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"Conservative" commentator?

I think it is fundamentally dishonest for this article to call Levin a "Conservative," (as opposed to a Republican). Anyone familiar with Levin's radio show knows that he spends day after day, viciously blasting Democrats and strongly supporting Republicans. I listened extensively to Levin's program throughout the George W. Bush years and Levin fanatically supported Bush when the latter did all kinds of decidedly non-Conservative actions, from the 2008 Wall Street bailout to the "Patriot" Act and its Constitution-destroying provisions (i.e. warrantless wiretaps). Anyone who believes Levin is a "Conservative" simply doesn't grasp what a Conservative is. A true Conservative might well have supported Bush on some issues, but definitely not on warrantless wiretaps and the bailing out of Wall Street with hundreds of billions of our tax dollars. Let's face it: Levin is a Republican hack. While I don't expect that description to make it into Wikipedia, I do think it would be entirely fair and accurate to call Levin a "Republican," rather than a "Conservative." Otherwise, the latter really has no real meaning. (And please: don't tell me that Levin opposed the 2008 bailout. He was mostly quiet on it during the Bush years---and even indicated at times that he felt it was necessary to save the economy--and he only really starting speaking up in opposition to it when Obama took power). Amazingly, Levin did the same with the Afghanistan War. He ferociously attacked opponents of that war during the Bush years and it has only been since Obama took power that Levin has said he doesn't understand what America is doing in Afghanistan.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.11.223.18 (talk • contribs) 07:26, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Even though I agree, it's seems that our view is too subjective, and we'd have to have sources that back it up in a non-partisan way. 98.198.85.83 (talk) 09:23, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This seems like the standard description for a modern conservative.98.232.80.37 (talk) 22:20, 15 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Levin explicitly states, on multiple occasions and in his books, that he is a conservative, and NOT per se a Republican.

Levin "served"?

What's with this sentence: "Levin served in the administration of President Ronald Reagan" in the opening paragraph? Levin was a government employee. Nothing more, nothing less. It would be more accurate to simply say Levin was a government employee during the Reagan years. Let's reserve the word "served" for those (like military veterans) who really did serve America. Government employees don't "serve" America (in fact, a lot of us believe they do nothing more than leech off the public purse). It would certainly seem like Levin and his followers (of all people) would agree.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.11.223.18 (talk • contribs) 07:26, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Served is commonly used in this way for anyone, not just military folks. 138.162.128.55 (talk) 14:07, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not really. You both are kind of right. The initial post doesn't seem to acknowledge the fact that Levin was an adviser to Reagan's cabinet. That being said, the second doesn't seem to acknowledge that "served" in this connotation is inept and poorly represented. 98.198.85.83 (talk) 09:21, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Did Mark Levine serve in the military? An earlier version said he did. But without details. Now any reference has disappeared. Because Levine is continually aggressive about U.S. military stance and policy, wouldn't we want to know details? Something to hide? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobrowen (talk • contribs) 00:41, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Attorney?

Is Levin still an attorney? It seems pretty clear that he was at one point, but I can't find anything to suggest that he's still practicing.

The most recent court filing identifying him as an attorney that I can find is from 2003, and I couldn't find him in the registry of attorneys in Virginia, D.C. or Maryland. If someone's got a reliable source indicating that he's still an attorney -- or even that he was in the very recent past -- let's get it in there. If not, I can take the identifier out. — Bdb484 (talk) 17:25, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind. I found him.

Liberal vs Statist

Levin explicitly defines the terms "liberal" and "statist" and uses them distinctly in his books. They should not be confused or conflated in the descriptions thereof, by those whom, it would appear, haven't read them. 108.222.253.74 (talk) 06:30, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]