Sunday, July 27, 2008

Book nook: George Will on conservatives and Reagan worship

As noted in a prior post, I'm enjoying the conservative observations and commentaries in George Will's latest book.

Here is a quote that I enjoyed about conservatives and their love for Ronald Regan:

"this winter of their discontent's nostalgia for Ronald Reagan has become for many conservatives a substitute for thinking. This mental paralysis--gratitude decaying into idolatry--is sterile: Neither the man nor his moment will recur. Conservatives should face the fact that Reaganism cannot define conservatism."

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