Thursday, May 21, 2020

VDARE - Kirkpatrick - Conservative Inc. Golden Boy Rep. Crenshaw - "Although just 36 and elected only in 2018, he’s a grab bag of Dubya-Era clichés, half-truths, and banalities, personifying the braindead state of 'conservatism' before Trump"






Years ago, when I was still a Candidate-Member of the Beltway Right, I attended a dinner where President George W. Bush spoke. Bush stumbled through his speech in a mostly deadpan voice until he reached the part about spreading “democratic values” in Iraq. I was near enough to the then-president to watch his body language change in tune with the sudden passion of his voice.
“We’re doomed,” I said to my companion. “He really believes this stuff.” ...