"Watergate teaches us, too, the virtues of having politicians, rather than mere managers and technicians, operating the levers of ultimate power....
Lessons of Watergate
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Political Strategy
Loss of GOP Identity
"No one can effectively lead or even work for the Republican Party today, because no one can possibly say what it stands for." Source: The Making of...
Politics as a Serious Profession
"Politics … is a serious business—for its regular practitioners a true profession—and experience acquired in it, in managerial as much as in...
Media’s Revolving Door
"Precise what metamorphosis do the Dotty Lynches of contemporary Washington undergo on the short trip from Senator Hart's headquarters to CBS? And...
Rusher’s Razor on the GOP
"I made up my mind years ago that salvation for America, if it is to come at all, will not take place through the medium of the Republican Party....
The Bureaucracy’s Drift
"I guess it is inevitable that most posts in government will be filled by the type of seaweed that drifts in and out with the tides of politics."...
Cyclical Nature of Politics
"Don't worry; there's a yin and a yang to politics." Source: If Not Us, Who? William Rusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement...
The Party’s Conservative Heart
"Conservatism should be the beating heart of the Republican Party, but the party must also reach out to incorporate people who are not necessarily...
Party System Satire
"A moribund heap of chronic losers, serving a highly selective set of economic interests and little else … if the Republican party didn't exist the...
Corrosion of Political Morality
"A steady diet of political infighting tends to coarsen, and ultimately to cheapen, most participants. They approach politics as reasonably...
Partisan Cycles and Spending
"... now is the Democrats' time, and they can be forgiven if they intend to enjoy it ...the downturn began before they took over, and can continue...
Video: Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The Republican Party and Moderates
Firing Line (1984) : Rusher and Congressman Jim Leach discuss the Republican Party’s moderate wing with...