[B]ipartisanship means tarring and feathering politicans from both major parties. Glenn Reynolds More Quotes by Glenn Reynolds More Quotes From Glenn Reynolds What's wrong with "the new elite?" Forget cultural insularity or smugness. The main problem with the "new elite" is that they're not an elite at all. That is, they aren't particularly smart, or competent. Glenn Reynolds smugness smart political Imagine what things would be like if the news media actually sided with civilization. Glenn Reynolds media would-be civilization [T]he notion that a belief in self-reliance cannot coexist with a spirit of generosity is crap. In fact, one is far less likely to find a spirit of generosity among the advocates of governmentally-required "compassion". Glenn Reynolds generosity compassion self As my father-in-law once said, when they talk about taxes it's always for teachers, firemen, and police - but when they spend your taxes, it always seems to go to some guy in a leather chair downtown you never heard of. Glenn Reynolds law teacher father You can't be halfhearted in a revolution. Values that serve well in a civil society don't work in a state of nature. Glenn Reynolds wells revolution states The purpose of the right to bear arms is twofold; to allow individuals to protect themselves and their families, and to ensure a body of armed citizenry from which a militia could be drawn, whether that militia's role was to protect the nation, or to protect the people from a tyrannical government. Glenn Reynolds defense government people [W]hen you align yourself exclusively with one party, and weaponize yourself in that party's cause, you're going to pay the price when the other party is in power. That's the price you pay for whoring yourself out. Glenn Reynolds pay-the-price hens party Personally, I'd be delighted to live in a country where happily married gay couples had closets full of assault weapons. Glenn Reynolds gay couple country The government decides to try to increase the middle class by subsidizing things that middle class people have: If middle-class people go to college and own homes, then surely if more people go to college and own homes, we’ll have more middle-class people. But homeownership and college aren’t causes of middle-class status, they’re markers for possessing the kinds of traits — self-discipline, the ability to defer gratification, etc. — that let you enter, and stay, in the middle class. Subsidizing the markers doesn’t produce the traits; if anything, it undermines them. Glenn Reynolds college home class It's not so much about the cause, it's about feeling superior to political opponents. Glenn Reynolds politics political feelings If you're a Republican who's a threat to the Democrats, of course you are a racist. That's the definition of a racist, nowadays. Glenn Reynolds racist definitions politics Democrats don't represent the taxpayers, they represent the tax-consumers. Glenn Reynolds taxpayers democrat politics The new racism is anything that might hurt a Democrat politically. Glenn Reynolds politics racism hurt I can think of no better reason to vote against Obama than the prospect of an administration where any criticism of the President is treated as racism. Glenn Reynolds criticism racism thinking When people say things like "don't let this moment pass without acting on gun control," what they're really saying is our arguments are so unpersuasive that they can only succeed when people aren't thinking clearly. Glenn Reynolds gun people thinking With 'swift-boating' now being used by the ignorant as a synonym for false charges, it's worth remembering that it was John Kerry who had to retract his statement about his secret Christmas mission to Cambodia, despite it having allegedly been 'seared, seared' into his memory. Glenn Reynolds ignorant secret memories As I have said, the best Bush strategy is to put Congress on TV as often as possible. Glenn Reynolds strategy politics tvs Where the U.N. is concerned, accountability is very thin on the ground in general. Glenn Reynolds accountability concerned politics Personally, I'm tired of hearing the whole have-you-no-decency routine from people who have made quite clear that they possess none themselves. Glenn Reynolds tired political people When the private sector fails, the solution is more government. When the government fails, the solution is more government. Glenn Reynolds failing political government
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