Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
The most common dictionary definition of an “elitist” is one of selectivity, an engendered pride of belonging to a group perceived to be “elite”. By this definition, the Special Forces or Army Rangers are “elites”, for example. These are honorific titles that were earned through hard work, sweat and courage.
Continue readingI keep hearing people yammering on about what a great disappointment Obama has been, which is in itself disappointing. I agree with pundits on the Left and the Right that Obama has stuck true to his values (even Karl Rove evinced admiration for Obama on this point). Fact is, he
Continue readingMike Devx said something in a recent comment that really hit home. The dominant memes in a society or civilization are what controls the behavior of most of the people in that society. I think that this is true…we won’t really change our society unless we change attitudes. So, I
Continue readingNot militant Islam, not a resurgent Russia or China, not North Korea, not Iran….us! Conservatives, independents, and anyone else that disagrees with his agenda. Or, so says President Barack Hussein Obama. Why is it that Barack Hussein Obama and other Lefty presidents and presidential wannabees (Kerry, Gore, Clinton, Carter) feel
Continue readingForgive my long opening discourse. I need to set the stage. Most Americans don’t know much about Belgium and Flanders. It’s a shame. For a quick summary, Flanders is the region that stretches from Belgium’s northern border with the Netherlands, west to the English Channel and into northern France (including
Continue readingBookworm recently asked, “is Europe trying to save itself?” To that question, I can only offer anecdotal evidence from family and business visits made to France and Belgium this summer, shortly after the Greece-precipitated financial crisis. Europe (witness the EU) is an uber-bureacracy. For centuries, Europe’s forms of governance have
Continue readingHave you ever been in a debate with a Liberal/Lefty and been so overwhelmed with either the vapidity of their arguments or the absolute volume of misstatement, sloganeering or fact-twisting that you are left open-mouthed and unable to respond. After the interchange, you kick yourself by thinking, “I should have
Continue readingWe have enjoyed spirited discussions on these pages with Book’s question about universities and the values thereof. A recurring theme that I hear among Liberals is one of educational snobbery. I heard this with regard to G.W. Bush (despite his Harvard MBA) and now we hear it about Sarah Palin
Continue readingOne of the things that I try to understand is the Great Divide between today’s Liberals and conservatives that has left us talking past one another on policy issues. Frankly, I have concluded that discussion with Liberals is often futile because we attribute different meanings to words and concepts. One
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