[An Old Marine]

[the] left's entrance-level view of people as passive and helpless victims of powerful external forces, hence political wards who require the continuous shepherding of caretaker elites.

An amazing sentence that concisely defines most of the core differences between conservatives and liberals.

[JWinNC]

good column bump

[Gritty]

It took a lot of years, but this guy finally "gets it".

Welcome home!

[Liberty Valance]

"In short, I became a card-carrying liberal, although I never actually got a card. (Bookkeeping has never been the left's strong suit.)"

LOL!

[hosepipe]

So then....
This is what goes through the mind of a RINO just before they leave "commie" central.. and actually THINK they have moved ideologically in some way.. and join the republican party, then vote for Arlen Spectre, John McLaim, Snowe, Chaffee, Jeffords, or a host of other confused democrats in drag..

Interesting Opus and study of the RINO mind..

[nutmeg]

Here it is... Rush reading this on air now. Music to my ears!

[nutmeg]

"Music to my ears" ping! Rush reading this on air now...

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

[nutmeg]

...I have come to believe, and gladly join with others who have discovered for themselves, that the single most important thing a genuinely liberal person can do now is walk away from the house the left has built.

Love it! Thanks so much for posting this article on FR.

[nutmeg]

Fantastic opus! Rush just read this on air...

[nutmeg]

Here's the opus Rush just read on air

[Mr.Atos]

That's my story... Fall of 1992.

[nutmeg]

Keith Thompson (author of this opus) on air with Rush now!

[ariamne]

I identify completely with the writer's disgust. On September 12, 2001, the staff of the liberal non-profit at which I was then employed gathered round to talk about our "feelings" about the attack on our country and fellow citizens. I watched and listened in stunned amazement as people damned US foreign policy, Israel and George Bush.

One lone secretary peeped up that the attack should have brought us together as Americans and make us more patriotic and she was CLOBBERED by the rest of the staff. I was too stunned and confused to speak up then, but I am making up for lost time now.

Good article; it mirrored my feelings of disgust for the voices of the left exactly. The left will continue to implode on its own bile and hatred, will continue to dance a bloody victory jig on the graves of brave American soldiers and embrace terrorist to their collective bosoms.

And decent Americans, including liberals with any conscience, will turn away in disgust.

[TheForceOfOne]

Welcome Keith,
For being a good boy today you get a complimentary Dolly pic.

[My Favorite Headache]

Awesome article.

[PRND21]

Wise article.

[clamper1797]

Stinking Freeper Troll (off DU mode)

[agrace]

From the article -

A left averse to making common cause with competent, self- determining individuals -- people who guide their lives on the basis of received values, everyday moral understandings, traditional wisdom, and plain common sense -- is a faction that deserves the marginalization it has pursued with such tenacity for so many years.

Very well said.

[GOPJ]

In short, I became a card-carrying liberal, although I never actually got a card. (Bookkeeping has never been the left's strong suit.)

If he'll freepmail me, I'll send him a VRWC Card -- lots of former dems here. Those who broke the true believer liberal bonds are always welcome.