Let’s hope that somebody is less “acceptable” and more willing to accurately assess the state of America brought on by two decades of weak-sauce conservatism’s constant retreating.
"One wonders if Goldberg shouldn’t reread his famous tome. Perhaps he’s repudiated it. He seems so determined of late to make himself useful to the people he once castigated.
"There’s a certain brand of weak-sauce conservative pundit, many of whom have populated the airwaves of cable news channels and other corporate media venues, which depends for its sustenance on remaining “acceptable” to those who are not conservatives. This brand has for two decades or more been recognizable by its willingness to make The Conservative Case for virtually every kind of leftist policy aggression.
"And for its constant scolding of others within the Republican Party or conservative movement.
"For a time, that Mean Girls repertoire was defensible, in that the Right could supposedly boast of better quality control than the Left. Political figures and culture-makers on the Right were held to a higher standard, and the Right’s self-policing, we were told, kept the conservative movement closer to the center.
"But meanwhile, the scolds and “acceptable” conservatives who populated our media and cultural institutions were so busy picking up checks and seeking to please decision-makers who didn’t agree with them that they failed to fight for those institutions.
"All of which have become so hostile not just to conservatives but to ordinary Americans that we’re no longer even welcome there." . . .
