This sounds like a very insightful book. I read a few pages over at Amazon, and I'm intrigued.

"Bawer's story about embracing conservatism and learning to love America after encountering liberal bigotry/incompetence firsthand really hit home with me because that's how I discovered it, too."

Forgive me if this is nosy, but I'm curious about your story, in regards to this. Can you elaborate?