tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post1561948527110586767..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Hayekian, Reaganite or Texan?Essay on the Arrogance of the EliteRobert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-28054521820258215652009-05-29T21:48:38.869-04:002009-05-29T21:48:38.869-04:00Just saw this today. What an honor to be quoted al...Just saw this today. What an honor to be quoted alongside Friedrich Hayek! :)Mike LaRochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175538263768215381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-6006242286143656592009-05-26T17:58:47.938-04:002009-05-26T17:58:47.938-04:00Impressive.Impressive.Art Decohttp://wwrtc.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-30789731025614946362009-05-26T14:10:13.588-04:002009-05-26T14:10:13.588-04:00Great post. I especially like the application of ...Great post. I especially like the application of some of Machiavelli and Burnham's ideas to the liberal elite, one of my favorite methods of picking apart their lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-89858588027920332592009-05-26T13:06:56.149-04:002009-05-26T13:06:56.149-04:00Bill Buckley once said he'd rather be governed by ...Bill Buckley once said he'd rather be governed by the first thousand names in the Boston phone book than the Harvard faculty. I'd rather be governed by Donny and Marie than the Washington establishment. -Guess Who?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />;<br /><br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110010955" REL="nofollow">One P. Noonan</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-36595259907858555632009-05-26T11:37:55.614-04:002009-05-26T11:37:55.614-04:00Excellent post : "What makes Rush angry is the evi...Excellent post : "What makes Rush angry is the evident belief of so many Republican "leaders" that the American people can't handle the truth". <br /><br />This is at the core of the problem, the GOP does not address its consitutancy with respect, they don't put up candidates who can navigate the elitist waters of Washington. While Obama is talking about the "inherent dignity of hard work" Republican's are hosting campy unfortunately named "Tea parties" good ideas require a strong delivery, this amazingly well written post is an example of that. There needs to be a see change in GOP leadership. Here is a great story about exactly what you are talking about: http://www.newsy.com/videos/gop_soul_searchrobotsoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198443575992437536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-59527997296160223812009-05-26T11:20:42.415-04:002009-05-26T11:20:42.415-04:00awesome, although I've never been to Georgia or so...awesome, although I've never been to Georgia or some of the reddest areas of our great country, I've bristled at the impression that we should be embarrassed of our voters while acknowledging some sort of superiority in our foes. <br /><br />I don't think I've ever met an intellectual whose intelligence I actually respect. At best, I can see that these folks have been trained to hide behind argumentative obfuscations, but can never actually defend their ideas.<br /><br />Looks like I need to read me some Hayek.AskJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661249110653702020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-25409814982399181212009-05-26T10:42:45.908-04:002009-05-26T10:42:45.908-04:00Excellent post, Other Mac. You've got these folks...Excellent post, Other Mac. You've got these folks nailed.james23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-24709207714523518032009-05-26T10:12:30.052-04:002009-05-26T10:12:30.052-04:00Excellent essay. Should be required reading. Thi...Excellent essay. Should be required reading. This explains why a friend of mine, from humble background, who got her B.A. from a public university and lives her live in a conservative manner, consistently votes Democrat. She wants to be a member of the elite; she wants to identify with the intellectuals. She wants to be liked by the cool kids. <br /><br />By the way, I'm Catholic -- and Shea and Dreher drive me nuts. They too suffer from the need to be liked by the cool kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-91269903140581656972009-05-26T09:48:19.953-04:002009-05-26T09:48:19.953-04:00@Cody
"It is those on the right end of the bell-c...@Cody <br />"It is those on the right end of the bell-curve who move this country forward, not those in the middle or those on the left end."<br /><br /><br />You might want to do a little fact-check on that blind belief. The movers and shakers of the last 200 years were mostly farmers, businessmen, and hard-scientists.Grimjakknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-88684280330379880922009-05-26T09:34:34.176-04:002009-05-26T09:34:34.176-04:00RSM: Great article!
"The Republican elite is ash...RSM: Great article!<br /><br />"<I>The Republican elite is ashamed of its constituents in a way that the Democratic elite is not. Therefore, Democrats fight ferociously for their agenda in a way that Republicans seldom do.</I>"<br /><br />Yes - your point can be expanded by noting that Democrats at all levels see their base as the fount of their power; The present Republican elite are, too, <I>liberal statists</I> and thus gaze low upon their Republican base as an <I>obstacle</I>. <br /><br />To put into context the quote you supply from Hayek, the problem with Republican elitism is that <I>elitism</I> is a fundamental component of statism, and must conflict with the relatively libertarian policy views of conservatives at Republican grass-roots. <br /><br />That is precisely how we ended-up with "the ideal moderate" leader such as John McCain being rejected by the Party base in the last election. Hell, McCain was even rejected by Republican elites such as Colin Powell. It ought to be plain that the Republican leadership can not and will not deliver a winning Conservative candidate unless individuals in the base force the decision.<br /><br />One first objective would be to close the Primaries.Ranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04684991557573080262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-53801159445280791692009-05-26T07:28:17.907-04:002009-05-26T07:28:17.907-04:00Goodness, Mr. McCain, this is simply excellent. Yo...Goodness, Mr. McCain, this is simply excellent. You opened my eyes wider when you mentioned why John Cornyn urinated all over the Republican grassroots. Thanks so much. Nice to know how appreciated we grassroots folks are by our betters in Washington/New York. I keep saying it's time they moved the capital to the middle of the country -- like Topeka. Make D.C. a tourist attraction like Williamsburg!Deborahhttp://www.politicallyempowered.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-18362837731103367942009-05-26T06:58:14.819-04:002009-05-26T06:58:14.819-04:00The whole point comes into focus if you grasp that...The whole point comes into focus if you grasp that the "elite" comprise a priesthood/aristocracy, and they're pushing a new faith quite at odds with the egalitarian premise of the Constitution.<br />The "what to do?" question boils down to organizational behavior: how do you trim deadwood at the top?smitty1ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559464300318848169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-70942045732569724652009-05-26T05:04:27.491-04:002009-05-26T05:04:27.491-04:00I would't trust a PhD with government policy, sinc...I would't trust a PhD with government policy, since no one person or group of people can construct a policy which can take into account the multitude of variables which can ultimately confound such a policy. I would, however, choose a smart elitist over a perpetually jealous populist when it comes to innovation in the economy. Intelligence is normally distributed throughout a nation. It is those on the right end of the bell-curve who move this country forward, not those in the middle or those on the left end.<br /><br />This is a hard fact to accept because the perpetually jealous populist has been conditioned to believe that he or she is just as good as the snooty Ph.D New Englander. In terms of human worth, yes--the perpetually jealous populist is equal to the snooty Ph.D New Englander. In terms of intelligence and ability to innovate, not so much.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753640738154641148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-82196834404702304032009-05-26T04:30:41.449-04:002009-05-26T04:30:41.449-04:00Good gracious, Stacy, you can write. Would you be ...Good gracious, Stacy, you can write. Would you be mad if I said I didn't finish it. I got hungry about 3/4 ways through. But you certainly nailed it!Jasonhttp://westernexperience.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-56395327480945309022009-05-26T03:42:48.954-04:002009-05-26T03:42:48.954-04:00I spent my formative years in Pulaski County, Kent...I spent my formative years in Pulaski County, Kentucky steeped in the culture of the tri-city area-King Bee, Possum Trot and Monkey's Eyebrow. I came to know God in the Daniel Boone National Forrest and on the shores of Lake Cumberland. I was luckier than most, my Dad was a huge whale of a fish in an itty bitty little pond. My biggest advantage was that my parents never raised me to believe that I was, by virtual of pure luck, a member of the elite. Being a simpleton has it advantages; not the least of which is the ability to be open. Open = freedom and freedom is scary. Intellectuals, with all that they've been given, seem afraid of freedom in its truest and best form. No doubt, freedom is scary and hard, but, oh so very worth it.Carolhttp://carolyntackettscloset.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-55436133862232569652009-05-26T02:56:24.312-04:002009-05-26T02:56:24.312-04:00As a New York emigre/escapee, having met men and w...As a New York emigre/escapee, having met men and women from all over the South, Southwest and heartland courtesy of the service, let me tell you, in a crunch, I'd rather have some of those crackers, cowboys and trailer trash in my camp than any number of Dartmouth PhD's...richard mcenroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-16502897603579960412009-05-26T01:21:23.202-04:002009-05-26T01:21:23.202-04:00Very good post. You've hit on something that I was...Very good post. You've hit on something that I was thinking about recently and one of the things that I really believe is destroying our democracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com