Conservatives Must Avoid The Siren Song Of

The Idea That The Rest Of The World Was Somehow Being Held Hostage By The Arab-israeli Conflict Once Had A Minimal Basis In Reality. In The First 20 Years Of Israel's Existence, Every Arab Country Was In An Active State Of War With The Jewish State.

Memories Of The Last Nine Years Have Turned Ground Zero From A Site Of Horror, To A Reminder Of Grief, To An Occasion For Ludicrous Artistic Posturing - And Now To Something Very Close To Parody.

Obama's Victory In November 2008 Was A Historic Political Accomplishment.

Obama's Coalition Would Have Consigned Him To The Political Margins As Little As 12 Years Ago, But The Nation's Demographic Changes Are Moving Far More Quickly Than Most Republicans Anticipated.

Obama Is Talking To Voters As Though He Is Their Boss, Or Their Principal, Or Their Father. He Is Not Any Of Those Things. He Is Their Employee. And Employers Don't Like It When Their Employees Yell At Them - Even If Their Employees Have It Right.