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Lynne Cheney: Madison's profound impact
CNN ^ | 5/7/14 | Gloria Borger, Kevin Bohn and Brian Rokus

Posted on 05/08/2014 6:03:16 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

Lynne Cheney has spent decades studying and admiring the nation's fourth president, James Madison.

Her new book, "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" is a labor of political admiration that began five years ago and culminated in a historical journey in which Madison, the father of the Constitution, also becomes a prophet of productive conservatism.

....She considers Madison the prophet of small government. He pushed for a strong central government early in his political career when he served in the early House of Representatives, but he started having some doubts.

"Madison began to worry about too strong a government," Cheney told CNN.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: biography; bookreview; books; brianrokus; gloriaborger; history; interview; jamesmadison; kevinbohn; lynnecheney; presidents; virginia
Hope the message of small government resonates.
1 posted on 05/08/2014 6:03:16 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper; All
he's one of "the participants", in the Federalist Papers isn't he?
..pretty sure he was..

2 posted on 05/08/2014 6:13:10 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Bathhouse/"Rustler" Reid? :-)
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To: skinkinthegrass

Monday book signing at the AEI on Monday, May 12.


3 posted on 05/08/2014 6:25:56 AM PDT by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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Oops, here’s the link. It will be restreamed within 24 hours:

http://www.aei.org/events/2014/05/12/james-madison-a-life-reconsidered/


4 posted on 05/08/2014 6:26:59 AM PDT by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: HokieMom
Thank You..for the information (a bit far to drive :),
i may try amazon..local nationwide bookstore.

5 posted on 05/08/2014 6:41:03 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Bathhouse/"Rustler" Reid? :-)
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To: HokieMom
shall watch interview, when posted.

6 posted on 05/08/2014 6:43:20 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Bathhouse/"Rustler" Reid? :-)
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To: SoFloFreeper

She has Madison being pro-gay marriage.


7 posted on 05/08/2014 10:18:29 AM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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