November
14th 2008
Posted under Conservatism
P.J. O’Rourke’s lasted screed was referenced below. He does make some good points re. spending, fiscal responsibility and lost opportunities, but the good points are lost among his anti-Southern, anti-traditionalist, anti-Christian bigoted spit-flecked rants.
In the article he supports open borders (nothing could be more inherently unconservative), abortion, gay marriage, unconstitutional Civil Rights laws, and wars to spread democracy. What, prey tell, is he supposedly trying to conserve?
O’Rourke is a “libertarian leaning conservative,” my a**. He is an elitist, centrist, establishment shill.
John Zmirak at TakiMag gets it right.
RedPhillips on 14 Nov 2008 at 4:29 am #
His article should have been titled “What About Conservatism Makes my Urban Liberal Establishment Buddies Squeamish?”
As John Z. correctly points out, O’Rourke’s problem with conservatism is conservatives.
Lord Peter on 15 Nov 2008 at 8:38 am #
“O’Rourke is a “libertarian leaning conservative,†my a**. He is an elitist, centrist, establishment shill.”
Not quite.
O’Rourke WAS a “libertarian leaning conservative.†Now he is a RICH, elitist, centrist, establishment shill.
Funny what money will do to a man!