I don't want to drive off the "middle righter" of the old school, though. There are (or were) people capable of reasoned argument who happen to be conservative in their approach. I just don't see as much evidence of it lately. We've had them here. That's what I miss.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich