One of the stranger contradictions within the conservative movement involves love of country and loyalty to the idea that America is an exceptional place.<\/p>\n
In an interview this week with the liberal blog Talking Points Memo<\/a>, conservative activist, gubernatorial candidate and former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo said this about President Barack Obama:<\/p>\n “There is something about this [country] that he dislikes intensely, and he wants to transform.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It’s a common theme on the right, this notion that Mr. Obama and the Democrats are trying to transform the United States in subtle and not-so-subtle ways.<\/p>\n Often, these efforts are portrayed as an effort to make our society “more European” or “more socialist.”\u00a0 Mr. Obama is also accused of being far too eager to apologize for America’s past policies.<\/p>\n But here’s the wrinkle.\u00a0 Those same conservatives also say (sometimes in the same breath) that they despise modern America.\u00a0 They insist that the country needs<\/em> to be transformed.<\/p>\n According to Glenn Beck, his rally in Washington was aimed at “restoring honor” to our nation.<\/p>\n