Red Hot Liberal Arrogance

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Ever since Karl Marx lied that he based his ideas upon science — for example, his "scientific socialism" — a defining characteristic of leftists has been an insufferably arrogant bragging about their exquisite rationality.

Liberal is as liberal does

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The most important aspect of the irrefutable truth popularized by "Forrest Gump" is that it gives rise to countless corollaries. For example, without fearing an iota of criticism, we can look toward one end of the spectrum of reality and say "Hydrogen is as hydrogen does" and then the other to observe "Liberal is as liberal does."

Who's To Blame for the Bad Economy?

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For the election season that will kick off in earnest after Labor Day, the state of the economy is certain to be the most important factor affecting how voters will cast their ballots.

Liberals Discover Root of Evil

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Pity the perverse loves.

Salem witches and false charges of racism

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This is what passes for intellectuality at the NYT these days:

. . . the N.A.A.C.P. scratched an old wound this week when it called on the Tea Party to expel racists from its ranks. The Tea Partiers protested — too much methinks — because the [sic] racism is a rap they can't seem to beat. (regular contributor Charles M. Blow)

The NAACP and the Tea Party

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The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.

Paul Krugman, politician

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Paul Krugman has had all the advantages.

Celebrating the Fourth with Washington

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After a number of delegates to the Continental Congress signed the Declaration on July 2, 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife that the day of the nation's birth "ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty God" and "solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of the continent to the other from this time forward, forevermore."

The McChrystal Affair

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Every president should expect to be awakened with news that a volcano has blown a bit of hell into the sky, whether it's a volcano whose rumblings and foul puffs have long been shaking and stinking a warning; one whose frightful explosion takes everyone by surprise; or one that never before existed but suddenly, from a fissure in a peaceful cornfield, blasts itself into a menacing fright.

Liberals Expose Themselves (And It's a Good Thing)

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Americans who consider themselves Tea Party "members" or who find themselves in agreement with the Tea Party message have involved themselves in public affairs because they are genuinely concerned about the country's direction, especially (but not exclusively) with respect to the economic madness exhibited by the federal government.