Yes, even the Liberal New York Times is curious about Conservatives. Imagine that!
They gained points with this Conservative yesterday by publishing a great article, "Preaching the Gospel of Small Government." In the article, The Bluegrass Institute's Chris Derry is profiled along with Lawrence Reed of the Mackinac Center. Both men have been propelled into careers that subjugate their true earning power to their enthusiasm for a noble cause. Odd for free-market Conservatives, I must admit. They are to be admired however for taking an active role in ideas about which they feel so strongly.
While the article is a great read and does a nice job of profiling this movement and its proponents, the NYT earned a bit of my disdain by trying to discredit the very topic they wrote about by including the phrase "Preaching the Gospel" in the headline. How ridiculous! The article is about free-market Conservatism and those who are doing all in their power to help others understand it, not about Evangelical Republicans. *sigh* No matter how much "progress" I think Liberals are making toward becoming more fair-minded, they constantly provide a dose of disappointment along the way.
For those of you who see the free-market Conservative ideology as Republican partisanship, you'd do well to do your homework before coming to that conclusion. The Bluegrass Institute has taken some hard lines against actions they see as counterproductive to the goals of smaller government, free-market economics, and lower taxation. They have certainly been no sycophants for our Republican governor. Even if you disagree with free-market economics, it's likely that you care about education. Education is a big point of focus for Bluegrass Institute right now; it is certainly a cause around which to rally regardless of your political party affiliation.
Nice job, Bluegrass Institute! Please keep up the good work on behalf of true Conservatives statewide!
They gained points with this Conservative yesterday by publishing a great article, "Preaching the Gospel of Small Government." In the article, The Bluegrass Institute's Chris Derry is profiled along with Lawrence Reed of the Mackinac Center. Both men have been propelled into careers that subjugate their true earning power to their enthusiasm for a noble cause. Odd for free-market Conservatives, I must admit. They are to be admired however for taking an active role in ideas about which they feel so strongly.
While the article is a great read and does a nice job of profiling this movement and its proponents, the NYT earned a bit of my disdain by trying to discredit the very topic they wrote about by including the phrase "Preaching the Gospel" in the headline. How ridiculous! The article is about free-market Conservatism and those who are doing all in their power to help others understand it, not about Evangelical Republicans. *sigh* No matter how much "progress" I think Liberals are making toward becoming more fair-minded, they constantly provide a dose of disappointment along the way.
For those of you who see the free-market Conservative ideology as Republican partisanship, you'd do well to do your homework before coming to that conclusion. The Bluegrass Institute has taken some hard lines against actions they see as counterproductive to the goals of smaller government, free-market economics, and lower taxation. They have certainly been no sycophants for our Republican governor. Even if you disagree with free-market economics, it's likely that you care about education. Education is a big point of focus for Bluegrass Institute right now; it is certainly a cause around which to rally regardless of your political party affiliation.
Nice job, Bluegrass Institute! Please keep up the good work on behalf of true Conservatives statewide!
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