Fri Musings

I see some national columnists are exposing the Dems/libs. Charles Krauthammer, who is singularly good consistently, noted this. http://townhall.com/columnists/CharlesKrauthammer/2010/02/05/the_great_peasant_revolt_of_2010

The Dems/libs are smarter than we are. They know what's best for us, better than we do. (I have no doubt that the Reps likely think so, too.) Their language, scorn for the common folks is readily apparent. They are "the anointed," sent here to save us from ourselves, whether we like it or not.

For instance, I haven't heard from either of my US Sens since before Thanksgiving when, in essence I said, "No, you members of Congress are not smarter than I am. No, you don't know what's best for me and my family better than I do. And, even if you think you do, you have no right, no Constitutional authority to act on your false sense of superiority." And, one of them just a couple weeks ago said something like, "We worked really hard to give them [we peons] something [the health care bill] that is good for them." Really. This from the same women who, just last fall, sent me a reply to my queries about global warming, "The science is settled." Oh, this came after the Climategate e-mail scandals, where scientists were caught lying, fudging, etc.

Also, what's with all these Obama folks "misspeaking?" When Bush and his buddies said something that wasn't true, it was "lying." When BO and company are caught in, well, a lie, they are said to have "misspoken." Why does the media let this happen? I didn't (and often still don't) want people to know I was a teacher, esp where I worked, because I didn't want to be clumped in with the mediocrity, incompetence, lack of integrity/courage, etc. that was evident. It was, I imagine, a matter of pride, not self-righteousness--at least I like to think so. But where is a similar streak in journalists? Have they no sense of shame, embarrassment? Oh, I forgot...they don't. And they wonder why subscriptions/readerships are down.