Copyright 2019 David Jenkins Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:40:01 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss David Jenkins :: Writings http://jenkins.pundicity.com djenkins@rep.org (David Jenkins) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://jenkins.pundicity.com/8338/drill-baby-drill Tue, 1 Sep 2010 09:00:00 EST Those who attended the 2008 Republican Convention had a sinking feeling when Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele shouted out his "drill, baby, drill" slogan. The slogan is an ill-advised attempt to rally Republicans around a simplistic... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/7071/obama-environmental-record Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST The League of Conservation Voters (LCV), recently released its Presidential Report Card, giving President Obama a B+ on his first year in office. Ironically, that is the same grade Obama gives himself. The prominent national environmental group bases the... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6989/beck-small-tent-gop Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST At the recent CPAC gathering, Fox News commentator Glenn Beck, in an apparent jab at Senator John McCain (R-AZ), said, "We have a guy in the Republican Party who says his – his favorite president is Theodore Roosevelt." He then proceeded to skewer one of... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6988/the-right-climate-for-bipartisanship Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Kerry (D-MA) recently penned a New York Times op-ed entitled "Yes We Can (Pass Climate Legislation)." In the article, the two Senators make a strong case for bipartisan legislation that tackles both climate change... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6982/conservatism-green-roots Mon, 1 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST This year's debate over climate change legislation has provided a vivid illustration of how today's conservative political and media leaders approach environmental issues. The opposition to environmental protection efforts is almost reflexive in nature.... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6987/dont-know-much-about-science-books Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST The liberal British philosopher John Stuart Mill once famously dismissed conservatives as the stupid party. Intellectual arrogance is something we have come to expect from liberals, but great conservative minds like Russell Kirk, Richard Weaver, and... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6986/thanks-pat-toomey Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST Former Congressman Pat Toomey recently resigned as head of the Club for Growth to run for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, setting up a primary rematch between him and incumbent Arlen Specter. As Keystone State Republicans start pondering the choice... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6985/gods-climate-plan Wed, 8 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST With both Easter and Earth Day coming up, I have been thinking about why so many of my fellow Christian conservatives tend to overlook the connection between their faith and environmental stewardship — particularly as it relates to climate change. I am... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6984/no-nukes-no-climate-progress Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST The Obama Administration talks a good game about shaping bipartisan energy and climate change policies. The talk is good. History shows that the best way to ensure that these policies work and survive shifts in the political winds is to pass it with... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6983/seizing-the-environmental-high-ground Wed, 4 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST The Republican Party has a lengthy record of environmental accomplishments, which stretch back to Abraham Lincoln's protection of Yosemite Valley in 1864 and include Theodore Roosevelt's forest and wildlife conservation, Richard Nixon's creation of the... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6978/mccain-stewardship-chesapeake Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EST To appreciate the impact of a McCain administration on the health of the Chesapeake Bay, one needs to understand the strong stewardship ethic that guides Sen. John McCain's policy decisions. Mr. McCain cites three strong influences that shape his... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6979/alaska-republicans-not-real-conservatives Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:00:00 EST We have the Veco indictments, the related FBI corruption investigations into U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and his son Ben, and the revelation of Rep. Don Young's Coconut Road earmarks-for-donors program. All of this comes on the heels of Gov. Murkowski's failed... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6980/conservation-republican-recovery Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:00:00 EST The Nov. 7 election debacle shows clearly that the party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan has lost its way. Party leaders have fallen prey to a toxic combination of shrill ideological extremism and venal pandering to special... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6981/conservative-case-for-wilderness Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:00:00 EST If we as a nation are to preserve the essential elements of conservatism, we must also preserve wilderness. Indeed, American conservatism owes its existence and its longevity as much to the vast wilderness landscape that greeted our forefathers as it... http://jenkins.pundicity.com/6977/it-takes-a-movement Wed, 1 Sep 2005 09:00:00 EST We are all aware of Senator Hillary Clinton's book, It Takes a Village, and Senator Rick Santorum's rejoinder, It Takes a Family. The primary focus of these books is raising children. For Republicans for Environmental Protection, our focus is growing a...