Elect Republicans, and religious fanatics will be telling you what to do. Bipartisanship occurs when Republicans give in to Democrats, never the reverse. Andrew Sullivan played on this discordant theme in a New York Times Magazine cover story on Sunday. This is a familiar complaint by those who see their power eroding. When social liberals want to ram something down our throats, we must swallow it and thank them for caring enough to save us.
People are mean when they try to save the nation from the consequences of liberal ideology.
They are mean when they say there is more to life than succumbing to the perceived pleasure of the moment. Linda Tripp is mean because she taped conversations with Monica Lewinsky. Ken Starr is mean because he is after the president. No one suggests that Bill Clinton is mean for the way he has debauched himself and the presidency. In fact, they have trouble recognizing dishonor when they see it because they have been inattentive to that high and holy principle.