Christopher Caldwell notes that, contrary to the expectations of Democrats, the public seems to be on Santorum’s side. Rather than being called out and forced to grovel, claiming that he was misquoted, and the usual dance, Santorum stood behind his statements and defended them logically. And the furor, such as it was, died down.
I find it interesting to compare this statement which, although I have defended it since the beginning, I concede is rather wreckless coming from a high public official, with the comments of the much younger, much dumber Dixie Chicks. They said something much more innocuous–that they were ashamed President Bush is from their home state–and certainly more defensible–it’s purely their opinion, not controvertible by facts. And yet the Chicks have had their career perhaps irreparably harmed and are still doing the TV grovel circuit weeks later. Could it be that the American public is actually conservative?
(Hat tip: Reductio Ad Absurdum)
