tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post2601208764816152375..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: "Conservative Revolution" is an OxymoronGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-56957025038935067302015-10-21T18:38:25.512-04:002015-10-21T18:38:25.512-04:00I was thinking "Jacksonian" in temperame...I was thinking "Jacksonian" in temperament not so much policy. ceemacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-16867268198196430372015-10-21T14:34:00.102-04:002015-10-21T14:34:00.102-04:00""Brawlers" I can see, but Jackson ...""Brawlers" I can see, but Jackson greatly expanded the power of government to solve problems. The Tea Partiers want the opposite.<br /><br />Mark Davis writes "The deep desire for stronger leaders means his brand of Republican might be losing influence, and that has turned some mannerly souls into name-calling flamethrowers." I see this as further evidence of my earlier contention that there is a strong market for a demagogue. Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864860607925412103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-33009900457732362602015-10-21T12:17:04.404-04:002015-10-21T12:17:04.404-04:00The Dallas Morning news ran this column a few days...The Dallas Morning news ran this column a few days ago. They changed the title to "How the GOP Lost Its Way."<br /><br />Today they ran this response by Mark Davis, a local talk show host and regular column writer for the DMN.<br />http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/latest-columns/20151020-mark-davis-conservatives-brace-for-battle-but-not-with-liberals.ece<br /><br />He does not think much of Brooks' definition of conservative. These guys really are more along the lines of "Jacksonian Brawlers" in contrast to the Burkeans.ceemacnoreply@blogger.com