Yes, I read paleocon blogs, too.

[randomness]

From http://www.amconmag.com/blog/2008/07/29/el-rushbore/:

Limbaugh endorses China’s fuel subsidies:

Folks, I don’t know what the price of gasoline is in China and I don’t know to what extent, if any, it is subsidized — okay, it is subsidized. See, the ChiComs need their economy growing. They need people driving around, moving around. They need people to be able to afford fuel, so they’re subsidizing fuel. They’re not bailing people out of stupid home mortgage messes. They’re buying their gasoline for them, because they need an economy. Know what energy means to this, the whole subject of economic growth. So meanwhile, the ChiComs, a country certainly growing, certainly on the rise, but it ain’t the United States of America. How does it make you feel that Zhang Linsen has a big Hummer with nine speakers blaring as he pulls out into a four-lane road with so much smog he basically can’t see the car in front of him, and you are trading in all of your cars and trying to go out and find basically a lawn mower.

It’s amazing what passes for conservatism these days. The market is currently dictating that Americans become more fuel efficient, which Limbaugh apparently disapproves of. Imagine the uproar if Obama or Clinton said that the U.S. should become more like China.

(Via Daniel Larison, who adds: "Actually, it makes me feel relieved that I don’t live in smog-infested cities where marathoners collapse and die because of the pollution.")

Comments

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Larison's pretty interesting reading, actually.

For example, from that loyalty post I mention next:

"Bizarrely, it is those on the left who most want to pursue a real progressive agenda who are criticized for imitating the sort of lock-step partisan loyalty to political leadership that typified the Bush years, while those who are content to enable and collaborate in the worst abuses of the administration are the pragmatic and reasonable ones. This is the absurd, imaginary world in which Ron Paul and Russ Feingold are extremists and Joe Lieberman and John McCain are “centrists”–no wonder the arguments defending that world make no sense."

Limbaugh, though, I'll grant. :)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*Puts Mr. Larison on my reading list* Thanks. :)

Having read the rest of your comments, and not having the time this weekend to debate an apologist, I've redacted the rest of this comment. *winks at you*

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Sure!

I mean, don't get me wrong. I disagree with a number of Larison's basic beliefs. He's an Orthodox (as in Eastern Orthodox) Christian paleoconservative. He broadly supports Russia in its dealings with the "near abroad". But he's thoughtful, and he writes well. Even when I disagree with him I think he's worth a look.

*winks back*

See you this weekend, I hope!