Cynical politicians have manipulated the social right, through the meddling in the Terry Schiavo case, to the banning of gambling on the Internet. And a constitutional amendment defining marriage has helped transform the conservative movement, which was once about with the expansion of freedom, into "Big Christian Brother," which now is concerned with the expansion of virtue.
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Craig Shirley is the president of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs and author of the critically acclaimed "Reagan's Revolution; The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All" about the 1976 campaign. He is now writing "Rendezvous with Destiny," about the 1980 Reagan campaign.
Hmmmm. Will watch for it.
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"There's Emerald City! Oh, we're almost there at last! At last! It's beautiful, isn't it? Just like I knew it would be! He really must be a wonderful wizard to live in a city like that!" But as all who've seen The Wizard of Oz know, Dorothy's initial opinion was wrong.
This classic tale for children is instructive, however, especially for those in Congress intent on extending federal funding of embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) beyond what the Bush administration has done. The funding balloon is inflated with promises of cures for diseases and new organs for replacement that defy research reality.
ESCR: It's Off to See the Wizard
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In short, Terri brought landmark issues to the fore. And now we see otherwise solid, old-guard conservatives abandoning their principles and joining the ACLU-right to die-DNC pack hunt. Shame on them.
I can't recall a CPAC I'll be happier to avoid :-)