Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Growing Paine

It appears that conservatives who are embracing Thomas Paine may not quite understand him. Yes, I realize I'm grabbing at low-hanging fruit when I assert ignorance on the part of Glen Beck and Sarah Palin. But it's not my fault that low-hanging fruit has become the face of modern conservatism.

2 comments:

Stephen said...

See you and raise you: I'd say the author of that article doesn't understand Paine, Conservatism, or the Republican Party.

dcat said...

Then make an argument. He lays out his case. Make a countervailing case. Assertion ain't argument.

dcat