Speakeasy By Patrick Gavin FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint November 24, 2008 5:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint “I‘m a congenial optimist. …. [Otherwise, I] would’ve gone to my old place in West Virginia and blown my brains out a long time ago.” –Heritage Foundation President Ed Feulner, in a conference call with conservative bloggers on Tuesday TagsPatrick W. Gavin Related Content Education Why schools and safety suffer more in blue cities Beltway Confidential ‘Jesus was woke’: How a school choice activist went Left Supreme Court Colorado ‘conversion therapy’ case to test free speech vs LGBT rights Congressional Tennessee GOP primary to replace Mark Green tests strength of Trump endorsement World Jewish advocates warn France entering ‘new phase’ of antisemitism