https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/08/the-gops-middle-class-problem/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 02:24:25 -0400<![CDATA[Romney ended up as an odd combination of an essentially pragmatic politician running on a cookie-cutter conservative agenda. Don’t get me wrong: His agenda was far preferable to the president’s, was brave on Medicare and would have been good for the country. But his conservatism had no distinctive flavor and nothing to inoculate it from simplistic attacks. In 2000, George W. Bush and his team came up with “compassionate conservatism” precisely to brand him as something different and buttressed the slogan with policy proposals.]]>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:57:46 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/08/the-gops-middle-class-problem-n97302