{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Astrological Musings","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings","author_name":"Lynn Hayes","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/author\/lynnhayes","title":"\"Conviction Politicians\" - George Bush, Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher - Astrological Musings","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tvTGEXil9s\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2006\/12\/conviction-politicians-george.html\">&#8220;Conviction Politicians&#8221; &#8211; George Bush, Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2006\/12\/conviction-politicians-george.html\/embed#?secret=tvTGEXil9s\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&#8220;Conviction Politicians&#8221; &#8211; George Bush, Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher&#8221; &#8212; Astrological Musings\" data-secret=\"tvTGEXil9s\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Dharmaruci has a great post today on what he calls &#8220;conviction politicians,&#8221; those who &#8220;pursue a particular course of action regardless.&#8221; Politicians frequently present themselves as \u201cconviction politicians\u201d in order to convince voters that they are principled, that they will not be swayed by the demands of political expediency and career aspirations. What it comes&hellip;"}