Bend Over and Take It Like a Neocon

I am sick and tired of being taken advantage of by both political parties. But you know what? Before screwing me over, the Republicans have the decency to at least buy me dinner, and they always use plenty of lube. If only the Democrats were so thoughtful.

That crude imagery came to mind when I read the latest from Ann Althouse. Generally speaking, Ann writes that

In the year that I’ve been blogging I’ve taken a lot of different positions, some left and some right. What I’ve noticed, over and over, is that the bloggers on the right link to you when they agree and ignore the disagreements, and the bloggers on the left link only for the things they disagree with, to denounce you with short posts saying you’re evil/stupid/crazy, and don’t even seem to notice all the times you’ve written posts that take their side.

Amen.

Ann and I arrived at the same conclusion, even though we chew on different slices of the political pie. She describes herself as “a political moderate.” My beliefs are a bit more radical