Read Dan McCarthy’s humorous (but too true) take on the modern conservative movement here.
Then read this.
Then cleanse  yourself with this.

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According to the Wall Street Journal’s Political Diary (subscription only) Saul Anuzis, the Michigan GOP Chair who famously wanted Ron Paul barred from all GOP debates, is campaigning for the RNC chairmanship:
On the Republican side, the jockeying to replace current GOP Chairman Mike Duncan has begun. Mr. Duncan has been a competent administrator [...]

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As evidenced by by this silly Washington Post commentary titled “McCain’s Problem isn’t his Tactics. It’s GOP Ideas,” the left (joined by their big government allies in the GOP) will do their best to portray Republican electoral failures as evidence of the failure of limited government conservatism.
As Matt Welch observes: “This critique requires a significant [...]

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I often argue with a friend of mine who is a McCain supporter about McCain’s ability to bring conservatives who are upset with the catastrophe of the Bush presidency back into the fold.
This clip of McCain on Morning Joe highlights the problem I see for McCain:

Responding to the impassioned plea of an women in [...]

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Yesterday the AP wrote an article about the potential for Bob Barr to be “the Ralph Nader of 2008.”
Sure, the sum of John McCain and Bob Barr’s vote totals could end up being enough to win the presidency, despite McCain losing to Obama, but it is foolish to assume that absent Bob Barr, McCain would [...]

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In his Evans-Novak Political Report, Robert Novak - who has the pulse of the Conservative movement - examines potential problems for McCain. Novak (and co-writer Tim Carney) see problems for McCain with libertarian and evangelical factions of the conservative movement:

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), who garnered significant chunks of the Republican primary electorate in the [...]

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I have to throw some props to radio talker and friend of the rEVOLution Jack Hunter for his great analysis of the coming election.
Democrat Bob Conley offers conservatives a real choice in November
Lindsey Graham vs. Conservatism
BY JACK HUNTER
Like most South Carolina conservatives last Wednesday morning, I shook my head in disgust over Sen. Lindsey Graham’s [...]

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Tonight Ron Paul will giving a speech “of great importance” at the Texas GOP convention.
JustinTV will stream it live , so do your best to tune in:
Watch live video from Ron Paul 2008 on Justin.tv
UPDATE: Lew Rockwell has the details of the announcement:
Tonight, at a campagn rally adjacent to the Texas state Republican convention in [...]

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