by Art Smith
About a two and a half years ago we started this blog with a vague idea of what we wanted to accomplish. That first post was pretty much just a "hello", with a short commentary on me. It took four months for me to write a second post, and a year after that for the third one. From that point on our vision for The Conservative Reader began to take form and about a year ago we began writing in earnest.
Since January 1 2008, we have provided one or more pieces of commentary on politics, government and business (okay, an occasional cutover to sports) every single day. As the Presidential Election took shape we pretty much got wrapped up into the whole political cycle and almost exclusively commented on current events, especially the election.
Now it's time to get back to what we came here for. Our mission [...]
by Art Smith
Conservatives have lost our political credibility. We have totally squandered opportunity after opportunity over the years because self-interest and ambition have eroded the integrity of Conservative politicians along with Liberal ones. And blind political stupidity in the Republican Party created a mess of alienated constituencies, including African Americans. P.J. O'Rourke wrote in The Weekly Standard (aptly titled "We Blew It"):
An entire generation has been born, grown up, and had families of its own since Ronald Reagan was elected. And where is the world we promised these children of the Conservative Age? Where is this land of freedom and responsibility, knowledge, opportunity, accomplishment, honor, truth, trust, and one boring hour each week spent in itchy clothes at church, synagogue, or mosque? It lies in ruins at our feet, as well it might, since we ourselves kicked the shining city upon a hill into dust and rubble.
O'Rourke goes on to[...]
About a two and a half years ago we started this blog with a vague idea of what we wanted to accomplish. That first post was pretty much just a "hello", with a short commentary on me. It took four months for me to write a second post, and a year after that for the third one. From that point on our vision for The Conservative Reader began to take form and about a year ago we began writing in earnest.
Since January 1 2008, we have provided one or more pieces of commentary on politics, government and business (okay, an occasional cutover to sports) every single day. As the Presidential Election took shape we pretty much got wrapped up into the whole political cycle and almost exclusively commented on current events, especially the election.
Now it's time to get back to what we came here for. Our mission [...]
