W. James Antle III is a conservative political journalist and editor who has written extensively on American politics and policy. He contributed pieces to The Weekly Standard covering Democratic and Republican Party dynamics, including electoral strategy and intraparty tensions. He has also been associated with publications such as The American Conservative and the Washington Examiner.
If more congressmen like Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., start heading for the exits, it will become harder for Republicans to defend their House majority next year in what figures to be a challenging election cycle.
Democrats have won votes by alleging that Republican positions amount to a "war on women." Yet politicians and pundits are now saying that a constellation of liberal policies favored by Democrats, on issues ranging from entitlements and healthcare to education and the economy, constitutes a war on…