A reader sent in a letter, asking for an answer. I thought I would publish the letter here, and give my answer (short). See what you think.

Jay,
A friend and I often get into debates over topics you post. I sway left, he sways right. The recent debacles involving the Democratic party in Illinois make my father (a staunch Democrat) and me laugh at the Democratic party. And an attempt by Keith Olbermann to mock Scott Brown made us annoyed with him.
So I asked my friend, “Do conservatives ever laugh at other conservatives or do they only stick up for them?” His response: “I think there is more of a tendency for conservatives to stick together. The fact that conservatism has been treated so dismissively in the mainstream media for so long makes most conservatives very quick to defend anyone with a conservative viewpoint.”
What are your thoughts?

I think I agree with the right-swaying friend.

P.S. I am pro-Palin — but I am really, really, really anti-anti-Palin. I have expounded on this before, and will again (but not here and now).