Robert Bluey

Departure of RNC's Top Web Strategist Worries Conservatives – ClickZ
Conservative technologists are sorry to see Cyrus Krohn resign as the cyber strategist for the Republican National Committee (RNC). In fact, several of them had formed a Facebook group, titled "Change Anything But Cyrus Krohn," dedicated to keeping him on after Michael Steele assumed leadership of [...]

Pirates could surprise with young talent – Albert Chen, SI.com
Much has been made about the Pirates' run of 16 straight losing seasons. Given that this is virtually the same team that went 17-37 after the Jason Bay and Xavier Nady deals at the trade deadline and finished with its fourth consecutive 90-loss season, a 17th [...]

Will Gay Marriage Cost Dems the NY Senate? – Brian Faughnan, RedState
On election day, New York Democrats achieved a goal they have been after for decades: they won a majority of the seats in the State Senate. After securing a majority, it seemed only a formality that they would elect a Democrat as President of [...]

Here Come the Ideologues – David Freddoso, National Review Online
If you listen to the Left, the Bush administration has been oppressing and endangering American workers for the last eight years. Workplace conditions have deteriorated and workers live at the mercy of unaccountable and unscrupulous employers. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, sitting squarely in the pocket [...]

Why Obama Will Need Conservatives to Govern – Joel Mowbray, FOXNews.com
The most under-reported story of the election is that conservative voters provided the margin of victory for Barack Obama—a finding that has dramatic implications for both Democrats and Republicans.
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What's next for the GOP? – Gov. Mark Sanford, Politico
People usually think more about what went right and what went wrong after a loss than after a victory. Accordingly, Republicans will have a lot of thinking time over the holidays.
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Roots of Defeat – Patrick Ruffini, National Review
The four-year ascent of Barack Obama from state senator to president marks not just the triumph of a man, but the coming of age of a movement.
(tags: 2008 obama politics conservatism)

Seeking the GOP's Future on the Internet – Washington Post
At 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6– less than [...]

Change Conservatives Can Believe In – Pat Toomey, National Review Online
Senator Mitch McConnell and Rep. John Boehner have a tough two years ahead of them. For the second election cycle in a row, conservative-leaning voters gave the Republican party an ultimatum: Shape up or ship out. And now the leaders of the GOP better deliver [...]

Conservative Nation – Mike Franc, National Review Online
One question surfaces repeatedly as the pundits obsess over the exit polls. Have Americans lurched to the Left in any meaningful way? If so, are they likely to sign long-term leases in Hotel Obama, or are they simply on loan until they experience the consequences of modern-day liberalism?
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Can Libertarians and Social Conservatives find Common Ground? – Hunter Baker, Acton Institute
As the standard bearer for American conservatism for two decades, Ronald Reagan effortlessly embodied fusionism by uniting Mont Pelerin style libertarians, populist Christians, Burkean conservatives, and national security voters into a devastatingly successful electoral bloc. Today, it is nearly impossible to imagine [...]