Washington's Wake

First of all,  read her blog, the point about how the main stream media ignores the success of conservative books is provably true. But there are a couple of questions that I think need to be  asked.

• Why do conservative books sell more, is it because liberals don’t (or can’t) read?
• Is it a resonance fo the ideas of conservatives amongst the vast (albeit silent, misinformed and disgusted) majority?
• Do conservative books sell better because they’re better written?
• Do conservative books sell better because conservatives have a better sense of humor?
• Do they sell because the facts support their arguments?

I think it’s a combination of those things. Occam’s Razor would explain why it’s easier for conservative’s to use the facts. Liberal ‘facts’ generally require a lot more ‘massaging’ to fit reality. A conservative can usually, in a sentence or two, support their entire argument by citing some real observed event. That does make it easier to write. Liberals typically require charts, graphs, 14 pages of disclaimers and a trained monkey to beat anyone on the head with a frying pan that has the timerity to argue against them. And let’s face it, it’s expensive to include both a monkey and a frying pan with every book you sell.

Update:

2 examples of great writers of subjects as (if not more) complicated as this healthcare bill are Brian Greene and Steven Jay Gould.  I highly recommend everything they’ve written – but the important point that they both drive home is that when you write with passion and clarity, no matter how complicated the subject, it is a JOY to read.