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National Greatness Lite: The substance, such as it is, of McCainery.(formulating policy positions for a John McCain movement)

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| June 25, 2001 | O'Sullivan, John | COPYRIGHT 2001 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

To get ahead, John McCain needs a movement and a program. At present, he has neither. He has, instead, a resume and a coterie. And the coterie is doing its best to transform the resume into a program (and itself into a mass movement). In the coming period, this coterie has the formidable task of developing McCain's appeal into a coherent program that will unify various malcontents into some McCainized version of movement conservatism.

This project will not be held back by lack of political talent. Outside of an immediate circle of advisers and consultants, the McCain coterie consists of William Kristol, the GOP strategist and editor of The Weekly Standard, David ...

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