Reader Comments

Editor: Excellent article on a conservative revival in the House. I wish you well and I will be supportive in whatever way I can. All the best, Bruce Eberle , McLean, VA

Editor: Regarding Signs of a Conservative Revival, I thought I was the only conservative left. This article was good news to me. When the Republicans took over in 1994, I was hoping to see the U.S. change course. In 2000 and 2002, when we were the majority, I thought the citizens would now see the effects of true conservatism. I hope these guys will not let up and know them that we are watching. I also hope that they will not be weak on the illegal immigrant problem. Regards, Roy Sandefer

Editor: Hooray for your editorial on the Conservative Revival. I believe you're on the correct tract about this. Daniel Pipes is a great addition to your newsletter too; and I've profited mentally from his wisdom for several years, as I'm looking forward to profiting from your wisdom! No one can say, other than the totally insane - uh - yes, there are enough of those around....sigh... that our world will be easier during the near future but we'll simply have to pull ourselves up by the bootstraps and march forward, and your newsletter is a wonderful asset. Just a well deserved pat on the back. Cheers! Sheila Pickerill, King City, CA

Editor: The "Conservative Revival" is great news. Is this not a most opportune time to call that "summit" meeting that you suggested in May 2003? Bush's march toward George Orwell's "1984" and Kerry's desire for a XXX culture and both wanting a world government should be potentially devastating enough to call for such a summit. A unified effort in the House and, hopefully, in the Senate calls for a unified effort by the rest of us "true" conservatives. The relative minor differences between various "true" Conservatives is vastly out numbered by the things that they agree on. The "CAUSE" should outweigh the differences. With hopeful regards, Frank (Nalcrest, Fl.)

Editor: Signs of a Conservative Revival? Forget about it. America is becoming more Socialist and doesn't even know it. They think its ok since even the Republicans do it. Steve Saaf

Editor: To revive the Republican Party you better also address all of the issues and problems brought up by the Constitutional Party and the Libertarian Party. If you don't, in the long term, a significant number of very conservative voters may end up creating their own "Conservative Party" at all levels of government and form a very viable block of voters which will end up badly diluting Republican Party support. The other possible situation is that in the long term, a large number of conservative voters will become very apathetic and just stay at home in large numbers instead of voting during both the local elections and the federal elections. You also need to listen to conservative political forums including Free Republic and Lucianne.com, and never ignore what they have to say, both pro and con, about A.C.U., Rep. Mike Pence, and/or other members of the Republican Study Committee. John from Framingham, Ma.

Editor: In regard to Hanz Ziegler's article in your journal, as mayor I have supported the Boy Scouts request to use the beach. Last week the Common Council voted to allow the Scouts to use it. There is no longer any issue! Please tell your colleagues, allies of the scouts and others to stop sending me rude, profane, demeaning and attacking e-mails and please correct your out-of-date article. Thank you, Mayor Alex Knopp, Norwalk, CN.

Editor: Thank you for "Kerry and Heroism," Bob Shicotte, Ex-Marine

Editor: Great article. As an ex airborne ranger I served in Korea, Indo China. I received many awards, was wounded four times and I've got the scars to prove it. I have five children and have never told them about my experiences until 9/11. I have never used my medals, or ribbons, and now I wear them on my jacket. I've always been proud of them, but never wanted to brag. You can say Kerry got me out of the closet.

Editor: Who besides CBS is investigating the forged documents that CBS news tried to feed to the American public? What criminal charges can be brought? Why has there not been a congressional investigation? Who in the Kerry campaign knew? What was the Kerry campaign's link to the documents? When did the Kerry campaign know the documents were false? Let's see some action on this. Bruce M. Larsen

Editor: You guys have got some things right in the Timothy Carney article and some I would frankly say you are the ones leaning left not the neocons. On foreign policy, you do echo the isolationist voices of the old right of pre WWII. In a world where it took days to bring an army or navy to attack from across an ocean that view worked. It does not work now. The conceptual difference is that I think you folks don't take this enemy seriously. We have confronted Iraq and may have soon to confront Iran. On domestic spending issues, it is the same as my pro-life efforts. Real economic conservatism is good but it sure needs to be better marketed--and yes, maybe W could do a better job, but the public wants a lot of the costly socialist frills. Looked all in all though, you all have some great thinkers at ConservativeBattleline.com. Ron Quasebarth

Editor: Tim Carney is correct. We really need to tell the neoCon men to get the #!*%$*@##! out of the Republican party. They are destroying not only the Grand Ole Party, but attempting to destroy genuine conservatism! Better an honest enemy, than a dishonest "friend"!!! Domino Gloria, Steve

Editor: In regards to your piece by Rep. Ron Paul: There is an immediate and serious danger to our freedom right now in the form of legislation in the House snd Senate that will require a national ID card within three years ("Your PAPERS please!"). Per new "homeland security" recommendations, the House and Senate have unnumbered bills in committee to require federal agencies to accept as ID a federal ID card - no more drivers license, no more SS#, or any other ID. The House version mandates a digital recognition photo on the card, the Senate version mandates full biometric information on the card. The politicians plan to pass this law before the election, citizens and freedom be damned! Tom McCarey

Editor: I agree with Daniel Pipes that there is nothing in the Federalist Papers or the US Constitution granting any authority to Amnesty International or any other so called watchdog organization to dictate policy of any kind to our government. If my mind does not fail me all the 9/11 terrorists were Muslims! I enjoy his articles. They are very informative. Walter K. Cook

Editor: I say profiling is a MUST! We were attacked and 3000 of our citizens were murdered--not by English people, not by Americans, not by Hispanics, but by Muslims. I am sorry for Muslims who are profiled and questioned, but I much prefer that than losing more of our innocent citizens in another attack. Norma Kenfield

Editor: I agree 100% that Muslims must be profiled. I don't care what anyone says, but if you go to a Muslim country anywhere in the world and you are a Christian, will they let you worship or spread the Gospel to others freely ? Heck no! Of course, to proclaim the Gospel has nothing to do with crime in any sense but they'll put you in jail anyway. Believe me brother, I am an Asian. What I said has nothing do to with race (black, white or yellow). If I am a Muslim, go ahead profile me for the safety of other citizens. This is a free and rich country, you don't need to live here if you don't like it. If you live here you must be a good citizen and help to protect the freedom of this country.

Editor: Buchanan may be off the reservation on a couple of minor economic issues (minor in the larger scheme of things), but he is right on all the cultural issues, right on the neo-cons, right on immigration, and right on history's lessons. One reader's comments that "Buchanan is irrelevant" reveals the intellectual shallowness and short memory of the neo-cons. They are ignorant of history's lessons. 25 years from now, "conservatives" will look back on Buchanan as a prophet - a lone voice crying in the wilderness. By then it will be too late. America will have balkanized and the Republican Party will be no more, voted out of existence by the now unstoppable juggernaut of demographic changes. Immigrants with no connection to our country's history, - and with very little hope of obtaining any connection - government school graduates, with their version of pc history, will be ruling the U.S. (or what's left of it). The Republicans are whistling as they stagger pass the cemetery - drunk with their power - with their very tentative and very temporary grip on power. Watching an empire crumble is going to be scary, sad, and in a fascinating sort of way, like watching a grand old skyscraper crumble to the ground as its demolished. Its going to be a wild ride. Rick Williams, Virginia

Editor: At this time, I am giving serious consideration to voting for John Kerry. Face it: George W. Bush is far more of a liberal than was Bill Clinton. He has recklessly expanded the government, unbalanced the budget, and pursued a dangerously reckless foreign policy (the most ill-conceived since Woodrow Wilson's). John Kerry is no Bill Clinton, and a Republican Congress run by conservatives would be able to thwart Kerry where they could not stop Clinton. Kerry would have rely on the media, who have completely discredited themselves. If George W. Bush is no longer in the White House, then Republicans will be forced to either implement a conservative agenda as promised, or admit that they were hiding behind the Bush Administration as it advanced the agenda of liberal Democrats. The economy is likely to decline into recession next year, as the Bush debt and a dollar crisis overseas (too many dollars in too many countries) creates a crisis in confidence. It would be far better for conservatives to
be able to blame it all on John Kerry, rather than have to take the blame for the consequences of the present Administration's economic mismanagement. Sincerely, Brian Lynch

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