Why conservatives need to listen to Bill Maher

Even the politically incorrect liberal knows that taxes on the rich have gotten out of hand

Bill Maher
(Image credit: HBO/Janet Van Ham)

For all of the Republican Party's recent introspection and ideological invigoration, conservatives can't simply look in-house to find solutions. We need to breach the bubble and listen to others. For an unlikely starter: Bill Maher.

Recently, Maher shocked his HBO show's audience (and Rachel Maddow) into silence when he declared that liberals might lose his support. Why? Punitive taxes.

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Tom Rogan is a conservative writer who blogs at TomRoganThinks.com.