New Common Sense: Conservatives Need a New Message

JANUARY 14, 2013    |   Discover more at Heritage's First Principles webpage The Constitution: All or Nothing For the better part of a decade (and probably longer), there has been a cottage industry among liberal commentators dismissing the Constitution as broken and outdated. So when Georgetown law professor Louis Michael Seidman wrote a New York Times op-ed admonishing America to just “give up on the Constitution,” most conservatives dismissed him as another liberal picking and choosing which parts of the Constitution to keep. However, Mr. Seidman’s argument is more radical than the usual liberal critiques of the Constitution. The Real Abraham Lincoln Next Monday, at his second inauguration, President Obama will swear an oath on a stack of Bibles, including one owned by Abraham Lincoln. President Obama loves to cloak himself in the legacy of Lincoln. He’s invoked Lincoln to justify tax-code tweaks, regulatory schemes, and an insatiable ardor for big government. Mr. President, you can use Lincoln’s Bible, but don’t abuse his legacy. Hail to the Chief Jim DeMint left Congress and moved across the street to the Heritage Foundation, where the mission is to formulate and promote conservative ideas. As the new President of Heritage Mr. DeMint will take this message directly to the American people. Why leave Congress? What can think tanks do that Congress can’t? What does his new role mean for the Conservative movement? Quote of the Week "Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country. - George Washington For more quotes, visit westillholdthesetruths.org     About The Heritage Foundation Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institute — a think tank — whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. The Heritage Foundation | 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002 | 202.546.4400 | heritage.org