Yet more data showing conservatives happier than libs

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But what I wrote is true! The quintessential liberal is as I sketched him out to be -- and I followed that up by saying very few people are this quintessential lib.

What about us moderates?

No, but I could have worded them clearer.

1. Trying something brand new
2. Trying something quite old that has failed nearly every time, or indeed every time

Well, I certainly wouldn't confuse Rush with a conservative scholar. But the talk radio goons are in fact important leaders of the modern conservative movement - millions of people listen to them, while only a few read scholarly treatises.

Giving women and negroes the vote. That was certainly brand new. Minimum wage, occupational health and safety. Public libraries. Will never work. Public universities - failure every time, which is why people from around the world want to attend them. Those liberals - darn them to heck! Maybe if you pray hard enough, God will put a curse on them. Oh, wait, Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 were from God, in retaliation for all the liberal hanky-panky America has permanently sunk to. Must be true, Robertson, Hagee and all the conservatives masquerading as men of God told us its so.

It should perhaps also be noted that conservatives are more likely to be religious who also are more likely to be "happier". Personally, I don't see why people care about this happiness research; happiness is not all that matters in life and it cannot necessarily be achieved by some anyway (and I don't mean depressed people; it is also known that more ignorant people tend to be more happier, whereas those with knowledge would have a harder time trying to be ignorant because of their own nature).

Agree and Senator Clinton is a very good example with not dropping out of the race.

1. It's Fox Snooze. *YAWN*

2. Just goes to show that ignorance is bliss.

You know, frankly, a conservative view *could* very easily argue that all of those were bad moves.

For example: women and negroes tend to vote left wing and for increases in the size of the government(in fact, conservative scholar John Lott argued that giving women the vote is the real reason that the government's size has been increasing since the beginning of the 20th century). So, we could argue that it is bad.

Conservatives also like an unregulated market, and frankly have argued against minimum wages quite vocally and have argued that occupational health and safety regulation are minor things: http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/200 ... ing_a.html

Well, actually, Thomas Sowell argues that the subsidization of college costs leads to inefficient college expenditures, and rising prices. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/Thom ... of_college
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/Thom ... ge_part_ii
http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/Thom ... e_part_iii

And the Economist argues that the reason why our university education is so valuable as opposed to Europe isn't that it is public, but rather because it is so private.
http://www.economist.com/surveys/displa ... E1_QPPJJQQ (Sadly, this article used to be free... and 'twas so when I read it)

But, let's see, public libraries though, I will admit I like them a bit, just a bit of a bad selection there.

Did the OP REALLY just use Faux News as a reliable source?

If they said it would be sunny, I'd be sure to pack an umbrella.

Ann Coulter in all his glory does a great disservice. They're just in it for the money, like Televangelists. I truly don't believe they give a damn about anything they say.

Yes, and NBC will inform you of a hurricane when it's sprinkling outside.

I've interacted with the crazies on both sides during and after college, and the people are actually true believers in their respective ideologies. While the Ann Coulters (isn't she a women) of the world may exaggerate their beliefs for dramatic effect on occasion, I think they also genuinely believe in their causes and they are right (of course they probably also might say people like you are talk and they don't really believe in what they claim to).

Conservatism:

We can solve all the world’s problems simply by cutting taxes, forcing fundamentalist Christianity on all US citizens, and killing off those brown folks who “hate our freedom”. It’s that simple!

Conservatism works! It’s been working for eight straight years! I don’t know where this country would be if not for our Fearless Leader!

We’ve got our heads screwed on so extra tight we have to strain our neck to see what’s in front of us!

neoconservatism is socialism disguised in a veil of moral conservatism.


there's nothing conservative about neocons.

fox news is just neocon propaganda...not journalism of any kind. unless you include yellow journalism.

I really, really don't know.

But I think you guys should eventually make up your minds as to which
team-with-a-chance-to-win you're going to support,
if you can't create a new winning team.

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