Matt Lewis Is Not Fredo Corleone

posted at 8:12 am on June 11, 2009 by The Other McCain
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Never allow the Moe Greens of the world to slap you around:

Why does it matter? Because words do matter. Labels matter. Titles matter. Ideas have consequences, you know? . . .
And on a practical level, it matters because newspapers like The Washington Post and The New York Times frequently employ token conservatives. In many cases, they provide the only diverse viewpoint readers see. And if David Frum is your token conservative, that’s a problem, because it means you never hear the real conservative viewpoint.

(Via Hot Air Headlines.) This morning I was reflecting on what it means to be a Corleone Conservative:

The desire of leading Republicans to recover their power — their influence, their prestige in Washington — is perfectly understandable. Like Fredo, however, the Beltway GOP leadership is weak, stupid and cowardly, seeking to curry favor with an implacable enemy by disrespecting their own family.

As soon as I posted that, I saw Matt’s column, which was like Michael Corleone having that little chat with Carlo:

Barzini is dead. So is Phillip Tattallgia. Moe Green. Slacci. Cuneo. Today I settled all family business. So don’t tell me that you’re innocent. Admit what you did.

If you allow yourself to be slapped around like a punk, whose fault is it that you’re treated like a punk?

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