Sunday, May 30, 2021

Kimball on Ryan

This assessment of Ryan's "re-emergent" speech is not nice.

But it's accurate.

...What is that brand of conservatism? It is more an attitude than a definable philosophy. It is understated, well-polished, and clubbable. It is comfortable uttering nostrums that sound conservative while actually achieving nothing. It is what we might call “window-dressing conservatism.” Safe. Pampered. Epicene. Above all, it is adept at losing while covering those losses with a glaze marked “dignity.” “We lost, my fellow Americans, but at least we did it with our heads held high.” ...

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ryan is a day late and a dollar short. Regardless, his assessment of Trump, who is a grifter and a member of the ruling class cloaked as a populist, is spot on.

Dad29 said...

Your opinion is.........unique.