Hello Bob!   
      
   Just finished reading "THE DEATH OF CONSERVATISM" by Sam   
   Tanenhaus published by Random House, copyright 2009 by the   
   author.  Sorry, no isbn for ya.   
      
   IN case you haven't read it, or anyone hasn't, let me quote   
   briefly from the last page.  Sam writes:   
      
   "What the times demand today of movement conservatives, if   
   they are to reclaim their place  at the center of American   
   politics, is a recognition that the age of orthodoxy--of   
   uncompromising certitude--has ended and will not be reborn   
   anytime soon.  At its best, conservatism has served the   
   vital function of clarifying our shared connection to the   
   past and of giving articulate voice to the shared beliefs   
   Americans have striven to maintain under the most trying   
   circumstances.  There remains in our politics a place for an authentic   
   conservatism--a conservatism that seeks not to   
   destroy but to conserve."   
      
   This was a good afternoon's read.  Imho it's a worthwhile   
   read for folks on both sides of the political divide.   
      
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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