You think Al Gore was smart because you agreed with him. You think John Kerry was smart because you agreed with him. You think Obama is a genius because you agree with him (although it’s not hard to agree with the word “change”).
We think all of the above, be they as intelligent as the next Senator, were wrong. othing else mattered.
othing else mattered = Nothing else mattered
The writer is mistaken in thinking the culture war is driven by resentment, as if it is something conservatives do to liberals. It is driven by perversion, moral relativism, multiculturalism, abortion, and the wacky left-wing ideology. Liberalism is resentment directed at Western Christian civilization and normal Americans. Members of the cultural elite are out of touch and that was reflected in Obama’s comments about “bitter” people “clinging to guns and religion.” This just rehashes Obama’s point of view.