Conservative News--4.9.12

The Martyrdom of John Derbyshire and the Brewing Conflict in the Conservative ... Forbes Plenty of other conservative authors have "gone there" on topics related to race: National Review's editor Rich Lowry recently wrote an editorial about the Trayvon Martin killing and then followed it up with ablog post bemoaning the fact he had been ... See all stories on this topic »

Rick Santorum remains in race as a 'movement conservative,' Santorum on Israel ... Washington Post (blog) Santorum claims to be carrying the flag for the conservative movement. 'As conservatives and tea party folks, we are not just wings of the Republican Party,' he told the Conservative Political Action Conference in February. 'We are the Republican Party ... See all stories on this topic »

Hey, Etch-A-Sketch Conservatives: Time to Resurrect Some Honesty Huffington Post A spring awash with Etch A Sketch conservatives, camera-wielding GOP con men and a bogus deficit reduction budget from House Republicans shows that for the right, wrong is justified when it achieves the desired results. A perfect example of this ... See all stories on this topic »

Conservative super PAC sets sights on Obama Austin American-Statesman As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By Jim Rutenberg and Jeff Zeleny American Crossroads, the biggest of the Republican super PACs, is planning to ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama stands up to conservatives San Francisco Chronicle ELON, NC -- Conservatives are not accustomed to being on the defensive. They have long experience with attacking the evils of the left and the abuses of activist judges. They love to assail "tax-and-spend liberals" without ever discussing who should be ... See all stories on this topic »

Conservative groups increase ad blitz against Lugar The Hill (blog) By Cameron Joseph - 04/09/12 08:31 AM ET The National Rifle Association and the Club for Growth, two heavy-hitting conservative groups, are launching ads that paint Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) as a Washington insider and boost his Tea Party opponent, ... See all stories on this topic »

PC 'red' and Wildrose 'blue' fight for conservative rule of Alberta Canada.com Mount Royal University political science professor Duane Bratt said the big-tent Tory party had always contained a small, very conservative right wing, which alternately tried to gain control or break away from time to time, to no avail. See all stories on this topic »

RNC's Priebus soothes conservatives Washington Examiner (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) He's got a funny-sounding name, but Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus' relationship with the often cantankerous conservative wing of the GOP is no joke. Despite having to deal with a financially broke operation ... See all stories on this topic »

Conservative watchdog group questions counties with too many voters Houston Chronicle By Lise Olsen Sixteen small counties across Texas appear to have more registered voters on their rolls as of 2010 than qualified citizens of voting age - a phenomenon prompting conservative Washington, DC, watchdog group to question whether the ... See all stories on this topic »

Political parties bracing for a 'wild ride' in final two weeks of campaign Calgary Herald At stake is the future of the 41-year Progressive Conservative dynasty and the possibility of a new Wildrose government, while the Liberals and NDP jostle for attention amid the bitter battle between the front-running parties. See all stories on this topic »