nomenklatura – Politickles

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Getting the Best of Our “Betters”

F.R. September 30, 2010 September 30, 2010 UncategorizedLeave a comment

When they weren’t defamed as racists, Tea Party supporters were described as irrational, enraged, seething, livid. Constituents at town-hall meetings who rejected the superficial Democratic Party talking points and demanded answers instead of political spin were portrayed as mobs on the verge of riot. At the very time that real …

Us Against Them

F.R. July 29, 2010 July 29, 2010 UncategorizedLeave a comment

Today, few speak well of “the ruling class.” Not only has it burgeoned in size and pretense, but it also has undertaken wars it has not won, presided over a declining economy and mushrooming debt, made life more expensive, raised taxes, and talked down to the American people. Americans’ conviction …