Glad that's cleared up:

David Brooks, writing about the Republican party:

In the 1960s and ’70s, the fight was between conservatives and moderates. Conservatives trounced the moderates and have driven them from the party.

Given that, we should expect Brooks to refrain from silly talk about Republicans being able to effectively reach out to the middle, which he has tended to do.


posted by Quiddity at 2/29/2012 05:11:00 AM