http://dir.salon.com/topics/compassionate_conservatism/?source=rss&aim=compassionate_conservatism en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/03/23/bush_terror/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/03/23/bush_terror/index.html?source=rss By pandering to Christian zealots, Bush has come close to establishing a national religious party. But reality is crashing in. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/12/15/david_cameron/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/12/15/david_cameron/index.html?source=rss New Tory leader David Cameron is imitating Bush's campaign -- even claiming to be a "compassionate conservative." By Joe Conason Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2005/03/11/compassionate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2005/03/11/compassionate/index.html?source=rss Backed by the religious right, Republican lawmakers are now officially giving hell to the average American. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/09/03/lone_ranger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/09/03/lone_ranger/index.html?source=rss Bush sees himself as the heroic rescuer and avenger in a primal struggle with savages -- but he shouldn't forget Custer. By Joe Conason Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2004/05/28/budget/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2004/05/28/budget/index.html?source=rss 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 Joan Walsh Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/22/day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/22/day/index.html?source=rss Trying to burnish his "compassionate" image, the president is now quoting Dorothy Day. Who's next -- Mother Jones? Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2001/04/02/letters_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2001/04/02/letters_bush/index.html?source=rss By Jennifer Foote Sweeney By Jennifer Foote Sweeney Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/03/23/child_cuts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/03/23/child_cuts/index.html?source=rss Bush hacks at programs to aid children, leaving the battered, the ill and the poor behind. By Gary Kamiya Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/03/cabinet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/03/cabinet/index.html?source=rss Democrats need to work with Bush. But they don't need right-wing dinosaurs like John Ashcroft and Gale Norton. By Jake Tapper Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/11/01/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/11/01/bush/index.html?source=rss His "compassionate conservatism" can move a grown man to tears, but how far does it really extend? By Jake Tapper Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/03/goldsmith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/03/goldsmith/index.html?source=rss 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 Arianna Huffington Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/02/shadow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/02/shadow/index.html?source=rss 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 Cliff Rothman Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/19/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/19/bush/index.html?source=rss Texas gays say their governor's "compassionate conservatism" doesn't include them. By Suzi Parker Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/11/mississippi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/11/mississippi/index.html?source=rss In accent and manner, George W. knows how to play the part when he sweeps through Mississippi, including taking a swipe at Hillary. By Jake Tapper Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/07/flake/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/07/flake/index.html?source=rss Floyd Flake, the former Democratic congressman, welcomed candidate Bush to Harlem with open arms. By Jake Tapper Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/06/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/06/bush/index.html?source=rss Just how far will George W. reach out to minorities? As far as he can without alienating any bigots. By Debra Dickerson Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/07/29/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/07/29/bush/index.html?source=rss 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 Anthony York Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/18/dole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/18/dole/index.html?source=rss While her husband talks openly about Viagra, she can't bring herself to declare her candidacy.