Why conservatism's traditionalists are so mean


	Why conservatism's traditionalists are so mean

masbury

11-13-2008 3:40 PM

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conservatives, traditionalists, brooks

masbury says:

First paragraph is from David Brooks, who laments that traditionalists may well take over the GOP; balance is for Ed Kilgore, who observes that they have come to believe their own militant mythology, and have become impervious to contrasting information.
Both agree that this - while ugly - could seal the fate of the GOP.

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