World Report 10/10

Bailout angst provides a push for Barr -- Associated Press 10/10

Financial meltdown means government needs crash diet -- Wall Street Journal 10/09

Bozell:  Saving liberal Fannies -- CNS News 10/09

Pelosi urging Bush to back second 'stimulus' package -- The Hill 10/09

GOP facing tougher battle for Congress -- New York Times 10/09

Ann Coulter:  Pull the hair plug on Joe Biden -- Human Events 10/09

Congress, the bailout and freedom -- World Net Daily 10/09

Walter Williams:  Our loathsome members of Congress -- World Net Daily 10/09

House to hold hearings on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac -- The Hill 10/08

Fed declares emergency interest rate cut, candidates react -- Washington Post (blogs) 10/08

Pat Buchanan:  Of generals and victories -- Human Events 10/08

The rise and fall of FOX News -- GOP USA 10/07

Will doubts over bailout's effectiveness lead to MORE government? -- The Hill 10/07

Bush delivers a message:  Judges matter -- New York Times 10/07

Next president likely to create some Senate openings -- The Hill 10/07

The congressional betrayal of America -- Capitalism Magazine 10/07

Chuck Norris:  Kick out the bail-a-holics -- World Net Daily 10/07

Cuomo (would be McCain SEC Chair) failed to stop abuses at HUD -- CNS News 10/06

Supreme Court's direction hinges on '08 outcome -- Washington Post 10/06

Rove:  Election played on the GOP side of electoral map -- The Hill 10/06

Is there a conservative revival in Hollywood?  -- Washington Times 10/06

From the GOP's new guard:  The audacity of nope -- Washington Post 10/06

Rush Limbaugh:  Watch out for the 30% who don't pay taxes -- World Net Daily 10/06

Liberal swamp:  Democrats could reach 60 Senate seats -- Politico 10/05

Star Parker:  Welfare state policies caused financial crisis -- World Net Daily 10/05

With bailout boondoggle, is Boehner on his way out? -- Time 10/04

Legislators didn't take School House Rock seriously -- YouTube 10/04

Bailout switchers tell their stories, face public's rath -- Politico 10/04

House approves massive $700 billion Wall Street bailout -- Washington Post 10/03

GOP promises to deliver bailout vote -- Politico 10/03

Ryan is suffering for his 'yes' vote on the bailout -- Wall Street Journal 10/03

Robert Novak:  What is a 'loophole?' -- CNS News 10/03

RNC shatters monthly fundraising record in September -- Politico (blogs) 10/03

Grassroots roars:  Congressional phone lines jammed over bailout -- The Hill 10/03

Richard Viguerie: Bailout is conservatives’ path to power in 2010 -- ConservativeHQ.com 10/02

Rove:  The tax issue still resonates -- Wall Street Journal 10/02

McCain, Obama, and the pitfalls of 'moral hazard' -- Wall Street Journal 10/02

Ann Coulter:  Biden's Secret Service code name -- Human Events 10/02

ENPR:  Slightly-tweaked bailout plan poised to pass -- Human Events 10/02

Gingrich calls Bush handling of crisis 'irresponsible' -- CNS News 10/02

George Will:  A vote against rashness -- Washington Post 10/01

'Libertarian Populism' killed the Wall Street bailout -- American Spectator 10/01

Democratic cover-up for Fannie and Freddie led to meltdown -- Human Events 10/01

Poll put chill in the air for GOP -- Boston Herald 10/01

Richard Viguerie:  House GOP leaders falsely attacked their own members and should resign -- ConservativeHQ.com 9/30

Richard Viguerie: Bailout defeat shows power of New Media and is evidence of a power shift -- ConservativeHQ.com 9/30

Boehner's gamble:  could it cost him his job?  -- Politico 9/30

An array of forces against the bailout -- Associated Press 9/30

Gingrich:  Bailout is the 'final collapse' of the Bush Administration -- The Hill 9/30

Chuck Norris:  Clandestine conservatives in Hollywood -- World Net Daily 9/30

Dick Armey -- My vote:  NO -- National Review Online 9/30

Pat Buchanan:  Foreign policy lessons from 70 years ago -- Human Events 9/30

Richard Viguerie:  Bailout vote may be “Panama Canal issue” of the 21st Century  -- ConservativeHQ.com 9/29

Richard Viguerie:  House Republicans who fought bailout will be seen as heroes -- ConservativeHQ.com 9/29

Conservatives shoot down the bailout plan -- Politico 9/29

Bankrupt Economics -- A crisis resists the usual remedies -- Washington Post 9/29

John Fund:  Partners at the destruction -- Wall Street Journal 9/29

Bailout may have picked the GOP nominee for 2012 -- US News & World Report 9/29

GOP leaders now on board; will others join? -- Politico 9/29

Mark Levin blasts O'Reilly for criticizing conservative talk  -- CNS News 9/28

Kudlow:  A Paulson-Cantor bill is a win-win -- Townhall 9/28

House GOP wants changes to the bailout bill -- The Hill 9/28

Conservatives viewed bailout plan as last straw -- New York Times 9/27

House conservatives won't rush bailout plan -- Washington Times 9/27

Pat Buchanan:  America's Day of Reckoning -- Human Events 9/27

Star Parker:  Whatever happened to Constitutional limits?  -- World Net Daily 9/27

Michael Reagan:  Bailout or surrender? -- Human Events 9/26

The courage to do nothing -- World Net Daily 9/26

Differing views on 'who lost capitalism' -- US News & World Report 9/26

A stunning pro-drilling victory -- National Review Online 9/26

Paulson didn't score points with GOP lawmakers -- Human Events 9/26

Angry constituents clogging up inboxes over bailout -- CQ Politics 9/26

ENPR:  Panic and fear on Capitol Hill -- Human Events 9/25

Ann Coulter:  They gave your mortgage to a less qualified minority -- Human Events 9/25

Broder:  Financial crisis is a credibility test for Congress -- Washington Post 9/25

Of interventions and conservative principles -- National Review Online 9/25

Ron Paul endorses Chuck Baldwin for president -- World Net Daily 9/25

Richard Viguerie:  Paulson's $700 billion bailout of Wall Street is economic fascism -- ConservativeHQ.com 9/24

Will:  Government's speed should not outpace its information -- Washington Post 9/24

Robert Novak:  Book of the Year explains financial crisis -- CNS News 9/24

David Limbaugh:  Blame it on the politicians -- World Net Daily 9/24

Republican Study Committee releases alternative plan -- Human Events 9/24

'Crony' capitalism is root cause of Fannie and Freddie troubles -- Investor's Business Daily 9/24

Richard Viguerie:  No consideration of a bailout until AFTER full investigation -- ConservativeHQ.com 9/23

Bush's bailout:  radical departure or more of the same? -- Washington Post 9/23

Pat Buchanan:  An amnesty for stupidity -- Townhall 9/23

House GOP ready for drilling battle -- Washington Times 9/23

Gingrich:  Before it gets our money, DC owes us some answers -- National Review Online 9/23

Babbin:  There are dangers in Bush's bailout -- Human Events 9/23

House conservatives want changes to bailout plan -- The Hill 9/23

Richard Viguerie:  Congressional Shell Games -- American Thinker 9/22

Paul Weyrich:  The coming economic crisis -- CNS News 9/22

Bailout strategy rattles GOP conservatives -- CQ Politics 9/22

Counterpoint:  The cost of doing 'nothing' would be much higher -- US News & World Report 9/22

Republicans suspect Dems will punt oil drilling-ban until after election -- CNS News 9/22

This election should be about the role of government -- Wall Street Journal 9/22

Michael Reagan calls Wall Street bailout 'robbery' -- Newsmax 9/22

Doubts on whether the government's plan will restore trust -- Washington Post 9/22

Ron Paul:  This bailout won't be the last -- US News & World Report 9/21

The GOP brand is hot again -- Weekly Standard 9/21

Star Parker:  Our real crisis is a loss of principles -- World Net Daily 9/21

Viguerie:  Congressmen must take responsibility for Fannie/Freddie -- ConservativeHQ.com 9/20

Steve Forbes:  How to cure this sick system -- Forbes 9/20

Pelosi and Reid help Republicans look good again -- American Spectator 9/20

Pat Buchanan:  The party's over  -- Human Events 9/19

Poll:  GOP brand making comeback -- Politico 9/19

Rush Limbaugh:  Obama is stoking racial antagonism -- Wall Street Journal 9/19

Hagel hints at who has his '08 vote -- The Hill 9/19

Peggy Noonan:  Why the race is getting 'mean' -- Wall Street Journal 9/19

Nader, Barr muscle onto November ballots -- Politico 9/19

Conservatives rip bailouts as affront -- Washington Times 9/18

Market failure?  Try government failure -- World Net Daily 9/18

ENPR:  Democrats ignite 1932-style campaign -- Human Events 9/18

Laura Ingraham:  Conservative elites attack! -- LauraIngraham.com 9/18

We should be allowed to 'vet' the interviewers -- Human Events 9/18

October 1st is (energy) Independence Day -- Human Events 9/18

Democrats still aren't serious about drilling -- Wall Street Journal 9/17

Ensign says the GOP could stay at 49 Senate seats -- The Hill 9/17

GOP bounce alters congressional candidates' landscape -- Politico 9/17

Even on trial, Stevens pulls in earmarks -- The Hill 9/17

Nobody wants George W. Bush to campaign for them -- Bloomberg 9/17

Bob Barr sues to remove McCain, Obama from Texas ballot -- Houston Chronicle 9/17

A conservative agenda can better address the public's concerns -- National Review Online 9/17

GOP gets no love from musicians -- Politico 9/16

Wall Street's woes challenge both candidates -- Wall Street Journal 9/16

Say no to sham energy deal with victory in sight -- Human Events 9/16

Bill Moyers fights conservative talk radio on PBS -- American Thinker 9/16

The Republicans should nationalize the election -- Human Events 9/16

Democrats hit the panic button -- American Spectator 9/15

Energy battle brews on Capitol Hill -- New York Times 9/15

Lindsey Graham is McCain's go-between with congressional conservatives -- CQ Politics 9/15

Life of the Party returning at last -- New York Post 9/15

Palin's 'Mr. Mom' a secret weapon? -- Washington Times 9/15

Familiar ground may be election's deciding factor -- Washington Post 9/15

Polls looking up for congressional Republicans -- Washington Times 9/14

If you like Michigan's economy, you'll love Obama's -- Wall