Istook: Death Of Conservatism? Not!

From Tulsa Today, By Ernest Istook ~ The biggest problem facing America's conservatives isn't our "progressive" president-elect or the liberal leaders controlling Congress.

It's defeatism.

Liberal pundits such as The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne were quick to interpret the recent elections as "a definitive end to a conservative era."

A Google search for "death of conservatism" this week produced 57,900 hits. It's the new common wisdom.

But should America's millions of conservatives be despairing? Of course not.

That's what the Left wants the most. "It is best to win without fighting," wrote Sun Tzu in "The Art of War."

"The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord."

Read the entire column at www.tulsatoday.com.

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