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I think Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] should be at or near the top of the top ten.  Early in the decade he identified and criticized the [[homosexual agenda]], spoke out against the censorship of God and then, later in the decade, wrote the [[D.C. v. Heller]] decision establishing the true Second Amendment right to [[self-defense]].  He also provided key votes in [[Bush v. Gore]] and many other essential 5-4 decisions.  Of course, Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] also has had an excellent record the entire decade.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:09, 30 December 2009 (EST)

I think Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] should be at or near the top of the top ten.  Early in the decade he identified and criticized the [[homosexual agenda]], spoke out against the censorship of God and then, later in the decade, wrote the [[D.C. v. Heller]] decision establishing the true Second Amendment right to [[self-defense]].  He also provided key votes in [[Bush v. Gore]] and many other essential 5-4 decisions.  Of course, Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] also has had an excellent record the entire decade.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:09, 30 December 2009 (EST)

:I agree that he deserves a spot in the top ten.  There are a lot of worthy candidates--it's harder than I thought to narrow the list down to ten!  I'd like to argue again for Rush Limbaugh to also be in the top ten.  Without his influence, it's entirely possible that the other political commentators on the list would never have been able to get a foothold in the liberal-dominated media.  Rush demonstrated that the market for conservatism is huge.  His influence remains strong, as demonstrated by the way he took Michael Steele to task and the fact that he came out on top of the poll asking who is the main voice of the Republican Party.  --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 11:13, 30 December 2009 (EST)

:I agree that he deserves a spot in the top ten.  There are a lot of worthy candidates--it's harder than I thought to narrow the list down to ten!  I'd like to argue again for Rush Limbaugh to also be in the top ten.  Without his influence, it's entirely possible that the other political commentators on the list would never have been able to get a foothold in the liberal-dominated media.  Rush demonstrated that the market for conservatism is huge.  His influence remains strong, as demonstrated by the way he took Michael Steele to task and the fact that he came out on top of the poll asking who is the main voice of the Republican Party.  --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 11:13, 30 December 2009 (EST)

:::I'm not totally comfortable using personal life as a standard, though, just because so much of what we hear about conservatives' personal lives is distorted by the liberal media.  Consider Rush's struggle with addiction to painkillers, and how much mean-spirited mockery it generated from the left--or how many crude and vulgar attacks have been directed at Coulter simply because she's not married and has dated a variety of men.  On the other hand, conservative sources tend not to focus on gossip about one's personal life.  --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 12:42, 30 December 2009 (EST)

:::I'm not totally comfortable using personal life as a standard, though, just because so much of what we hear about conservatives' personal lives is distorted by the liberal media.  Consider Rush's struggle with addiction to painkillers, and how much mean-spirited mockery it generated from the left--or how many crude and vulgar attacks have been directed at Coulter simply because she's not married and has dated a variety of men.  On the other hand, conservative sources tend not to focus on gossip about one's personal life.  --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 12:42, 30 December 2009 (EST)