Just in case you missed them...
10:59amHere are some of the posts made over the weekend on Spectator.co.uk:
Fraser Nelson reports from the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. He gives his first impressions of the conference; applauds Boris Johnson's speech; and analyses George Osborne's plans for an Office for Budget Responsibility.
James Forsyth claims that indiscipline should worry the Tories as much as complacency, and outlines the Tory task in Birmingham.
Clive Davis commemorates Paul Newman.
And Americano argues that a Presidential Debate draw was a good result for Barack Obama.
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HC Blake
September 29th, 2008 3:05pm Report this commentRepublican Identity Crises
HC Blake
On the Today programme, George Osborne aspired to the bipartisan talks between Democrats and Republicans. The bipartisanship of the two parties is very telling of the crossroads America is now facing. Both parties had to come together and find some kind of agreement when normally they would have been debating ‘tooth and nail’. And yes, debate did happen, but under the auspices of bigger government. By tradition, the Republican Party stands for small government and free trade. Yet, Bush was endorsing a bill created by the former CEO of private banking institution Goldman Sachs, to give the US government total control of America’s finances. Is this small government, the neo-con way? And it would have rewarded the very big businesses that created this debacle with middle America footing the bill. Is the Republican Party going through an identity crises? The final resolution of Paulson's bailout will be very interesting indeed.
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