Comments on: The American Conservative Magazine endorses…Kerry?

By: Loren

Loren — Sun, 07 Nov 2004 04:24:03 +0000

That edition of the magazine presents the conservative case for all of the candidates; as it says on the front cover. The article about Bush says that a vote for Kerry would be a vote not only against Bush, but a vote against America. So I would hardly say that the magazine is anti-conservative.

By: Everett A Warren

Everett A Warren — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 14:08:46 +0000

Quoth steve: “how do I trust a magazine that says it’s conservative, but leads every magazine with anti- conservative views ?”
I’m not familiar with the magazine on an ongoing basis, but it seemed to me that the article supported Kerry after applying conservative views and determining that Bush was more of a radical than a conservative.
I believe there’s another article in the same issue that brings up many of the same points but still sides with Bush because they want him to be the one selecting judges for the Supreme Court (disclaimer: analyzing this from a Republican co-worker’s take on the article, not from a first-hand read).

By: steve butler

steve butler — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 12:27:06 +0000

how do I trust a magazine that says it’s conservative, but leads every magazine with anti- conservative views ?

By: laura

laura — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:40:46 +0000

this article represents the split between the view of america first/no foreign entanglements versus the view that the only defense to terrorism is a strong aggressive offense. there are several issues which don’t necessarily fall neatly into a democratic or a republican camp. immigration and fiscal management, abortion, gay marriage, school vouchers, property tax/education are finding opponents and supportes in both camps. I don’t know if issue creep is significantly expanding or not but I speculate that if there was a viable third or fourth political party then there would be candidates with a more of a cafeteria style selection of positions on issues then presently exists. I think clinton did a pretty good job of herding the middle. also it is refreshing that the writer does not feel the need to accept a party line regardless. I wish there was a litle more discussion of nader’s positions.