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Entries tagged with 'Conservative'On Chicago's loss of the Olympics: I don't cheer for the right to loseI've always considered myself politically moderate to liberal, and so I have sometimes been accused of being unpatriotic by those on the right who seem to think they have a corner on patriotism. Yet, I have never in my life... Feedback on Sen. Edward Kennedy's death: Left issues tacky comments, tooRe: "Sadly, Kennedy's death brings out worst in some," by James Ragland, Saturday Metro column. Pardon me. Did I miss the Ragland musings condemning the vile things said about Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Strom Thurmond and many others upon their... Racism isn't the reasonRe: "Much more than miles separate us -- Obama foes reveal country's deep cultural, demographic divisions, says Leonard Pitts," Monday Viewpoints. Pitts' column about the chasm between the left and the right was cleverly written to portray conservatives as gun-wielding... A conservative's viewRe: "Red-state stigma -- We can help break stereotypes, says Richard Kyle Lester," last Sunday Community Voices column. If you are a conservative who votes liberal, which are you -- a conservative or a liberal? Being a conservative is neither... Can we redo here?During the legislative session, Gov. Rick Perry pandered to his far-right political base by refusing $555 million of federal stimulus funds to shore up our crippled unemployment insurance system, saying that there were too many strings attached. Only a short... Pigeonholing politiciansRe: "High Difficulty for Lowe -- State ed board chair must squelch sideshows," Thursday Editorials. This editorial stated that the "panel (was) split between social conservatives and moderate conservatives and minority Democrats." What is a "moderate conservative"? Is there also... No outcry over affairRe: "Senator quits GOP post after affair," Thursday Briefs. Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, a strong conservative voice, recently admitted to an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer. Where is the outrage from the moralistic right? Where is the... Of course, Hutchison's rightThere has been much hullabaloo lately over whether Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is conservative enough to be governor of Texas. The answer is an unqualified yes, as gleaned from her Senate voting record over the past 16 years. She is... Losing oil: Why is this a shock?Re: "Push toward greener nation has some Texans seeing red -- In state where fossil fuels reign, shift could hurt jobs and industry; hope may lie in natural gas," Sunday news story. Clearly oil is a staple of the Texas... On Points: Dreher's no conservativeRe: "Sound and fury -- If Limbaugh represents the future of conservatism, count me out, says Rod Dreher," and "Limbaugh's speech showed needed consistency and courage, says Mark Davis," last Sunday Points. Dreher called himself a conservative. Mark Davis is... Why talk radio lists to rightRe: "Demand diverse talk radio," by Jerry Wayne Borchardt, Saturday Letters. Borchardt should read your entire editorial page. He complains that talk radio is too conservative. The editors explain that beer is sold at Six Flags because some patrons like... Liberal change just takes timeRe: "Curtain time for the culture wars? Obama may keep the casualties low, but this isn't a conflict he can end, says Rod Dreher," Sunday Points. Liberal views astigmatic? Practically all Americans are liberal, just at different velocities. Despite a... On smoking for a good cause: Change the law ...Re: "Real moral to Phelps' bong story -- All drugs are not equal; laws should be changed to reflect that, says Kathleen Parker," Saturday Viewpoints. Parker was right on the money about Michael Phelps. This guy won how many Olympic... Obviously, we're moving leftRe: "Wiser for Our Troubles -- 2008 -- a difficult year taught us many lessons," Saturday Editorials. I suppose it is indicative of The Dallas Morning News' leftward tilt that it numbers among "30 years of conservative dominance of American... Whose role to help with poverty?Re: "Bleeding-heart tightwads -- Nicholas Kristof tries to shame liberals into being more charitable," Wednesday Viewpoints. Thanks to Nicholas Kristof for honestly reporting what many of us conservatives have known for years. Liberals profess being compassionate. However, it's just with... Some decisions from the rightConservatives always tell the "evil liberals" that we legislate from the bench. I have some questions for conservatives, then. Who pushes for overturning Roe vs. Wade because the judgment does not agree with their ideals? Who pushes for constitutional bans... Should newsrooms hire conservatives?Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell thinks newspapers would benefit from ideological diversity. Journalism spends a lot of time and money trying to increase ethnic diversity in newsrooms via recruiting, but why not ideological diversity, given that the US public is... Politics and moralityThese are the results of an online test I took -- you can take it here -- that graphs your political orientation around what the University of Virginia psychiatrist who devised it calls the Five Psychological Bases of Morality.... Being and chicken-nessI have an essay up on Culture11 about how getting backyard chickens against my will forced me to live up to my ideals instead of just talking a good crunchy conservative game. Excerpt: My chicken problem was not about chickens.... Conservatives and journalismOn a new conservative website called Culture11, Conor Friedersdorf argues that the Right needs fewer activists and more storytellers, including journalists. I'm going to make a similar point in my column this Sunday (which I finally turned in yesterday): that... |