[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Here at the Daily Treasoner, we take our responsibilities very seriously.

"And what are those responsibilities? In a phrase, to do everything we can to make our country weaker.

Here at the Daily Treasoner, we take our priviledges very seriously. "And what are those priviledges? In a phrase, to do everything we can to promote ourselves and our own interests.

We could have gotten jobs or even started businesses to do concrete things such as policing or growing or distributing food, or making cars or exploring for oil or producing gasoline. But we like shooting fish in a barrel rather than exposing ourselves to the possibility of criticism by taking on actual responsibilities. So instead of undertaking to do something - anything - that someone needs done, we chose to criticize, condemn, complain, and second guess everyone who is stupid enough to do things and therefore to make mistakes.

Everyone else makes mistakes, but we never do - because we do exactly nothing. And if we say something today and find out that we were wrong, hey - whadda ya want, perfection or something? We're only human, and besides - who do you think you are, trying to criticize us when we are the ones who buy ink by the carload. So we just change the subject and that's the end of the story. Our mistake never happened. And don't try complaining to our competitors about our slant; our competitors may buy ink by the carload too, but so do we - and they aren't interested in fighting a flame war with us over a stupid nobody like you.

You think we are in the pockets of the liberal politicans, but that isn't true at all. We can make or break anybody, so we don't have to be in anyone's pocket. Now the liberal politicians, they are in someone's pocket. Ours. They know that we criticize everyone who actually does things, and so they do the same thing. They just act as our auxiliaries, scouting out people to second guess. Anybody who isn't for us is against us, and they had better watch out.

[Kudsman]

In a phrase, to do everything we can to promote ourselves and our own interests.

Kind of a hard wired human trait. Born of selfishness. Not a wholly unnecessary one either IMO. A bit of it used on an instinctive level goes along way in ensuring survival. Not tempered it becomes megalomania. I guess the question is fast becoming has Big Media become so enamored with itself that it fails to see that it's consumers no longer wish to "purchase" bias? Especially RED bias, no matter how much ink of any other color they dilute it with.