03 September 2011

Quote for the day -- Perry's prayerfest

"The most repellent aspect of The Response is its hypocritical notion of repentance. What, precisely, is Perry sorry for? He and his lot hardly believe that they are the cause of the moral decline that they deplore. They wish to rid the country of the sins of other people, of the sins of people unlike themselves. The Response is not an exercise in self-examination. It is an exercise in self- congratulation."

Leon Wieseltier

2 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

That.Is.Friggin.Awesome. Best and most succinct explanation I have seen!

Glad to see you put Politicususa on the Mike's Blogs o the Day @CL! It's a must read for me! ;-)

03 September, 2011 10:37  
Blogger Ahab said...

Spot-on quote.

03 September, 2011 13:25  

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