For John, BLUF: We don't really know where President Obama is leading us. Nothing to see here; just move along.
Over at Pajamas Media Mr Ed Driscoll has a piece titled The Bonfire of the Journalistic Vanities. For me this is the bottom line (and for Mr Driscoll):
And that’s the problem: to reveal who Obama is and what his agenda is, would be to a shine a light on the goals of what passes for “liberalism” and “progressivism” in the second decade of the 21st century. And no MSM journalist wants to be accused of telling the American public what those truly are.Where are progressives progressing to?
Regards — Cliff
Love the rhetorical question at the end.
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Just saw another story today about how economic growth in the South is eclipsing growth in the North. Many factors in play, for sure, but it made me think back to that elitist, condescending, "What's the Matter with [______]" argument, which says that working folks who tilt "R" must all be brainwashed or stupid, because they are going against their "economic self-interest."
Maybe they've figured something out that the folks critiquing them aren't "keen on" just yet.
The 'What's the Matter with Kansas" thesis is tested here.
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Um .. Greg. You coming on and blurting "economic growth in the South is eclipsing growth in the North" and then constructing some assertion of ideological contrast, where "R" comes out ahead; just ain't gonna cut it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe a hyperlink could find its way here, to back you up?
ah, hyper, ah link…
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BEA 2012 Report.
I would gently suggest that the "South", by moving away from the Democratic Part of my youth not only bettered themselves, but also bettered the Democratic Party. Not that Sen Lloyd Benson was a hero of mine, but he sure was a step up from some of those unreconstructed office holders from within my memory.
Regards — Cliff