National Review: What Do We Need Now? More Purges!

by Robert Stacy McCain | December 23, 2009 5:00 pm

The John Birch Society announces[1] it has paid for a booth at: February’s Conservative Political Action Conference, a Pajamas Media columnist[2] has a conniption, National Review‘s Jonah Goldberg accuses CPAC of a “big mistake,”[3] and even NRO contributor: Mark Krikorian: : jumps on the dogpile[4].

Understand this: CPAC has scores of sponsoring organizations, who pay money to rent exhibition space, to have tables at the banquets, to host receptions, etc. These sponsors represent a broad spectrum of political opinion. If you visit the exhibition hall, you’ll see Christian conservative organizations with booths right next to libertarian organizations that support: same-sex marriage and legalizing marijuana.

Having JBS at CPAC does not imply that the conference, as an organization, endorses every belief of every sponsor — which would be impossible, giving the vast diversity of beliefs among the sponsors.

This “urge to purge” reaction: at National Review is not part of the solution to what ails conservatism, it’s part of the problem.

Endnotes:
  1. The John Birch Society announces: http://www.jbs.org/press-room/5768-the-john-birch-society-announces-cpac-2010-cosponsorship
  2. Pajamas Media columnist: http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/cpac-consciously-providing-ammo-to-critics/
  3. National Review‘s Jonah Goldberg accuses CPAC of a “big mistake,”: http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDdlNjMyOTczOGNlNTQyMDNiOTA3NDllZjQ1MDdiNmE=
  4. Mark Krikorian: : jumps on the dogpile: http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NTA5ZjY5MTkyZmNkMjFjNzNhNmNiNGQxNTU5YmVhZTk=

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