The Conservative Revolution

James Fitzpatrick has a good article on this question over at Catholic Exchange. I tend to agree with his conclusion that although “popular” conservatives often ignore the intellectual foundation of the conservative movement, they do bring people into the movement. This happened to me, as I started listening to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, but then was introduced to ISI and started reading the founding books by Russell Kirk, Bill Buckley and others.

Here is the piece.

My friends at ACSU have taken great footage of this past weekend’s “anti-war” march. Note the assortment of communists, socialists and anarchists who made up the leadership of the march in D.C.

Here is the video.

Despite the political point-scoring and piling on President Bush regarding his troop surge policy, one Senator is standing strong in support of the troops and of the President. I am not sure whether the surge policy will work, but I admire Sen. Cornyn’s strong statesman-like position on this politically unpopular war.

I am working to get the text of the resolution from his staff and will post it as soon as I get it.
If you support Sen. Cornyn’s resolution, which will likely be debated in the Senate next week, please contact his office and let him know. Also, contact other Senators and tell them to vote for his resolution. You can find their contact information by visiting www.senate.gov

Here is a great piece by M. Zuhdi Jasser, a courageous Muslim leader who is trying to encourage Muslim Americans to take a stand against Islamists.

He writes,

“the public face of American Muslim activity against terror — and the against the ideology that feeds it — has so far been inadequate. Other than press-release condemnations, there has been virtually no palpable public effort from the greater Muslim community in this regard.”

Here is the link to the video.

As I have reported elsewhere, most of the anti-war demonstrators in Washington tend to be led by a far-left contingent of socialists and communists.

Today on the National Mall, thousands gathered again to protest the war, call for the impeachment of President Bush and his trial for war crimes.

Funny how these same folks want to see and end to the genocide in Darfur, but don’t believe that violence should be used to stop the killing. I guess they don’t see the irony in their position.

The Washington Post has the story.

Senator Hillary Clinton is in Iowa today at a town hall meeting in Des Moines. She just started her speech and is already bashing the current President, complaining that CEO’s get paid a lot of money and setting up the argument for Hillary Care, part two.

Clinton is scary. Not just because of her rhetoric (she hasn’t laid out any policy proposals yet) but because of her organizational skills and the way her staff is controlling the message. They are very good. The questions at the town hall seem to be planted. I wouldn’t expect anything less from the Clintons.

I am still waiting for someone to ask her about the war in Iraq, the entitlement crisis and immigration. Something tells me she will not address any of the really serious issues facing America.

Here is media coverage of her speech.

UPDATE: Hillary just called for universal health care. And just got a question about the war.

I posted our new FreedomWorks campus outreach program here.

We are doing most of our campus outreach by using Facebook, a networking site that is hugely popular with young people.

The link to my book is back online over at The Young Conservatives of Texas website. i am sorry that it was down for a while, but they were improving their website.

You can purchase a $10 signed copy of my book, The Conservative Revolution: How to Win the Battle for College Campuses by clicking here. The link will also remain on the blog in the “About” section.

The Washington Times reports today that the new commander in Iraq, Lt. General David Petraeus, testified that Senate resolutions condemning the President’s new plan in Iraq would embolden the terrorists.

I have not seen the General’s comments reported elsewhere. Biased media? What biased media? Below are excerpts from the story.

Mr. McCain, who supports a larger troop increase, asked what the results would be if senators “tell those troops that we support you, but we are convinced that you cannot accomplish your mission. … What effect does that have on the morale?”
“Well, it would not be a beneficial effect, sir,” Gen. Petraeus replied during a confirmation hearing to four-star rank before the Senate Armed Services Committee. “Obviously, a commander would like to go forward with as much flexibility as he can achieve.”
Mr. Lieberman tried to pull Gen. Petraeus further into the upcoming Senate debate. He asked what effect an anti-surge Senate resolution would have on the enemy. After praising the U.S. system of open political debate, the general added, “having said that, a commander in such an endeavor would obviously like the enemy to feel that there’s no hope.”
“A Senate-passed resolution of disapproval for this new strategy in Iraq would give the enemy some encouragement,” Mr. Lieberman said, to which Gen. Petraeus answered, “That’s correct, sir.”