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Palin gone, anything but forgotten Friday, November 7, 2008 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/07/MN8L13VKU9.DTL “Conservative icon and author Richard Viguerie, who heads conservativehq.com – and who has called Palin “the new Ronald Reagan” – dismissed the reports Thursday and defended Palin as a figure who will continue to have enormous clout with conservatives. “Almost the entire leadership of the McCain campaign was Washington insiders, lobbyists… and they come from a very different background than Sarah Palin,” he said. “She became a hero… and a rising star in this campaign,” a status he said is likely to continue as conservatives aim to reshape and remarket their brand in the wake of the 2008 election landslide for Barack Obama.” Los Angeles Times Debate begins in Republican Party on how to regroup Friday, November 7, 2008 http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/ny-usgop075915861nov07,0,4632466.story “In op-ed and online essays, they heaped scorn on Bush and congressional Republican leaders for expanding government, driving up the national debt and abandoning the core small government principles of the party. “The party that we have supported has betrayed us and abandoned us,” said Richard Viguerie, a leading architect of the modern conservative political movement. “Viguerie and others have been particularly critical of the recently enacted financial bailout pushed by the Bush administration and senior congressional leaders. “Viguerie and others expressed confidence that Bush’s exit would help the party return to its roots. “We’re finally untethered from the big government conservatism that defined the Bush administration,” said Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a champion of cutting spending.” CNS News Political Battle Under Way Within GOP, Says Conservative Leaders Wednesday, November 5, 2008 http://www.cnsnews.com/public/Content/article.aspx?RsrcID=38812 “Long-time conservative activist Richard Viguerie thinks the Republican Party’s problem this year is not unlike its problem in previous election cycles. ””Moderate and liberal have not done very well,” Viguerie, the chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, told CNSNews.com. “Both Bushes had problems, and Bush the son nearly destroyed the Republican Party. People are looking for a clear conservative choice.”” |
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