re: #168 Belafon

John Cole is making a good point:

Go read the rest.

That is a very good point indeed. The hinterland gentry, as I have described them, are the heart and soul of the Republican Party. They ARE the Republican establishment they pretend to decry and have been since the 19th century. The small town real estate grubber who took the private non-jet to the riot is a classic example.