ANOTHER DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES

Outsiders Aim to Frame Political Debate
Sep 28, 4:03 PM (ET)
By JIM KUHNHENN

...a group of conservatives and Republicans with close ties to the White House have formed their own enterprise, Freedom's Watch, landing on the political scene with a $15 million ad campaign to defend President Bush's Iraq war strategy. ...they hope to fill what they say is a void on the right, becoming a permanent, well-financed conservative voice on social, economic and national security issues.

When Blakeman speaks of "we," he is referring to "friends, former administration people, party leaders, decision makers." Unlike MoveOn, which has its roots in California's Silicon Valley, Freedom's Watch is clearly a Washington creature. Many in its inner circle of strategists and donors are close to Vice President Dick Cheney or held high posts at the White House.

Eli Pariser, the executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, argues that Freedom's Watch may have money, but it doesn't have a base of support.

"The main difference is that MoveOn is a group of 3.3 million," he said. Freedom's Watch is a few mega millionaires."