At Least Someone Understands

Lance Mannion has a great post up, ostensibly about simpering Ann Althouse (I live in a place where the local news has her on as a commentator--"simpering" applies), but that makes the point that every Dem worried about "oh, how, oh, how do we minority of liberals appeal to moderates and conservatives????" needs to have inscribed on his/her forehead.

It’s possible to be conservative and liberal.

Profound, isn't it? Virtually no one is 100% one or the other. Most are a mix varying by context and circumstance of the moment, who will respond to carefully thought and sincerely delivered stories that appeal to either set of values. They will mainly respond to the people most firm in their commitment to those values. Tom Harkin in Iowa has been proving that for years. Brian Schweitzer is proving it now in Montana. So, can we just stop the constant contortions to prove how Dems can be conservative, too? Of course, they can. Most Dems have heaping helpings of conservatism in them already, just as most "centrist" voters, by definition, have virtually equal portions of each. Just state your case better and stop waffling. Convince people you mean what you say and don't bend in every wind. It's simple.

Almost as simple as "It's possible to be conservative and liberal."

[While you're at his place, check out his post on Emerson as well. Articulate, fun, and educational. And tasty, too.]