Ed had to take a bit of time off today, so I decided to drop a “Final Word” post here.
I was inspired to do so after seeing this funny video a podcaster put together featuring some of the dumbest pre-election predictions made by smug, overconfident Democrats.
What is striking about these is not so much their stupidity–if being wrong were a sport, we’d all excel at it–as their smug condescension. They not only believe they are right, but as with all leftists, they think you are too stupid to see how right they are.
Smugness seems to be the common thread among leftists these days, although perhaps anger is another unifying principle.
Smugly angry? Is that a thing?
Jerks come in all shapes and sizes, of course, but it seems like being a jerk is a necessary qualification for rising up into the…