... his relatively low public profile, Mr. Daniels has been a successful, reform-minded, conservative governor. He took office in 2005 with a huge deficit and state spending growing at an unsustainable 6 percent rate. But Mr ... Road itself. In an interview, Mr. Daniels explained the impediments to conservative reform. "One is the public-sector employee unions who benefit ...

... more open to the idea, even on health-care reform. Overall, though, the GOP is a party that has become increasingly conservative, particularly on fiscal issues. Obama's stimulus package ... number in polls since 1981.) On fiscal issues, the percentage calling themselves conservative has soared to more than eight in 10. More striking is that a majority considers themselves to be & ...

... on from the English PEN / Index on Censorship report on libel reform (and see also the critique offered by science lobby group Sense About Science), ... - at 0737). Interestingly, this was followed on the same programme by an interview with Dominic Grieve, the Conservative Party Shadow Justice Secretary (see here at 0848). He was more sceptical of the need for libel reform, offering a lonely voice ...

... Beatdown's Sady Doyle in the Guardian's Comment is Free. Sadly, that means that conservative pundits tend to relish using the term to describe any act they disagree with. Witness – just ... , are a few of the people or things they have recently compared to rapists: healthcare reform; the government of the state of New York; the Democratic party; the media; Nancy Pelosi; President Obama ( ...

... minority of the Jewishly identified students. 90% of the these students were identified with either the conservative or reform movements. The remaining 10% or so came from an “unaffiliated” background. ... level and in a language that they understood. However, I was not such a great teacher. I found the conservative students the easiest to speak to about Jewish things. The next easiest ...

... the national debt went up 4 Trillion while he was in office? Not conservative. Social Security Reform - While the mainstream press called this the ... for my tastes (outlawing such a program for everyone 40 and under would have done it), it was something that went in the right direction. Therefore, this was conservative. Medicare Expansion - While this goes under "Federal Spending Growth& ...