Mark Shea says it: "[C]onservatism as prostitution to the power of Leviathan."
My frustration with many rank-and-file conservatives stems from what I see as their affection for power...not that they wish to wield it themselves necessarily, as liberals do, but they are warm to its existence and ready to compromise themselves in defense of its exertion by those with whom they identify.
It's why "strength" is the magic word of nearly every Republican campaign.
(Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan)
My frustration with many rank-and-file conservatives stems from what I see as their affection for power...not that they wish to wield it themselves necessarily, as liberals do, but they are warm to its existence and ready to compromise themselves in defense of its exertion by those with whom they identify.
It's why "strength" is the magic word of nearly every Republican campaign.
(Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan)
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