The mainstream perception that conservatives are close-minded and dogmatic while liberals are open-minded and free-thinking has it almost exactly backward. Liberal dogma is settled: The government should do good, where it can, whenever it can. That is President Obama’s idea of pragmatism and bipartisanship: He’s open to all ideas, from either side of the aisle, about how best to expand government and get the state more involved in our lives. Meanwhile, conservatism’s dogma remains forever in flux. We constantly debate the trade-offs between freedom and virtue, the conflicts between liberty and order. . .http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODMzOTlmZWM0ZWU1MjA5NWE4ZTBhY2NmMGFmNDQ4ZTA=
I would love it if the GOP dedicated itself to cutting government by two-thirds, leaving only a minimal social safety net, a big honking military, and a few other bells and whistles for promoting the general welfare. My ideal ticket in 2008 would have been Cheney-Gramm. That’s right, Dick Cheney and Phil Gramm: two old white guys who would crush our enemies and liberate our economy while shouting, “You kids get off my lawn!”
Friday, May 8, 2009
Twisting reality to fool the people
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I love it haha. Sounds great.
ReplyDeleteJust one thing, though. Didn 't Cheney really outperform his vice-presidential duties as per what it dictates in the Constitution? I remember hearing that somewhere...
Should have paid him more then
ReplyDelete"He’s open to all ideas, from either side of the aisle, about how best to expand government and get the state more involved in our lives."
ReplyDeleteYikes.
Out-perform his duties. That is up to the president, no constitutional law applies to VP other than President of the Senate.
ReplyDelete"paid him more" -paid who more and why?