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“Right Turn” Rubin Illustrates the Gulf Between the Establishment GOP and the Conservative Base

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This is a prime example of why I think Jennifer Rubin is such a tool:

DeMint has been a destructive force, threatening to primary colleagues, resisting all deals and offering very little in the way of attainable legislation. He has contributed more than any current senator to the dysfunction of that body.

Really. More than Harry Reid?

Put aside the double standard where Republicans are supposed to make the place “function” while Democrats like Reid get a pass no matter what they do. But look at the ways that DeMint is “destructive:”

  • threatening to primary colleagues — didn’t he realize that the Senate is a lifetime appointment, until you get defeated by the other party and retire to K street?
  • resisting all deals — if the Senate wasn’t populated by kneejerk squishes like John McCain and Lindsey Graham (to say nothing of pathetic “dynasty” cases like my own Senator Lisa Murkowski) that would be a problem. As it is, someone has to provide as least a little resistance.
  • offering very little in the way of attainable legislation — a doubly-qualified statement: “very little” filtered through an establishment viewpoint of what is “attainable.” This last item was only included to flesh out the complaint. They were so weak they needed help, but this isn’t it.

Reading is Probably Good

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What’s with this poster?

Is it supposed to encourage kids to read? Then why talk to their parents (“your kids on books”)? Is there anything that would turn kids off quicker than telling them their parents want them to do it?

Is the poster supposed to encourage parents to allow their kids to read? But is that really a problem? Are there still a lot of parents out there who don’t want their kids reading?

Let’s assume there are such parents. Who are they?

From the poster, I’d guess they’re not conservatives. One of the children is shown with a witch’s hat and wand, a la Harry Potter.

Is that an outcome that would encourage conservatives to permit their kids to read? Not if the stereotypes are correct.

Also, note that while there are four children, the two girls are inspired to imagine more macho roles: an underwater explorer and a knight in armor. The boys become … well, I think it’s a pirate, but it might be a colonial American or possibly someone from the old west. The other is the aforementioned witch. Again, if the target of this ad is a stereotypical conservative, those are probably outcomes to be avoided.

I’m all for kids reading (Harry Potter and all). But this poster seems to be a plea for liberals to allow their kids to read, which makes me wonder if it’s a sort of Freudian slip.