http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-heart-of-the-right-wing-conspiracy/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-heart-of-the-right-wing-conspiracy/comment-page-1/#comment-167375 John Quiggin Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:50:40 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4979#comment-167375 Hacker's piece is very interesting, but the prescription drug benefit seems to run against his argument. Granted it's a terrible policy, but it is a big expansion of public health spending, and it may pave the way for something better- certainly it's hard to imagine either party scrapping it and not replacing it. Hacker’s piece is very interesting, but the prescription drug benefit seems to run against his argument. Granted it’s a terrible policy, but it is a big expansion of public health spending, and it may pave the way for something better- certainly it’s hard to imagine either party scrapping it and not replacing it.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-heart-of-the-right-wing-conspiracy/comment-page-1/#comment-167188 Henry Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:10:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4979#comment-167188 ewi - I haven't read Wittman on this, but he would surely know from his Ralph Reed days. But what I'm saying isn't that this is the first time that it's been described (there have been several journalistic descriptions over the last few years as far as I remember); it's that it's the most thoughtful and comprehensive description of how these meetings work that I've seen. ewi – I haven’t read Wittman on this, but he would surely know from his Ralph Reed days. But what I’m saying isn’t that this is the first time that it’s been described (there have been several journalistic descriptions over the last few years as far as I remember); it’s that it’s the most thoughtful and comprehensive description of how these meetings work that I’ve seen.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-heart-of-the-right-wing-conspiracy/comment-page-1/#comment-167176 EWI Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:03:16 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4979#comment-167176 Where have you been, Henry? Whatever his faults may be (and they're many), Marshall Wittman - the Bullmoose - spilled the beans on this little shindig on his blog a long time ago. Where have you been, Henry? Whatever his faults may be (and they’re many), Marshall Wittman – the Bullmoose – spilled the beans on this little shindig on his blog a long time ago.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-heart-of-the-right-wing-conspiracy/comment-page-1/#comment-167126 Henry Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:51:08 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4979#comment-167126 yikes - I had meant to include a "via Dan Nexon" link at the bottom of the post - will do so forthwith. yikes – I had meant to include a “via Dan Nexon” link at the bottom of the post – will do so forthwith.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-heart-of-the-right-wing-conspiracy/comment-page-1/#comment-167124 Daniel Nexon Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:46:19 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4979#comment-167124 Plus, the article is probably the <a href="http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com/2006/07/academic-articles-make-strange.html" rel="nofollow">only place</a> you'll find Grover Norquist's name next to Pierre Bourdieu's. But I want to second Henry's comments: the piece is a great read and provides a lot of interesting analysis. Plus, the article is probably the only place you’ll find Grover Norquist’s name next to Pierre Bourdieu’s. But I want to second Henry’s comments: the piece is a great read and provides a lot of interesting analysis.

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