Boy, for a magazine that prides itself on being rugged individualist independents, Reason sure does spend a lot of time defending the Republican Party these days.

Another thing: Calling Doug Hoffman a "tepid, traditional conservative" is f*cking ridiculous. This author's either an idiot or purposely glossing over this guy's extreme social conservative beliefs.

{GROAN}

Not nearly as impressive as the trick played by Republicans by creating a narrative wherein they are the party of limited government.

If I understand what he is saying, it's something like:

There are no Stalinists in Fox holes.

Wait, maybe there are.

///The Stalin comparison merely related to the purging of the moderate candidate, not to all the efforts to slow or oppose legislation.

sigdiamond2000: Boy, for a magazine that prides itself on being rugged individualist independents, Reason sure does spend a lot of time defending the Republican Party these days.

Another thing: Calling Doug Hoffman a "tepid, traditional conservative" is f*cking ridiculous. This author's either an idiot or purposely glossing over this guy's extreme social conservative beliefs.

Because defending the liberals is treason.

sigdiamond2000: ason sure does spend a lot of time defending the Republican Party these days.

Another thing: Calling Doug Hoffman a "tepid, traditional conservative" is f*cking ridiculous. This author's either an idiot or purposely glossing over this guy's e

Did you RTFA? They ripped the GOP to shreds.

Came here fot a Usual Suspects reference. Leaving dissappointed.

Help help I'm being oppressed, etc.

sigdiamond2000:
Another thing: Calling Doug Hoffman a "tepid, traditional conservative" is f*cking ridiculous. This author's either an idiot or purposely glossing over this guy's extreme social conservative beliefs.

David Harsyani is a local columnist in Denver who gets syndicated by Reason. And his typical column is always about whitewashing social conservatism. His standard column structure is typically something along the lines of: "I am a supporter of gay marriage and all, but I would reluctantly trade these people's rights for a repeal of the stifling and statist regulations that require pharmacists to be credentialled".

sigdiamond2000: Boy, for a magazine that prides itself on being rugged individualist independents, Reason sure does spend a lot of time defending the Republican Party these days.

Another thing: Calling Doug Hoffman a "tepid, traditional conservative" is f*cking ridiculous. This author's either an idiot or purposely glossing over this guy's extreme social conservative beliefs.

Hoffman is too stupid to have any beliefs. I've met squirrels with more character them him.

You sound whiny and out of power.

Can It Be? A Party for Capitalism?

It's called "Congress", and it costs businesses relatively little to get whatever laws passed that they want. All they need are suitcases full of money and it happens.

So who needs political parties when you can just pay for whatever legislation you want?

jehovahs witness protection: sigdiamond2000: Boy, for a magazine that prides itself on being rugged individualist independents, Reason sure does spend a lot of time defending the Republican Party these days.

Another thing: Calling Doug Hoffman a "tepid, traditional conservative" is f*cking ridiculous. This author's either an idiot or purposely glossing over this guy's extreme social conservative beliefs.

Because defending the liberals is treason.

What does that even mean?

Marcus Aurelius: Can It Be? A Party for Capitalism?

It's called "Congress", and it costs businesses relatively little to get whatever laws passed that they want.

You seem to be a little fuzzy on the meaning of the word "capitalism."

Lionel Mandrake: What does that even mean?

Never question Bruce Dickinson jehovahs witness protection!

Stalinist! Marxist! Communist! Socialist! Leninist! Fascist!

None of these words have any meaning, right? I'm pretty sure any word that ends in "ist" is just a pejorative. The "ist" means "you're a bad person and you should feel bad".

DRTFA, but even an outsider can see how the American economy got remade over the last 25 years in the other direction. Calling a course correction 'radical' is where I would part company with this guy.

It's hard to call the GOP the party of Lincoln, when Lincoln would have been run out of town on a rail for being a RINO.

madmann: Stalinist! Marxist! Communist! Socialist! Leninist! Fascist!

None of these words have any meaning, right? I'm pretty sure any word that ends in "ist" is just a pejorative. The "ist" means "you're a bad person and you should feel bad".

It's heading that way as both sides fling around the phrases with impunity.

Yeah! It's really despicable how those libs are calling everyone Socialist!

/wait wut?

Wait, I thought Van JObama was the Stalinist. WHO IS THE STALINIST?!?!?!

slayer199: Did you RTFA? They ripped the GOP to shreds.

Hardly. They're completely whitewashing the essential nature of this "free-market uprising" and this mythical new "Capitalism Party" because they desperately need this movement to appear ideologically pure.

Jesus, what a crock of bullsh*t. The NY-23 "uprising" was orchestrated almost completely by the far-right social conservative fringe of the Republican Party, and had more to do with ACORN, gays, and abortion than fiscal conservatism.

It's embarrassing to watch Reason play so dumb about this. But I guess they need to in order to validate their worldview.

vygramul:
It's heading that way as both sides fling around the phrases with impunity.

Sounds like one o' them big words they teach at the Marxist indoctrination centers we call college.

sigdiamond2000: It's embarrassing to watch Reason play so dumb about this. But I guess they need to in order to validate their worldview.

They're not playing.

BoTh sIDez aRe tEh baD.

He'll flip ya.