The "liberal elite"

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142. Yes, George, I know what a Celtic cross looks like.

I've been to three of the Six Celtic Nations, have visited some of the ancient high crosses in Ireland, and even wrote a doctoral dissertation dealing, in part, with Celtic migration to the U.S.

So now that that's out of the way, do you see any difference between the crosses you posted and the stumpy little avatar we are offered here? I helpfully changed my avatar to make the point.

But enough on marginal issues--why do you suppose it is that a good many bourgeois liberals sound remarkably like conservatives when they talk about poor people? "They just need to stop being so lazy and upgrade their skill sets!" and all that stuff. Do you think that sort of thing hurts us when it comes to winning outside the coastal states? Is it really wise to say that almost half the electorate is hopelessly wicked?