Quote of the Day #2: It’s Always the Left’s Fault

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From right-wing anti-immigrant activist Mark Krikorian, reacting with dismay to the news that fellow right-winger Michele Bachmann has acquired dual Swiss-American citizenship:

The fact that even a patriot like Bachmann would do something like this is testament to how thoroughly the moral relativism of the post-national Left has permeated our culture.

Somehow, it’s always the left’s fault, isn’t it?

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