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Marc Rotterman: Right Conclusion, Wrong Reasons

Submitted by S Turner on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 1:42pm.

Cross-posted from The Progressive Pulse.
In a News & Observer Op-Ed on Monday Marc Rotterman, senior fellow at the John Locke Foundation, concludes correctly that the conservative movement is damaged goods:

“The damage to the country, the conservative movement, and the party may take years if not decades to repair.”

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