or at least I think so. This post is well worth reading. I nearly fell out of my chair when I read this:

First: there are, there have always been, there will always be, Christians whose beliefs lead them to be social conservatives and economic progressives. (For evidence, look here and here.) We exist, and we have no party to represent us. (The Democratic party once did, back in its working-class heyday, but respect for that kind of traditional authority has been declining ever since the 1970s.) What we need to do is work for the transformation of America?s political and party system, so that more venues can open up, and the death-grip which a warped, half-statist, half-libertarian, decidedly non-communitarian “conservatism” holds over “moral values” in America can finally be loosened. It may not happen in my lifetime, but it’s something worth working for, and praying for. Second, and of greater relevance to this discussion: in the meantime, we need to continue to work towards making the Democratic party remember the lesson of Carter and Clinton, the lessons of respect.

That paragraph sums up everything I tried to write in the previous entry. What shocked me the most when I read it that was I wasn’t expecting it. And please keep in mind the source — Russell Fox is political science professor at Arkansas State, and he is very well-respected in the liberal blogging community (because of things like this entry), especially the folks over at Crooked Timber (which is also well-worth your time).

Posted on 17 November 2004