[redhead]

What a bunch of generalizations. Sorry, but it's the Democrats I see driving around in Hummers, living in the 12-room houses in the high-end neigborhoods, dressed in designers duds and working in middle and upper management. Conservative kids more often than not are just that. One television, if any, in the living room, home schooling, and modest behavior and consumption. Am I the only one who sees this guy as disastrously misled and misinformed?

[horse_doc]

I actually have several relatives who are rock-solid, church-going Republicans, who are completely focused on material things (and they truly believe that these things are necessities - expensive vacations, and replacing cars every 2-3 years). Their kids are not disasters, but they aren't what you'd call happy, either.

I think that Dreher is onto something important.

[Potowmack]

What a bunch of generalizations. Sorry, but it's the Democrats I see driving around in Hummers, living in the 12-room houses in the high-end neigborhoods, dressed in designers duds and working in middle and upper management.

Statistics don't back your observation. It's the Hummer-driving, 12-room house exurbs that are the Republican strongholds in this country.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Where does Dreher lay this out in terms of Republicans vs Democtrats? (Cite and quote, please.) That's just what he doesn't do. He does tend to make this a conversation-within-conservatism, but that doesn't have much to do with party politics. So no, I don't see Dreher creating or alluding to stereotypes of Republicans per se.

And once you've hung around at Free Republic long enough, you'll see lots of soi-disant "conservatives" who are contemptuously down on marriage and family, whose response to porn is "where can I get me some 'a that?" and who think the most important Trinity is Me, Myself, and I.

If you haven't run into that yet, bless you, you are fortunate indeed.

"One television, if any, in the living room, home schooling, and modest behavior and consumption." Way to go. I'm with you, redhead.

[RKBA Democrat]

S"orry, but it's the Democrats I see driving around in Hummers, living in the 12-room houses in the high-end neigborhoods, dressed in designers duds and working in middle and upper management."

LOL! For the record: I drive a pickup, live in a three bedroom home, buy my clothes at Target and JC Penney, I utterly detest television, and I do garden when I find time. We also live well below our means.

I don't see this gentleman as being all that misinformed. I know quite a few so-called political "liberals" who are actually very "conservative" in their personal lifestyles and habits.