From the ashes of this election, a new conservative insurgency will arise

By KATHERINE KERSTEN, Star Tribune
Last update: November 5, 2008 - 10:47 PM
William F. Buckley, the architect of modern conservatism, died this year. After the Republicans' shellacking at the polls on Tuesday, many may be tempted to write an obituary for the conservative movement itself. In this electoral climate, anyone with a "D" after his name - even a potty-mouthed comedian - could be competitive in a race for high elective office... More