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Monday, November 07, 2011

Washington Examiner Daily Political Digest: Timothy P. Carney - Conservatives shouldn't play the race card, either

Washington Examiner Daily Political Digest

Timothy P. Carney - Conservatives shouldn't play the race card, either

The last things conservatives should want to do is lend some legitimacy to the race card.

Byron York: Why Santorum runs

Santorum likes to call himself "the William F. Buckley candidate," referring to Buckley's dictum that conservatives should support the most conservative candidate who is also electable. "We think we're the most electable conservative," Santorum tells the Fairfield group.

Susan Ferrechio - White House rebuffs GOP subpoena on Solyndra loan

It's a familiar piece of political theater in Washington: Congress subpoenas the White House demanding information. The White House refuses to comply, asserting executive privilege. To avoid the courts, the two sides often strike a deal that pleases neither of them. And it's happening again.

Byron York: How Gingrich wins by debating Cain

The Gingrich-Cain debate pitted the candidate with the most detailed policy knowledge against the candidate with the least detailed knowledge. It was a good thing for Cain that it was a friendly encounter; if Gingrich had wanted to run circles around Cain, he could have.

Michael Barone: Can Cain keep flouting rules of politics?

Cain's stance as a non-politician who refuses to obey the rules of the great game of politics is at least momentarily a political asset in a year when opinion about conventional politicians of both parties is

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