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How Long Will It Take Rep. Patrick McHenry To Beg Limbaugh For Forgiveness?

TIME Magazine: Republicans in the Wilderness: Is the Party Over? The most urgent question is the meaning of economic conservatism. Representative P

TIME Magazine: Republicans in the Wilderness: Is the Party Over?

The most urgent question is the meaning of economic conservatism. Representative Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, a conservative who keeps a bust of Reagan on his desk, surprised me by declaring that the Reagan era is over. "Marginal tax rates are the lowest they've been in generations, and all we can talk about is tax cuts," he said. "The people's desires have changed, but we're still stuck in our old issue set."

I give it one day. Once Rush mentions it on the radio, McHenry will be bowing and scraping before his altar.

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