I think we over-told our story...

Andrew Sullivan has an interesting post about a new book concerned with rural America and politics [Welcome to the Homeland by Brian Mann]. You may connect the political dots any way you choose, but my reaction to the post and the book reviews (will read it after harvest, I hope) was dismay.

It seems many of our fellow citizens think rural America is easily duped. This of course is nonsense. In fact it is we who are doing the duping.

By portraying ourselves as likable goofs incapable of dealing with incomprehensible forces like weather and open markets, we enlist serious underwriting for our lifestyle. We have even become so good with this act we believe it ourselves.

At least most of us. Those who don't are the ones bidding $250/A and expanding.