Same Old Same Old

Jonah Goldberg observes:

I don't mind him talking about sticking to his principles, blah, blah, blah. But there's something a bit odd about striking a proudly rebellious pose when you admit to holding views and taking positions which confirm the biases of everyone you know, work with and admire, and earn praise from every elite establishment organ in America. Standing proudly by the fact that you agree with Hollywood to the applause of Katie Couric and the New York Times isn't exactly the stuff of a Profiles in Courage Award. Oh, wait, it actually is.

This is a special case of a widespread phenomenon of the Left. If you cruise the lefty blogs like Kos and MyDD, you will find an enormous undercurrent of self congratulation for expressing dangerous and novel opinions, all the while repeating the same old tired whining of DNC press releases and New York Times editorials.

It's the bold rebellion of the adolescent who dresses like everyone else to express his free-thinking rejection of conformity.