[Paladin2]

"In urban society, humans 'rats, living in close proximity to others, are forced to control their lives to minimize negative impacts on each other. Urban societies become more and more regimented. "

Exactly.

[Mr. K]

Does anyone know where I can find a map of election results by COUNTY

(showing the entire US, but with counties outlined and red/blue)

[henkster]

When 0bama talked about “fundamentally transforming America,” what the communist meant was destroying the prosperous, independent, Republican-voting suburbs. We can’t have the sheep roaming the free range. They might get ideas, and as Stalin said, “Ideas are more dangerous than guns. We don’t let people have guns, why should we let them have ideas?” Thus, the sheep have to be herded into the corral of the big cities, where they will be poor, dependent, and reliably democrat.

Cheap energy is what makes suburban living possible. Eliminate it, and you herd the sheep. Watch the energy policy in addition to the job-crushing economic policies. It’s a pretty clear goal, and the sheep were too stupid to figure it out.

[Cuchulain]

“When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.”

Thomas Jefferson

[Coldwater Creek]

Romney certainly wasn't my first choice by a long shot, but he wasn't a weak candidate. He could have turned the economy around, and was probably the most moral man running period. Stop the blame game.

[Behind the Blue Wall]

I think this comment may ironically point towards a possible direction out of this for the conservative movement. We need to see our cities for what they really are: testaments to the power and greatness of free market capitalism. Commerce built our cities and commerce is what makes the difference between a thriving city and a decaying one. Look at South Korea and North Korea, or Burma and Malaysia. Socialist countries feature drab, dying cities devoid of activity, whereas capitalist countries feature massive, congested, thriving cities teeming with activity.

The Left just acts as parasites on our cities, and if they are allowed free reign, eventually turns them into places like Detroit and Oakland. Businesses are squashed, criminals allowed to run wild, and the populace becomes increasingly dependent on government handouts. We need to develop an urban vision for conservatism that recognizes how important free market capitalism is to building and maintaining a thriving urban culture; we don’t need to retreat to rural redoubts of conservatism and cede this entire territory to the Left.