Nice post!
Michael Medved and I travelled a very similar path, although his was and is far more distinguished than mine. We both came to see the blatant hypocrisy and cynicism of the Left from the inside. It took me a few more years (and Ronald Reagan) to put it all together.
I always enjoy watching, reading, and/or listening to conservative commentators, but those who have shifted from the Left give me the greatest pleasure. I guess that it is sort of self-affirming, since in my profession (psychologist), the Left (hard and soft) clearly rules.
agree completely. Speaking of liberal psychologists, quick story. I got an e-mail (over the tax-payer supported email system) from a fellow psychologist supervisior which was sent to all psychologists decrying the new Bush budget "slashing medical care for the needy" and linked to an article from the "World Socialist Center" which nobody else seemed to think may be biased. This follows a day long pile on email back and forth about the injustice of the death penalty. Of course when I contributed that since life was so important maybe we should work to end partial birth abortion also I was not greeted fondly. I've given up trying.