To tidy up some of the scattered orphans that I've sewn throughout the universe of blogs, I'm resettling some of the best of my pithy little missives right here. ((The ones that I thought stunk. . .. you'll have to search and destroy on yer own)))
To play off of the title of an excellent book by Judge Robert Bork, which itself was taken from an excellent poem by Yeats titled The Second Coming, the conservative movement better start working on civility lest they find themselves in the throes of a death spiral toward insignificance.
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;"
Are conservatives, as a group starting to fracture? Yes. mainly because of massive fusillades on anything not endorsed by the right wing of the political ideal.
Let's take the big issue of the day; How many times have we witnessed a true and proud conservative get mauled for simply expressing his or her view that the Iraq War is a misguided?
William Kristol, Editor of The Weekly Standard, doesn't just disagree with James Bakers Iraq Study Group's findings, he has to heap obloquies at the messengers.
He co-authored an article in the Dec. 11th edition of theWeekly Standard titled A Perfect Failure READI IT HERE:
Kristol's retort begins with his disdain for the ISG's co-chairmen Baker and Hamilton and how they took time for a photo spread for a fashion magazine.
This argumentum ad hominem is a sad statement on the current state of conservatism.
Even if Kristol's point of view has merit, of which there is very little, all but the most ardent sycophant is put off by the mean spirit of the article.
James Baker has been a credit to the the American people and the conservative ideal for a long time. the fact that he was commissioned to do this study should speak to his high status as a statesman and critical thinker.
If William Kristol has an argument with the findings, fine. But, why not stay on the high road.
"Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,"
When Tom Delay spoke about being involved in an international conservative movement, on FNS (10-03-05)none of the "talented tenth" in the conservative movement spoke up about their misgivings toward that little statement.
We cannot be so vehemently against international trade agreements and UN power grabs on one hand, then try to collocate some sort of global philosophy, on the other.
If the American Right has any sort of conservative link with the rest of the world, it would be our link in jolly ol' England, So, when the son of Lady Thatcher, got caught up in a coup attempt to bring down the government of Equatorial Guinea, Africa's third largest oil reserve. We. . . . US. . . . You and I, the famous and the lumpenproletariat. . . we should've spoken up. Particularly our right wing should've railed against this criminal act.
Isn't there some sort of political "Friend of the Court," brief that we could've come up with?
If the right can easily talk about a senator driving off of a bridge and drowning a girl, at dinner parties, they should as easily bring up how conservatism needs to keep its house clean when famous sons of great allies try and bring down countries.
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
The Right is tarring itself with the stain of the querulous. and if it doesn't wake up, and soon, it'll by its own moral and ethical lapses, be the ones so full of sound fury, but signifying nothing.
William Kristol is by far not the only one in the complaint parade, neither is he a constant grouser, with no plan, purpose or program.
Indeed, he possesses advanced political intellect and espouses much positivity. He however, is a good example of the quick and vehement disparagements that too many of us all across the political spectrum dish out when we don't agree with the point being discussed.
Last month Mike Gallagher went on a tirade about the "LIBERAL" viewpoints regarding Mary cheney's pregnancy.
WHAT!!!!
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards the puisne, to be born.
Let's not bring the rough beast to birth.
Cheers !!!
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;"
Are conservatives, as a group starting to fracture? Yes. mainly because of massive fusillades on anything not endorsed by the right wing of the political ideal.
Let's take the big issue of the day; How many times have we witnessed a true and proud conservative get mauled for simply expressing his or her view that the Iraq War is a misguided?
William Kristol, Editor of The Weekly Standard, doesn't just disagree with James Bakers Iraq Study Group's findings, he has to heap obloquies at the messengers.
He co-authored an article in the Dec. 11th edition of theWeekly Standard titled A Perfect Failure READI IT HERE:
Kristol's retort begins with his disdain for the ISG's co-chairmen Baker and Hamilton and how they took time for a photo spread for a fashion magazine.
This argumentum ad hominem is a sad statement on the current state of conservatism.
Even if Kristol's point of view has merit, of which there is very little, all but the most ardent sycophant is put off by the mean spirit of the article.
James Baker has been a credit to the the American people and the conservative ideal for a long time. the fact that he was commissioned to do this study should speak to his high status as a statesman and critical thinker.
If William Kristol has an argument with the findings, fine. But, why not stay on the high road.
"Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,"
When Tom Delay spoke about being involved in an international conservative movement, on FNS (10-03-05)none of the "talented tenth" in the conservative movement spoke up about their misgivings toward that little statement.
We cannot be so vehemently against international trade agreements and UN power grabs on one hand, then try to collocate some sort of global philosophy, on the other.
If the American Right has any sort of conservative link with the rest of the world, it would be our link in jolly ol' England, So, when the son of Lady Thatcher, got caught up in a coup attempt to bring down the government of Equatorial Guinea, Africa's third largest oil reserve. We. . . . US. . . . You and I, the famous and the lumpenproletariat. . . we should've spoken up. Particularly our right wing should've railed against this criminal act.
Isn't there some sort of political "Friend of the Court," brief that we could've come up with?
If the right can easily talk about a senator driving off of a bridge and drowning a girl, at dinner parties, they should as easily bring up how conservatism needs to keep its house clean when famous sons of great allies try and bring down countries.
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
The Right is tarring itself with the stain of the querulous. and if it doesn't wake up, and soon, it'll by its own moral and ethical lapses, be the ones so full of sound fury, but signifying nothing.
William Kristol is by far not the only one in the complaint parade, neither is he a constant grouser, with no plan, purpose or program.
Indeed, he possesses advanced political intellect and espouses much positivity. He however, is a good example of the quick and vehement disparagements that too many of us all across the political spectrum dish out when we don't agree with the point being discussed.
Last month Mike Gallagher went on a tirade about the "LIBERAL" viewpoints regarding Mary cheney's pregnancy.
WHAT!!!!
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards the puisne, to be born.
Let's not bring the rough beast to birth.
Cheers !!!
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