Compassionate Conservatism

  • In Bush we trust

    By pandering to Christian zealots, Bush has come close to establishing a national religious party. But reality is crashing in.
    By Sidney Blumenthal March 23, 2006

  • Britain's Bush clone

    New Tory leader David Cameron is imitating Bush's campaign -- even claiming to be a "compassionate conservative."
    By Sidney Blumenthal December 15, 2005

  • The gospel of the rich and powerful

    Backed by the religious right, Republican lawmakers are now officially giving hell to the average American.
    By Joe Conason March 11, 2005

  • A lone ranger in danger

    Bush sees himself as the heroic rescuer and avenger in a primal struggle with savages -- but he shouldn't forget Custer.
    By Sidney Blumenthal September 3, 2004

  • Cynical compassion

    Behind closed doors, Bush and his Republican allies are devising a federal budget for 2006 that ignores those most in need in order to make their tax cuts permanent.
    By Joe Conason May 28, 2004

  • Bush's brand-new Day

    Trying to burnish his "compassionate" image, the president is now quoting Dorothy Day. Who's next -- Mother Jones?
    By Joan Walsh May 22, 2001

  • The cruelty of compassionate conservatism

    By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
    April 2, 2001

  • The cruelty of compassionate conservatism

    Bush hacks at programs to aid children, leaving the battered, the ill and the poor behind.
    By Jennifer Foote Sweeney March 23, 2001

  • Skeletons in the Cabinet

    Democrats need to work with Bush. But they don't need right-wing dinosaurs like John Ashcroft and Gale Norton.
    By Gary Kamiya January 3, 2001

  • Judging W's heart

    His "compassionate conservatism" can move a grown man to tears, but how far does it really extend?
    By Jake Tapper November 1, 2000

  • Defining compassionate conservatism

    Stephen Goldsmith, George W. Bush's senior domestic policy advisor and a bit of a wonk, calls for the public and private sectors to both do their part.
    By Jake Tapper August 3, 2000

  • In the shadows of the Republican Convention

    The notoriously poor town of Camden, N.J. -- ironically the site of the GOP fete -- is living proof of everything our politicians are ignoring.
    By Arianna Huffington August 2, 2000

  • Why won't George W. Bush talk about AIDS?

    Texas gays say their governor's "compassionate conservatism" doesn't include them.
    By Cliff Rothman November 19, 1999

  • Away down South in Dixie

    In accent and manner, George W. knows how to play the part when he sweeps through Mississippi, including taking a swipe at Hillary.
    By Suzi Parker October 11, 1999

  • George W.'s New York homeboy

    Floyd Flake, the former Democratic congressman, welcomed candidate Bush to Harlem with open arms.
    By Jake Tapper October 7, 1999

  • Bush: As compassionate as he has to be

    Just how far will George W. reach out to minorities? As far as he can without alienating any bigots.
    By Jake Tapper October 6, 1999

  • So this is compassion?

    George Bush's compassionate conservatism sounds a lot like Al Gore's. But are faith-based charities really the answer to America's problems?
    By Debra Dickerson July 29, 1999

  • Is Elizabeth Dole really running for president?

    While her husband talks openly about Viagra, she can't bring herself to declare her candidacy.
    By Anthony York June 18, 1999
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