Friday, December 09, 2011

The Best Advice I've Heard of All Year

Newt Gingrich (or any GOP candidate, I suppose) should simply mimic Ron Swanson
Swanson, played by Nick Offerman, is essentially an optimistic fantasy of a conservative politician. He’s stoic and deeply hostile to the very notion of government, but ultimately kind-hearted and genuinely concerned for the well-being of other people. He’s a throwback, in some ways, to the Teddy Roosevelt image of conservatism—hyper-masculine, outdoorsy, self-sufficient. (Swanson probably would not have created any National Parks, however.) Ron doesn’t care much what other people do with their lives, so long as they stay out of his business.
Awesome, and yet so obvious!

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