*Man who is almost single handedly responsible for the dumbing down of our electorate calls Harry Truman a war criminal for dropping the bomb. Dude, he was a democrat, you’re doing it wrong.
RELATED: Torture TV, by Clifford D. May at National Review
*The Real Culture War is Over Capitalism, by Arthur C. Brooks at the WSJ.
“Still, the tea parties are not based on the cold wonkery of budget data. They are based on an “ethical populism.” The protesters are homeowners who didn’t walk away from their mortgages, small business owners who don’t want corporate welfare and bankers who kept their heads during the frenzy and don’t need bailouts. They were the people who were doing the important things right — and who are now watching elected politicians reward those who did the important things wrong.
Voices in the media, academia, and the government will dismiss this ethical populism as a fringe movement — maybe even dangerous extremism. In truth, free markets, limited government, and entrepreneurship are still a majoritarian taste.”
Read the whole thing, I implore you.
*Orwellian thought crimes law passes the house in a straight party line vote. Gabriel at Ace says it all: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
RELATED: Jeff G. at Protein Wisdom
“More and more, I’m left trying to reconcile the combination of abject idiocy, political opportunism, and openly leftist policy coming from this administration with the President’s approval ratings and the public consensus that this guy is really a rather moderate chap, a sober centrist, if you will, who — by chance alone, we’re supposed to believe — has been forced to nationalize the auto industry, try the same thing with the banks, and, with no Republican votes, pass a budget that will cripple the economy for years to come.
And I’ve come to the conclusion that unless and until Americans start taking an interest in their political futures once again, we are indeed sunk, and our little experiment in self-governance is over.”
Please Jeff, I beg you, write a book already.
*Pity the Fools! Er, the left I mean, as they struggle to understand the TEA Party movement.
*Tales of a turncoat. Arlen Spector: Good Riddance, by Cal Thomas, and Once a Democrat, Always a Democrat, by Michael Reagan.
*Obama Outsources His Presidency, by Karl Rove.
“Mr. Obama is a great face for the Democratic Party. He is its best salesman and most persuasive advocate. But he is beginning to leave the impression that he is more concerned with the aesthetics of policy rather than its contents. In the long run, substance and consequences define a presidency more than signing ceremonies and photo-ops. In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision.”
*Even the AP is calling Shenanigans on Obama’s deficit talk.
*Where’s Our Apology, by Matt Patterson.
*Your Daily Dose of God Help Us: American Character, Remix: How College is Shaping Us Now.
“So is the character of students shaped by our system of higher education best summarized as conformist? To a large extent, yes. The progressive left, as witnessed by the Center for American Progress’ report, New Progressive America, is counting on a vast, quiescent consensus among the college-educated, a consensus sufficient to end the culture wars and usher in a reign of one-sided agreement on all important issues, a sea of leftist tranquility. As I’ve said, I don’t have any strong reason to deny this proposition. The left’s near total domination of education at all levels, including colleges and universities, has given it ample opportunity to instill its basic values. These include a settled hatred of Western civilization, an elevation of identity groups and corresponding devaluation of common humanity, and a preference for the homogeneous group over the free-spirited individual.”
*Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey
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