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When Liberals Call Other Liberals "Shabby",
You Can Bet They're Really Shabby!

by Randy Barker

Liberals have a high threshold for high dudgeon when it comes to their fellow travelers.  Firmly affixed, as they arrogantly assume they are, on the moral and intellectual high ground, any kind of immoral behavior or intellectual dishonesty is excusable for left-wing politicos who are fighting the holy war against the evil, stupid, Neanderthal conservatives. Especially if they're crusading against the most hated of that species, frighteningly honest and honorable Christian conservatives like John Ashcroft.

But something in the way Elvis (Clinton's nickname) left the building seems to have changed some Left-brain thinking. The Washington Post seems upset with the $200,000+ of loot the Clintons hauled out of the White House before their immature goons trashed the place, causing another $200 K or so in damages. That behavior rated a "shabby and tawdry" by the Post.   MaryMcGrory characterized it as "terminal tackiness and greed".  The New York Times, on the other hand, got somewhat outraged by the Clinton pardons, calling them "often to reward friends or political allies or gain future political advantage".   No kidding! The Times actually thinks the pardoning of fugitive Marc Rich and four Hasidic Jews in New York has something to do with quid pro quo campaign cash and coffee tables from Denise Rich, and Hillary's New York Senatorial campaign! Amazing. Michael Kramer of the New York Daily News gave the most accurate description of the former First Felons: "White Trash".

Although, that characterization is drawing fire. An e-mail reached John Gibson at Fox News from irate self-described white trash living in a trailer in Louisiana who were offended by a Yankee journalist lumping them with Bill and Hillary.

It's always nice to see people moving to your point of view. Even when it's a former Republican. One like the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. After a year of my ranting about interest rates (I'm sure he heard me), and the disintegration of $1.4 trillion in American stockholders' assets, "Maestro" Alan Greenspan has suddenly changed his tune. He's now not only for orchestrating lower interest rates, but lower taxes, too! And, if you were listening closely to his Senate testimony, you would have heard something even more astonishing. He's now worried about the elimination of the national debt because that would mean there would be no more treasury bonds. That would be a problem since the government could no longer pretend they were investing Social Security funds in T-bonds. They would have to go into the private market and actually invest in such things as mortgages for Bill and Hillary's houses. And that, of course, would be "shabby and tawdry".

{I wonder if Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee of The Washington Post will be inviting the Clintons to their exclusive DC parties?}

Excerpt from NotSo SERIOUS MONEY,
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