Posted on 11/01/2005 10:30:53 PM PST by duckln
Principled conservatism
By Tony Blankley November 2, 2005
Last week, the conservative movement had its Rosa Parks moment: We refused to give up our seat on the bus even for a Republican president. Regarding that event, liberals, mainstream mediacrities as well as conservative movementistas all shared a common impression: Something important happened last week for conservatism — and thus for the broader political scene.
The successful opposition to Harriet Miers was not a triumph for just some faction of the conservative movement. If it used to be said that the Church of England was the Tory Party at prayer, then it also could be said that the conservative opposition to Miss Miers was the entire conservative movement on the hunt — at full regimental strength.
From the market-oriented Wall Street Journal, to my own Washington Times' classic Reaganite conservatism, to the social conservative opposition of Phyllis Schlafly and so many others on the social and Christian right, to the neoconservative opposition of the Weekly Standard and Charles Krauthammer, to the paleo-conservatism of Pat Buchanan, to the high Toryism of George Will, to the popular talk-radio titans Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and their legions of regional voices, to the lawyer turned hip radioist Laura Ingraham, to the iconoclastics: Michael Savage and Ann Coulter, to most of the conservative blogdom (with the prominent exception of the always magnificent Hugh Hewitt, who rode heroically and almost alone with the fox, rather than us hounds) — this was a never-before-seen moment of comprehensive conservative opposition to a Republican initiative.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
I agree. Nicely wrapped up.
Conservatives holding hands and singing Kumbaya is what the dems fear the most...they were really enjoying the Miers wars and the prospect of a Rove indictment....
http://www.netcastdaily.com/broadcast/fsn2005-1029-2.m3u
He talks about his new book, which is about confronting radical Islam. 1 hour of common sense.
Good article. It's true, this was a defining moment for conservatism in America. I think we all know at a deep level the importance of eventually stopping abortion for the very survival of our nation. Nothing less will do. We've worked hard to get to this point. Another Souter was out of the question. The days of the Warren-type court (an admitted mistake by Eisenhower)are drawing to a close.
In a recent article Tony lauded W for finally calling the terrorists Islamists.
The Democrats have worn him down. Hopefully , W will catch his second wind ( the conservative base, again for the 3rd time).
Pretty much a description of the dems world view...inconsistent with reality.
I posted, Blankley's brilliantly composed wrap-up of defeating Miers , late last night, so many may have missed it. Enjoy!
Bump
No longer a BACK OF THE BUS Republican.
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