Of course, all this is written from the perspective of someone with recognizable right-wing credentials.
Most analysts believe that it was in anticipation of the party vote that he decided to make a remark intended to flaunt his right-wing credentials.
He was so consumed with building his right-wing credentials that he allowed himself to be used politically even when he had doubts about his sources.
This week, he even called into question the right-wing credentials of the current prime minister, Ariel Sharon.
Mr. de Klerk has authentic right-wing credentials.
Though her right-wing credentials have never been questioned, her state of mind and suitability for the Senate have been, and frequently.
As he moves to shore up his right-wing credentials, his more authentically conservative rivals are trying to establish their own credibility in the eyes of moderate Republicans.
Conservatives who have always doubted Mr. Baker's right-wing credentials are overjoyed.
It is the creation of profit-seeking entrepreneurs - many of whom have impeccable right-wing credentials.
The latest effort to revise it is being led by a Conservative Party backbencher with impeccable right-wing credentials.