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<http://thinkmarkets.wordpress.com/author/mariorizzo/> The Intellectual
Disaster of American Conservatism
(Liberalism)<http://thinkmarkets.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/the-intellectual-disaster-of-american-conservatism-liberalism/>
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Mario Rizzo <http://thinkmarkets.wordpress.com/author/mariorizzo/>
by Mario Rizzo
I watched a rather good debate this morning on the ABC News program *This
Week*<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/transcript-great-american-debates/story?id=15182473>.
The participants were journalist George Will and Congressman Paul Ryan (on
the “right”) and Congressman Barney Frank and former Labor Secretary Robert
Reich (“on the ‘left”). You can watch it now or simply read the transcript.
The topic for the debate was "There is too much government in my life."
I thought the “right” handled the economic questions very well. I was
especially impressed (because I don’t know him as well) by Paul Ryan’s
knowledge and debating skill. But I kept wishing that George Will was in
one of his libertarian moods because the “left” exposed some glaring
inconsistencies on matter of social and military policy. For whatever
reason, Will played the good conservative in the debate (perhaps to avoid
causing splits on the “conservative” side of the debate).
I think the “left” (mainly Barney Frank) played an excellent card. Read
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