Frum:"Instead of holes in our souls- conservatives are getting candidates with holes in their heads"

[kpete]

Don't take populism too far
David Frum, National Post
Published: Saturday, December 15, 2007

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" 'Heart' is crucial," one of George W. Bush's early evangelical supporters argued in a 2005 newspaper column. This same writer accused those conservatives who questioned Bush's "faith-based initiative" of having "holes in their souls."

So now instead of holes in our souls, we conservatives are getting candidates with holes in their heads.

Here's the lesson to learn: It's always important to respect the values and principles of the voters. But politicians who want to deliver effective government and positive results have to care about more than values -- and have to do more than check their guts. They need to study the problem, master the evidence, and face criticism.

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If elitism means snobbishness, then of course it is a vicious thing. If it means being impressed by credentials instead of evidence, then again: good riddance. But if it is elitist to expect politicians to be able to see through glaringly false and stupid ideas -- well in that case, call me elitist.

http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=169952&p=2

[Captain Hilts]

1. Frum is a very wealthy right-wing Canadian. His mother was a news broadcaster...

and a good one. But he's just a snarky Canadian rich kid who thinks the 70s were more important to this country than the 60s. Guess he didn't have to worry about the draft, etc. bein' Canadian an all...

[JohnyCanuck]

2. And he is the Bush speech writer who was shitcanned by the WH after his blabbermouth

wife proudly proclaimed in an email to her friends that hubby was the one responsible for dreaming up the phrase "axis of evil."

[Captain Hilts]

3. Yes, I know. He lives in my neighborhood. nt

[GliderGuider]

4. His mother Barbara was brilliant

She was an empathic, insightful, liberal journalist. Her caring yet uncompromising interviewing style could comfort the afflicted or afflict the comfortable with equal panache.

When David dies I hope he spends eternity drowning in her red-hot disappointment.