'The Mark of
Rove'
by Paul Gigot
These are the days of Republican doubt, with
President Bush fighting an unpopular war, Congress
in opposition hands, and a 2008 presidential field
trailing Democrats in nearly every poll. But don't tell
that to Karl Rove, Mr. Bush's political alter ego, who
even as he prepares to resign from the White House
after six and a half years sees recovery ahead.
Lawmaker Math
by Michael Quinn Sullivan
Hear that knocking at your door? It's the taxman, and
he wants more money. Pay up. Bad spending and tax
ideas are floating around. Here are three: state, county
and school.
Thompson "Ready To Rumble"
by Gary Bauer
Influential Washington Post columnist David Broder
met with Fred Thompson this week and is reporting
that Thompson plans an aggressive reform-minded
presidential campaign that will take on issues others
are afraid to talk about. Broder reports that former
Senator Thompson plans to "shake up the
establishment candidates of both parties" and argue
that our country is facing fiscal and security threats
that must be dealt with now or our future will be
jeopardy.
Securing Our Future
by Gary Bauer
President Bush delivered an excellent speech today
before the Veterans of Foreign Wars' national
convention, drawing upon the lessons of history in
defense of the Iraq war.
Election
Predictions
by Paul Weyrich
With little more than a year remaining before the next
presidential election, I have some ideas about who
will win and who will lose. My record to date has been
remarkably accurate.
The Totalitarian Left
by Gary Bauer
For all its rhetoric about conservative Christians being
the "American Taliban," there has always been a
totalitarian impulse among those on the Left, and it is
on display once again in the efforts to shutdown Fox
News and to silence Bill O'Reilly. The effort is being
led by MoveOn.org and radical leftwing blogs like the
Daily Kos.
Democratic
Dustup
by Kimberley Strassel
"They'll find their way back to the middle. And if they
don't, they won't win." So says a blunt Harold Ford Jr.,
chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, of
his party's current crop of presidential candidates.
