The previous weeks have been interesting for those of us that follow history and politics ( I suspect they maybe one and the same) The folks in Washington seem to have a weird view of America. I did come across a few remarks that I would like to share. I think the following is reasoned and stands out in a world that seemingly has gone quite mad.
"The Republican elite caught a ride on the tiger. But the tiger got sick of waiting for the gazelles it was promised, the gazelles that were always one election away. The tiger was hungry and angry and tired of being used and the longer it waited the more appetizing the elite on its back became. So the tiger got a radio station and a news channel. The tiger got organized and mobilized. And finally the tiger realized it didn't need someone kicking its sides telling it which way to run and who to eat and when to eat and why it wasn't time to eat and the time to eat would come, don't worry, you'll eat soon enough.
So the tiger ate its master and now here we are.
America needs a strong, rational, positive, practical conservative movement. It needs that bulwark against liberal delusion and hubris. It needs a voice that says we are imperfect, that life is complex, that government can create need even as it meets need, that you can't fix everything and freedom is worth some danger and sorrow. And there are smart, honest conservatives at the ready to be that voice, to help govern practically and sincerely with that voice, but they are drowned out by the guttural scream of craven utopians raging against reality."
(my emphasis)
Jon Lovett
For those who may be reading this, that might think I am beating up on those poor Republicans, please note that the Democrats have their own tigers they try to ride on occasion
By the way Jon Lovett is a writer in Los Angeles. He previously served for three years as a speechwriter to President Obama in the White House.
