Eric at Classical Values points us to this article in the Philadelphia Inquirer discussing the new Instapundit:
Glenn Simpson, a Tennessee law professor who runs the conservative Instapundit blog, wrote recently: “The Republicans’ weakness is that people worry that they’re the party of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. They tried, successfully, to convince people otherwise in the last election, but they’re now acting in ways that are giving those fears new life.”
To borrow a phrase, “Heh.”
And read Eric’s entire piece.
Birkel
Apparently the multiple layers of fact checkers at the Philadelphia Inquirer think Glenn Reynolds’ last name is Simpson.
Or is that a joke to which I’m not privy?
Justin Faulkner
“…They tried, successfully, to convince people otherwise in the last election, but they’re now acting in ways that are giving those fears new life.”
That’s a teleological argument, if I’m not mistaken; that the nature of a thing is found in its end result. Thus the premise that the GOP won the elections works backward to the conclusion that “people” were convinced.
Eric Scheie
Gee, that means that the “premise” that the GOP LOST the elections would work backward to the conclusion that “people” were NOT convinced. I think I get it now.
I’m not privy to the Inky’s inside jokes, so I don’t know what’s up with the Simpson business.