As certainly we all can agree by now, conservatives don’t let facts get in the way of a pithy political argument. However, liberals are so literal. To wit:
Matt Yglesias, one of the best bloggers out there, succeeds by being prolific and succinct. But this post illustrates in a way I’m sure he didn’t intend why liberals can’t make a political argument. First, of course, as was said on a recent episode of “The Good Wife” about a judge, “Liberals love to compromise.” Or, as E.J. Dionne has worried, that liberals are so open-minded they can’t even take their own side of an argument. In other words, they lack a good sense of certitude needed to make an case.
Here’s a picture of a Census ad that I think is pretty clever.
The ad can fill in the second box differently to make a case that filling out the census form is a good thing to do. Now what’s Yglesias have to say about it?
A number of people have been in touch with me about this in a way that makes me think it’s worth emphasizing that this is not in fact how decisions about how many buses to buy are made.
Who the hell cares!? If it gets people to turn in their census forms—or vote for your candidate—who cares if it’s literally true!