"Uncivil War"

Last  night on the Patriot channel, I heard Scott Johnson of Powerline discussing this new book by David Lebedoff.  Sounds like Lebedoff hits a few out of the ballpark with his accurate concepts and theories.  "Uncivil War" is definitely worth reading.

In essence, it is a battle between values and facts. The key to Bush's victory could be seen in the debate where a question was asked about stem-cell research. Bush answered in terms of a moral framework--he talked about his ethical values. Kerry unleashed a dazzling display of factual data on stem cell research. Most Americans would probably side with Kerry on the issue, and yet Bush's answer surely won many more votes than Kerry's.

This is because he was offering the voters values, not facts, and the voters' first priority is that the candidate share their values. Or at least HAVE some values. If the candidate seems prepared to ratiocinate every policy question rather than apply values to its solution, that candidate will lose.

Let's hope that those who need to read it the most do.  Ahem.

Comments

[Phil Pickman]

There are good values and there are not-so-good values. One of Lededoff's consistent themes is that the values of the majority, built on a moral framework and honed by community and experience, serve our country better than values derived from an intellectualization of how things should work.
His book “The Uncivil War” is a continuation of that theme, and illustrates how the self-appointed New Elite are screwing up our America.