Culture vs. Politics

Lee Siegel, writing for The Wall Street Journal, has done one of the most interesting, complex analyses of modern politics that I have seen. I won't try to summarize his arguments for you, except to highlight the following quote which states his premise:

Liberals always think that there is something broken in politics. Conservatives always think that there is something wrong with the culture.

Siegel argues that this disconnect works to the advantage of conservatives. The article isn't light reading, but I suspect the author has grasped a piece of the true situation.