liberal reminders

I'm also reading Alan Colmes' latest book, Thank the Liberals (for Saving America, and why you should). Reading it is like a cool breeze on a hot day.  I know that some libs are not exactly "enamored" of this "liberal" Colmes, but I suppose he had to tone it down a little while he was on Fox's Hannity and Colmes, in the lion's den.  Or perhaps while he was in the skunk's lair?  In the book, he lets it all hang out.

Alan calls himself a liberal first, and a Democrat second.  I feel the same way.  Just because someone is a Democrat doesn't make them a good person.  Probably better than the Republican, but still...

Alan gives little blurbs - talking points, if you will - at the end of each chapter.  I think I will transcribe them here.  After all, repetition is key.

A Little Help To Fight The Right

All Americans are liberals; American conservative is an oxymoron. (perhaps you should read the book)

America was founded on liberal ideas, as outlined in the liberal Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence.

A religion-free, representative government, checks and balances, a civilian-run military, and no concentration of power in nobility are liberal ideas that separated the United States from the motherland.

The Constitution isn't based on the Bible, but rather on English Common Law, which we expanded upon because it didn't go far enough for the liberal founders of America.

Conservatives' views often don't comport with their personal actions.

Those who rail against homosexuality and abortion tend to have different views when they face these issues in their personal lives.

Anti-immigration proponents aren't strict in checking papers of all those who perform services in their lives.

Actual life experience changes the way you look at life; both age and life's dramas can shift views.

American and Liberal are practically synonyms.

excerpted from Thank the Liberals, by Alan Colmes.