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While some conservatives grow increasingly batty, some are growing increasingly sane. And by “increasingly sane,” I mean increasingly cognizant of some of the Republican Party’s troubling undercurrents that have brought it to this point. Here’s David Brooks.
Here’s the relevant excerpt transcribed:
[Sarah Palin] represents a fatal cancer to the Republican party. . … Reagan had an immense faith in the power of ideas. But there has been a counter, more populist tradition, which is not only to scorn liberal ideas but to scorn ideas entirely. And I’m afraid that Sarah Palin has those prejudices. I think President Bush has those prejudices.
(Via Think Progress)
