War in our time?

How horrible, fantastic, incredible, it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing! I would not hesitate to pay even a third visit to Germany, if I thought it would do any good.

Armed conflict between nations is a nightmare to me; but if I were convinced that any nation had made up its mind to dominate the world by fear of its force, I should feel that it must be resisted. Under such a domination, life for people who believe in liberty would not be worth living; but war is a fearful thing, and we must be very clear, before we embark on it, that it is really the great issues that are stake.

Neville Chamberlain, 1938

Liberals have just as much right to be wrong as conservatives do, but they are so much better at it that many people think they're right. So do they.

I say this even though I confess to being a Classical liberal. And considering some of the things I read, sometimes I wonder whether I am a real liberal.

From The Bitch Girls via my blogfather I learned that Sarah Brady -- NOT a Classical liberal -- is against Howard Dean.

That fact alone militates very much in Dean's favor. If Sarah Brady is against something, I tend to feel that I should be for it. So, am I now a liberal?

Well, if THAT didn't convince you that I am a liberal, then how about the latest test I took, which makes me look not only like a liberal, but like a despicable fool!

Threat rating: extremely low. You may think you can
subvert the government, but if you should try
you will be smited mightily because God likes
us best.


What threat to the Bush administration are you?
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Link to test courtesy of Hondonius Aurelius (not sure if he's related to Marcus…).

So, thanks to these warning signs, I am deeply, deeply worried that I am a liberal -- or at least developing liberal tendencies.

But, as if that wasn't bad enough, I recently discovered that I am also an asshole!

your asshole.


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Imagine that! A liberal, an asshole, and (unless I am serious) a clown! This puts me dangerously close to taking sides in a war I would rather avoid; the Liberal Assclown War.

I sure am glad Frank J. has called it off! (And more than anything, I hope the intel is accurate.)

Because history shows that liberal assclowns have a very poor track record of preventing wars. Where would that have left me?

I would have been on both sides in this war, which means I'd have been sawed in two. Instapundit linked to me, and IMAO also linked to me, even complimenting me on my age. I was also placed in Frank's Peace Gallery. (That's for "Peace in our time" isn't it?)

This made me feel doubly honored, and duty bound to stop this awful war.

Glad I don't have to.