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truths and not “The Deep Truths About Life.” Because the only deep truth about life that I’ve been able to figure out is to never pull a sweater on over your head while you’ve got a lit cigar in your mouth. Just read your mag and have made up my mind, as well as a few others, lol. You guys- gals f****in rock!!! Nice job... – William C. P.J. O’Rourke comment: William, you are what we asked Santa for! Re: Demented Politics, Lunatic Markets PJ nailed it in “Demented Politics, Lunatic Markets.” What happened to the America that I grew up in? We had socially do-gooder Demos on the left, and fiscally responsible Repubs balancing them on the right. There is now no balance or compromise – it’s either angry Repubs or bleeding-heart Liberals. But most of us just want family values and reward for honesty, hard work, and saving. – Randy O. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Which we’ll get in heaven, Randy – and no place else, if Washington has its way. PJ O’Rourke’s article is facile, over generalizing, and adds nothing but a diatribe akin to a 16-year-old’s oversimplified rant on the state of disunion. If it’s not meant to be tongue-in-cheek then PJ has lost his edge; if it is, then it’s an exercise in journalistic buffoonery and contributes absolutely
Just subscribed to your new magazine. Because ... the more you know, the more you know. Re the following: “In 2009, O’Rourke described the presidency of Barack Obama as the Carter administration in ‘better sweaters’. However, in 2016, he endorsed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. O’Rourke stated that his endorsement included her ‘lies and empty promises,’ and said, ‘She’s wrong about absolutely everything, but she’s wrong within normal parameters.’” I would like to know if you still feel this way? – Joan H. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Yeah, Joan, I pretty much do. Trump’s actual policies haven’t turned out to be as weird – or as worrisome – as I’d feared. But the unpredictability of the man and his strange, opaque thought process still keep me fretting. Maybe it’s just a sign of getting old – that I’m more comfortable facing a disaster (Hillary) than I am facing the unknown (Trump). That said, while I’m not happy that he won, I sure am happy that she lost. I am glad that there is someone out there that will give us some truths and facts that we don’t get anywhere and can count on. Bring it on, looking forward to it. – Thom P.J. O’Rourke comment: Thom, I hope you’re talking about plain old “facts ‘n figures” type
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