Robert Maranto (Arkansas-Fayetteville) and Richard E. Redding (Chapman): Bush's Brain (No, Not Karl Rove): How Bush’s Psyche Shaped His Decision-Making. Daniel McCarthy on how neocon godfather Irving Kristol rewrote the American Right (and more). From The Nation, an article on the curious case of Meghan McCain; and CampusReform.org is a social networking site with an agenda: to provide training to future leaders of the political right by harnessing ground-level organizing capabilities (and more). From Reason, an interview with Steve Forbes on 1930s-style economic policies, the news industry, and the future of the GOP. A round table discussion: Are the Tea Partiers good or bad for the GOP? In the brief age of Obama, we have had “truthers,” “birthers,” Tea Party activists and town-hall dissenters — comes now, the “

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