[tallhappy]

The boob who coined the forgotten term boobouisie. A pioneer in showing contempt for what is now called red state America or flyover country. A liberal's lib if ever there was one.

Why hs is hyped so much is the mystery. HL Mencken, that iconoclastic cad, the genius at skewering social mores and hypocrosy etc...

But as I recall, when one actually reads his stuf it's boring and almost incoherent.

I think Hornbeck was a lot greater.

And Gene Kelly could dance better I'm sure.

[Clemenza]

He was a LIBERTARIAN who hated Socialists, Quacks, and Jesus Freaks in equal spades.

[muir_redwoods]

"A liberal's lib if ever there was one. "

Thus explaining his deep and abiding "love" for the Roosevelts.