The Year Of The Democrat

by Lucas Roebuck - January 4th, 2007 - Northwest Arkansas Times

The reality of the Republican’s November destruction will hit hard this week as Democrats officially start exercising the power voters handed to them in the election.

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Although guiding voices come and go as the currents, ebbs, and tides of history bring the right voice for the right moment, I believe these five individuals — more than anyone else — represent the voices that will build the foundation for a new conservative movement in this new year.

This is an interesting article that lists two bloggers, a politician, a writer and a TV show personality as the five most influential conservative voices of our times. (I'll let you read the article to get Mr. Roebuck's list.) However it leaves off a couple I would have included. I don't know how anyone leaves Thomas Sowell off as one of the top five conservative voices. I put him as number one. Or Mark Steyn who I list as number two. However the list is a significant recognition of four people who are current powers in the conservative movement. The fifth is a populist and including him in a list of powerful conservatives is a real stretch. He may be powerful, but he is no conservative.

It is a good read as much as anything for the explanation of who these five are and what they bring to the table.