(In conservative circles, more government spending is innately bad).
In a possible signal that he plans to include the more conservative members in his inner circle, McCarthy promised, if elected speaker, he'd "have the courage to lead the fight for our conservative principles and make our case to the American people".
The rumors gained more traction in the last week in conservative circles, perhaps partly due to Baer's multiple emails over that time, sent to a string of high-powered Republicans. .
Conservative judges get more conservative.
Her theory: the baby boomers, now the most powerful men in conservative circles, are a different, more contentious breed of right-winger.
The Welsh Conservatives have held two of the regional seats since the establishment of the Assembly more than a decade ago, Andrew RT Davies and David Melding are well respected in Conservative circles and consequentially sit in first and second place on the party list respectively.
And as it does so, Obama's circle of advisors will become inextricably more conservative.
His imminent departure to head a well-financed organization with significant heft in conservative circles will allow him to oppose even more loudly a big budget deal that includes higher tax revenues sought by President Obama.
He socialized with a circle of friends that included women, something more conservative Pakistani men often avoid.
