THE LATEST WINGNUT BOOK

Makers and Takers by Peter Schweizer is another in a long line of liberal-bashing books and has gotten some attention from the freaks at PowerLine and the Astute Bloggers. The short form is the conservatives are terrific and liberals suck. This is from the book:

The archetype of the modern liberal is not John F. Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, or even Jimmy Carter. It is Peter Pan, the mythical character who avoids responsibility, refuses to grow up, and is terribly self-absorbed.

One of the central aims of modern liberalism is avoiding commitment and responsibilities by outsourcing them to the government. Autonomy and independence, avoiding constraints imposed by family, tradition, churches, and community are a major preoccupation.

Today's liberalism is completely wrapped up with the notion of self. The legacy of the sixties' "if it feels good do it" ethos is alive and well.

Schweizer is a well-paid hack at the Hoover Institution and I'm sure he'll be on Hannity & Colmes soon.