[Xenalyte]

historian and political commentator Kevin Phillips, a populist social critic who has decried the growing gap between rich and poor,

Tell me, please, someone, how he became a "conservative" for the headline.

[plain talk]

I was thinking the same thing. Phillips is a cynical sneering liberal.

[snooker]

Berserk-ly speak

[RightWhale]

Tell me, please, someone, how he became a "conservative" for the headline.

He probably is sort of moderate, but this is the campaign season, as they say on CNNCBSNBC, so publication now is de facto if not de jure guilty of politicizing.

[NutmegDevil]

NPR has used Phillips as their example of having - even, fair & balanced commentators - he has been their token Conservative. And I don't think they were using sarcasm - they were serious.

Kevin Phillips is soft spoken (not ranting), so could pass for a reasonable person, 'til you listen to his words. He was never really a Conservative, though I believe he worked as a low level minion in the Nixon White House.

He went even farther to the Dark Side prolly when no one would be nice to him at NPR - being shunned is a very effective enticer to change.

NPR may be using David Brooks nowadays for their toke right winger.

[gatorbait]

He used to be a "conservative " til he "saw the light" sort of like some of the lost on here. This guy has been attacking the movement for years for not being his brand of whatever.

[torchthemummy]

That's question popped into my head immediately. The very first sentence contradicts the headline. Shameless!!!

[sport]

Because it is supposed to be a scandal about the Bushes.

As the election draws nearer, do not be surprised at anything you hear on either the Bush family or President Bush himself.

Be surprised only if it is the truth.