Is Obama 2012's 'True Conservative'?

Monday, December 26, 2011 THE BIG STORY, BY E.J. DIONNE Obama: The True Conservative? Obama will be the conservative in 2012, in the truest sense of that word. He is the candidate defending the modestly redistributive and regulatory government the country has relied on since the New Deal, and that neither Ronald Reagan nor George W. Bush dismantled. The rhetoric of the 2012 Republicans suggests they want to go far beyond where Reagan or Bush ever went. And here's the irony: By raising the stakes of 2012 so high, Republicans will be playing into Obama's hands. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> CHRISTMAS Michelle Obama Answers Phone Calls About Santa's Progress Santa piled up more than presents this year -- trackers at NORAD say he also broke records during his global mission Christmas Eve. Volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado fielded just under 100,000 telephone queries about his progress as of midnight MST Saturday, breaking the previous mark of 80,000. And Michelle Obama fielded at least 10 of those calls. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> FEATURED COLUMN: ALBERT HUNT Will Obama Get Lucky In 2012? Barack Obama probably will have to pull out a familiar card next year: the luck of the draw. In winning the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, the president defeated political heavyweights, starting with Hillary Clinton. His other triumphs were facilitated by lots of luck. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> AROUND THE WORLD Pope Calls For Peace On Christmas As Islamist Bombings Rock Nigeria The Holy Land and the entire Mideast were very much on Pope Benedict XIV's mind as he delivered his Christmas speech from the the sun-drenched loggia of St. Peter's Basilica. The 84-year-old pontiff appeared in fine form, just hours after celebrating a two-hour long Christmas Eve Mass that ended around midnight. "May the Lord come to the aid of our world torn by so many conflicts which even today stain the earth with blood," Benedict said. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> ELECTION 2012 How The Gingrich Lost Christmas Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich failed to qualify for Virginia's Super Tuesday primary ballot with the required 10,000 signatures -- the latest setback for a candidate whose early December resurgence has been diminished in recent polls. Gingrich's campaign said he will pursue an aggressive write-in campaign in the state where he lives, although state law prohibits write-ins on primary ballots. READ MORE Send To A Friend >>

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