"Sensitivity and the Right Hon. Wright"

[RS Davis]

"Sensitivity and the Right Hon. Wright"
[glow=red,2,300]by Garry Reed[/glow]


Sometimes, as a libertarian enshrouded by a cloud of politically gnasty gnats, it's hard to know where to start slapping. Do I smack down a Republican administration for fostering campaign finance reform that foils our first amendment rights (and sock the sniveling Supreme Court as well for upholding much of it) or do I pummel the pachyderm party in print for imposing the Patriot Act upon us that rips off even more of our rights?

Naw. Already done that. Time now to gnaw on the lefty gnats when they start swarming with their incessant sympathy silliness that justifies their welfare groupfare socialistfare pretend-it's-not-racial-quotafare entitlements at the expense of us all.

In his weekly column, former Texas Congresscrat and Speaker of the House Jim Wright takes umbrage with VP Dick Cheney for taking umbrage with Sen. Kerry for taking umbrage with President Bush for not fighting a more "sensitive" war against terrorism.

Most conservatives, I suspect, envision a GI weeping and whimpering "gosh, I'm sorry" while he slaughters a pack of attackers aiming Kalashnikovs at his face.

But that's not exactly what the Right Honorable Wright means by "sensitivity." What Right Hon. Wright means is – well, Right Hon. Wright isn't quite sure. Which isn't surprising, since none of us are quite sure what the Right Hon. Kerry actually meant by a "sensitive" war against terrorism.

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But Right Hon. Wright, don't you know that you're antagonizing American parents by describing their children as needlessly dieing in a mere "military adventure" rather than "heroically sacrificing their lives in a Glorious War of Freedom?" Where is your sensitivity?

I certainly agree that Bush's use of the word "crusade" shows his insensitivity to the history of the region. While I would never call the war in Iraq a "military adventure" I would also never call it a "glorious war of freedom" It seem everyone is pretty much full of shit here.

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I don't know Rick. I get what Garry's saying but...

Wright sensitivity umbrage #2: Higher fuel prices mean higher production and transportation costs, inflated living costs and stalled economic growth. What we need is "better public transportation and more investment in alternative, renewable and less atmospherically polluting sources."

Call me idealist, but yeah, I am looking for that. I am looking for alternative sources for energy. Okay, sure I drive a SUV. But I am not so tied into the muscle that I can't let go. And if I could get around St. Louis without my car conveniently, I would. I hate driving downtown, I hate looking for parking, and I hate worrying about is my Jeep safe. I would totally ride the link or a bus...but not if I have to spend hours doing it.

Wright sensitivity umbrage #3: "We're exporting U.S. jobs, not products. Unaware, or unconcerned, presidential policy continues facilitating more American job transfers to low-wage countries. This is insensitivity."


Companies don't go off-shoring exploring for low-wage workers. If that's what they craved they'd flock to rural Mississippi and Alabama and Dogpatch. Companies flee overseas to escape the high taxes, rules, regulations, labor laws, welfare groupfare socialistfare pretend-it's-not-racial-quotafare intrusiveness and continuing threats of justice department lawsuits all made possible by that great sensitive institution so loved by the Sensitive Right Hon. Wright, the federal government.

I agree with both sides here. I don't disagree that the taxes, rules and regulations are in play for companies, but I don't agree that they should all be abolished. I tend to believe that the basis for certain rules and regulations is good - maybe some have been inflated or over used....whatever. But the idea is good. Maybe they need to be revamped, but not abolished. However, having been to the Hanes plant in Mexico.....low wages certainly had a higher impact than Garry gives credit. Those people aren't making shit. And maybe they don't need to make a whole lot. But I would think they'd need more.

Oh and I like green weenie enviros....