Amy Walter Quotes
Even on Ben Carson, he's not exactly steeped in housing policy, but his statements on the issue have also been very conservative.
Walter, Amy. Interview. PBS NewsHour, Public Broadcasting Service, 12 Dec. 2016.
What makes this quotation particularly interesting is that The American Enterprise Institute is a highly conservative “think tank” and Brooks himself, a leading conservative. Usually, conservatives are chided by the rest of the political spectrum for ignoring issues of fairness. In this case, an influential conservative not only admits this, but his article argues that it is desirable not to consider fairness in political decision making. Since conservative parties generally represent the more affluent members of a society, fairness arguments rarely help that constituency and are typically avoided by conservatives. However, few admit that. Here is an exception.
Amy E. Walter is an American political analyst, currently serving as national editor of The Cook Political Report and as a host of The Takeaway. From July 2010, she was the political director of ABC News, based in Washington, DC.
