Yes, I do sometimes agree with the editorial page of the WSJ. Even if I don't agree with the point being made, the writing is reasonably literate. Something I too often notice in opinion pieces from so-called liberal pundits is a writing style that is puerile and devoid of any substantive argument.
But I don't care for political labels. Liberal, conservative, libertarian, moderate, what do these labels mean? They used to mean something, but now they are tossed around with no regard to actual meaning and are nothing more than pandering party favors.
So even if the WSJ opinion page is conventionally labeled as conservative, I can agree with this page from time to time without incurring the label myself. Same with the Daily Kos - must I be tarred with the epithet "liberal" because I agree with some of the posts?
It's all humbug. I do not fit in any convenient category of political belief, and I wish more people would reject such categorization.
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