daniel larison

Blaming National Security Conservatives for Republican Problems

Donklephant  Fri, 05/15/2009 - 11:17am

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Usually, when people debate why the conservative movement has hit hard times, they argue about whether Republicans are fiscally conservative enough or whether they are too focused on social issues.

Rarely does the third tent pole of modern conservativism get mentioned: the national security conservatives.

But that’s the exact group to blame argues Daniel Larison in The Week: