http://larison.org/2007/04/11/shtick-is-far-too-kind/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:19:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://larison.org/2007/04/11/shtick-is-far-too-kind/#comment-6148 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:48:16 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/04/11/shtick-is-far-too-kind/#comment-6148 It’s great how the only names they can come up with are Caldwell, Brookhiser, and Sullivan, sort of, and then they get distracted by Alterman’s resentment of pro-war liberals for the rest of the time. It’s great how the only names they can come up with are Caldwell, Brookhiser, and Sullivan, sort of, and then they get distracted by Alterman’s resentment of pro-war liberals for the rest of the time.

]]> http://larison.org/2007/04/11/shtick-is-far-too-kind/#comment-6146 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:21:35 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/04/11/shtick-is-far-too-kind/#comment-6146 What passes for "official conservatism" these days is a total fraud and complete joke. I will at least say on Sullivan's behalf that he saw the cliff while the NR crowd and Glenn Reynolds, etc. charged right ahead. What passes for “official conservatism” these days is a total fraud and complete joke. I will at least say on Sullivan’s behalf that he saw the cliff while the NR crowd and Glenn Reynolds, etc. charged right ahead.

]]> http://larison.org/2007/04/11/shtick-is-far-too-kind/#comment-6145 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:48:23 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/04/11/shtick-is-far-too-kind/#comment-6145 Blame it on P.J. O'Rourke. He developed his sarcastic, detached satirical style so well, he created a number of lesser imitators. At school, all the aspiring conservative writers I knew wanted to go out an publish their own version of <i>Republican Party Reptile</i>. It was the classic case of having your cake and eating it, too. You could be both conservative and hip. Blame it on P.J. O’Rourke. He developed his sarcastic, detached satirical style so well, he created a number of lesser imitators. At school, all the aspiring conservative writers I knew wanted to go out an publish their own version of Republican Party Reptile. It was the classic case of having your cake and eating it, too. You could be both conservative and hip.

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