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Sen. Obama, You're No Barry Goldwater
American Spectator publisher Al Regnery has a piece in today's NY Post arguing that unlike Barry Goldwater in 1964, Obama is not launching a true, enduring, political movement.
He writes:
Barry was a renegade, an outspoken conservative,
fighting Rockefeller - a me-too liberal whose views were
indistinguishable from the Democrats'. The two were as far apart on
issues as two people from one party could be. Barack's differences
with his opponent are overwhelmingly about
style, not policy.
Read the whole thing.
Unlike the personality-driven Obama effort, which emphasizes vague democratic ideals and "change," the Goldwater bid centered on principles. His platform was based on ideas - limited government, economic and political freedom, federalism; fiscal responsibility, traditional values.
Also, you can find out more about Al Regnery's new book, Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism, and purchase copies, here.
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