Supporters of the national bill are so terrified of these reasonable concerns on the part of moderate conservatives (yes, we do exist) that they go to great lengths to redefine our objections as something sinister.
Note to smirking conservatives: yes, there are left-wing wackos, but they lack influence.
"We're conservatives, yes, absolutely," he said.
The general theme among Republicans is great job or greatest job (to use a Stephen Colbert line), while 70% of moderate Republicans say they view Trump favorably, 90% of conservative Republicans (yes, 90%) say the same.
The problem is, the arts are not thriving in the ways that the conservatives in the arts (yes, they're conservatives, not political conservatives, but conservatives nonetheless) would like them to thrive.
Most conservatives say yes, on the grounds that something that feels so good could not possibly be wrong.
Leave aside the question of whether this country is on the march to socialism (conservatives say yes, and blame the Democrats).
I wish that Americans (liberals and conservatives and, yes, Dick Cheney) would read Nicholas D. Kristof's June 30 column and heed its warning: polarization caused by "insults and rage" is "making America increasingly difficult to govern".
