re: #157 Yashmak

I beg to differ. If you go by the discourse on most major conservative blogs these days, he summed up the points pretty nicely. The one area where I differ from his list, is that most conservatives even on those blogs still bash the Republicans for out of control spending too (for example, Malkin’s site bashed the Bush administration loud and long over the initial bailout, referring to it oh-so-intellectually as “crap sandwich”).

However, if you mention that you think some facets of AGW seem to be supported by science, you’re labelled a “neo-intellectual” (as if intellectual is now an insult!), or just called the catch-all “liberal”. Make any statement on alot of these sites opposing a pro-life view, and you’re instantly labelled a “eugenicist” or outright compared to Himmler. THAT’S not encouraging dialogue, for sure. Same goes for any suggestion that stem cell research might prove valuable. Express any view in opposition to legislation against gays, or in support of legislation in their favor, and instantly commenters start implying that you’re gay yourself. It’s RIDICULOUS.

It’s impossible for me to believe that most of these folks aren’t saying what they mean, and there are ALOT of them out there, and more and more lately, the conservative talking heads are catering to them.

I agree. I think LVB summed up the current state of the right wing pretty well. All of his points can be easily confirmed just by following the news, or by checking almost any right wing blog.

And those points are why the Republican Party has lost me.