[Mamzelle]

Martin's essay contends that the suburbanite voter doesn't like to vote with the religious conservative. The suburbanite "creative class" (what a profoundly self-adoring term is that, BTW! What fatuity!) minds having to rub elbows with conservative Christians.

And, you know, I'll bet Martin minds it too. He sounds so pained and wincing--Coulter really got it right about NR girlie boys.

So the "creative class" minds not at all voting with the Muslims in VA--10% or whatevah.

[concerned about politics]

There's extreme liberalism on the far left. There's evangelicals on the right. With two opposing forces, our nation has balance. Sometimes Satan wins, sometimes God.

If one side were given a clear path for too long, the nation would either become a Stalinist state or a theocracy. With both, the nation still has the freedom to choose. It can "lean" one way or the other, but the nation has restraint.
The religious right is more necessary and has a lot more value than many republicans think.

[Torie]

It was Congressman Davis who used the term "creative class," not the author, and Davis is one of the smartest Pubbies in the House, and ran the successful House campaign operation in 2002 and 2004.

Methinks what we have here is a lashing out at the messenger.