Compassionate Conservative

Post-Reagan conservatives liberally throw out the name of the Gipper for the purposes of legitimacy; that is where the similarities end.

Both the 2000 Bush and the 2008 McCain were mavericks -- inspiring, honest figures who transcend partisan warfare and piously float far above the muck of traditional politics.

I read the Washington Post so you don't have to. Michael Gerson, former Bush speechwriter, writes today that Bush's proposals "would not have been the priorities of a Cheney administration."

Mike Huckabee's insurgency is based, to a great degree, on his gentle humor. But we should not overlook the fact that he advocates social policies many would consider anything but gentle.

Homonym x Lie= Larry Craig, Personal pronoun + Intransitive verb + Iraq = George W. Bush, Proper noun + Auxiliary verb - House of Representatives = Nancy Pelosi's Leadership

At one point after his election in 2000, Bush turned to me and said, "Jim, I don't understand poor people. I'm just a white Republican guy who doesn't get it. How do I get it?"

Time for another round of Democratic talking points, for the benefit of whoever's going to be on this weekend's Sunday morning talk shows (or for any ...