A Voice in the Wilderness In Defense of "Mere Conservatism"

Few Say It Better Than Will

If life were like LOST, George Will would be my "constant."  The guy churns out some of the best socio-political commentary every single week.  Much more will be written and said about the political fall-out from Scott Brown's historic win in MA Tuesday night, but few will say it better than Will does in his latest column.

An excerpt:

In their joyless, tawdry slog toward passage of their increasingly ludicrous bill, Democrats cling grimly to Robert Frost's axiom that "the best way out is always through." Their sole remaining reason for completing the damn thing is that they started it. They seem to have convinced themselves that Democrats lost control of Congress in 1994 because they did not pass an unpopular health bill in 1993. Actually, their 1994 debacle had more to do with the arrogance and malfeasance arising from 40 years of control of the House of Representatives (e.g., the House banking scandal), a provocative crime bill (gun control, federal subsidies for midnight basketball), and other matters.

With one piece of legislation, Obama and his congressional allies have done in one year what it took President Lyndon Johnson and his allies two years to do in 1965 and 1966 -- revive conservatism. Today conservatism is rising on the stepping stones of liberal excesses.

Let us hope so, George.

Here's Will debating the value (or lack thereof) of "government jobs" the stimulus allegedly created with former Bill Clinton aide, John Podesta: