Too Much To Dream

That's the true lefty--they actually believe they are centrists!

And misunderstood. "If only our message weren't distorted by the corporate-controlled press, then everyone would naturally vote for us."

And in the majority. "There are more of us than there are of them," sez Michael Moore.

And smarter than everyone else. "What do you expect from the unwashed masses? Of course they're stupid." [Yes, btw, just read some of the comments made over at Jane Galt's blog, where Left/Liberals make JUST that point.]

Umm, believing you're a centrist and preferring Stalin to Bush are two totally different things, and the one doesn't have anything to do with the other. Accusing us of the former is rightly pointing out some silliness; accusing us of the latter is a disgusting libel. So I don't really get the point you're trying to prove by juxtaposing these.

I'm not running a Communications 101 course. If you can't get my very simple point (which I am sure you did, you're just being a tightassed jerk about it) I'm not going to waste time explaining it to you. I have better things to do.

Baby...you rock. That should be a state record, if not one for the B&C record book.

Jebus Andrea, PMS much? Seth makes a perfectly valid point and asks for some clarification and how do you respond?

You call him names, and you insult him.

Bitch, don't be a hater, you've told me all I need to know about you.

Jerry & Seth:

If Andrea suffers for accuracy, it's because so very few lefties are willing to go through the necessary credibility-buying process of acknowledging all of the worthwhile things about the right before nailing us for the deficiencies.

For instance, the left wing as I experience it is chronically unwilling to acknowledge that the free market is fundamentally the most efficient and effective mechanism by which to organize (or not bother to organize) economic activity.

I have rarely heard a lefty start out "I know that progressive income taxes encourage laziness and it is objectively unfair that the top 25% of income earners in the US pay 67% of the nation's income taxes, BUT I am concerned that Bush's efforts to repeal the death tax will lead to persistent inequities between the wealth levels of deserving poor children and the undeserving children of the rich."

THAT person would buy him- or herself the credibility of understanding basic economics, seeking to make carburetor adjustments to get to an optimal world, vs. just being a lunatic incapable of understanding the objective lessons of history.

So in my mind, Andrea loses points for verbal precision but earns huge ones for simply raising a valid point.

"Bitch, don't be a hater." Heh heh, I love it. I think I've found my site's new motto.

acknowledge that the free market is fundamentally the most efficient and effective mechanism by which to organize (or not bother to organize) economic activity.

And not once will you ever hear a conservative say anything beyond the period in that sentence. Like, "but of course, a 'free market' is a misnomer - all markets are the product of a whole set of laws and enforcement mechanisms. The only truly "free" market is piracy."

"I know that progressive income taxes encourage laziness and it is objectively unfair that the top 25% of income earners in the US pay 67% of the nation's income taxes...

Progressive income taxes encourage laziness? Oh yeah, don't give me that stock option, I don't feel like paying tax on it. And people with high incomes pay more income tax because ... they have high incomes. That's not unfair, that's math.

Roger,

I am attaching the introduction letter you requested I believe one month ago. It is in Word 2000 format. I boldfaced and bracketed the portions of this letter that are unique to each sender.

You will necessarily tailor these portions depending on to whom you are sending each letter and who is writing it. Please let me know what you think of this draft letter.

Respectfully,

Kevin Brehmer

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[Mr. Jones,]

Welcome to American for Fair Taxation. I am [Kevin Brehmer], the [AFFT District Director for Michigan’s seventh congressional district]. Thank you for visiting the Americans for Fair Taxation website expressing interest in the Fair Tax. We Michigan Fair Taxers welcome you to our club of over 17,000 Michiganders and 450,00 nationwide Fair Taxers interested in completely replacing our overcomplicated Income Tax.

We all agree that fixing the current Income Tax is impossible. Ronald Reagan attempted that in 1988 by reducing the number of marginal tax rates from 17 to 3. Politicians in Washington D.C. added 8,000 pages to the Internal Revenue Code and five marginal tax rates since then. The internal revenue code gets more complicated every time politicians simplify it.

The only alternative left is to tear the existing Income Tax out by its roots, throw it away and begin all over again. The Fair Tax is the most dynamic, most thoroughly researched tax reform proposal ever while being the only progressive tax reform proposal considered by congress today. The Fair Tax is also the only tax reform proposal with bipartisan support in both houses of congress.

You can join us in changing American history by making the Fair Tax reality. We offer myriad ways to get involved with our organization at every level. You can involve yourself locally, statewide, even nationally. You can help with simple letter writing to publicly debating the Fair Tax to organizing events promoting the Fair Tax. You can campaign for Fair Tax supporters running for office as well.

As your district director you can contact me for any assistance you might need. I will do everything to help you involve yourself with our effort. With your assistance, we will make America a better place for everybody and rid ourselves of our oppressive Income Tax and the IRS. You can reach me by phoning [(517) 423-8155]. My e-mail address is [fairtaxer@yahoo.com]. Help us make the Fair Tax arrive by 2005!

Respectfully,

[Kevin Brehmer]
[DD MI-7]

The point I see here is repeatedly illustrated by lefties. They are unburdened by any burden of proof. They apparently believe that all they have to do is call somebody [else] a name and that is that. That is their QED. Nothing else is necessary. Of course, this often leads to a reductio ad absurdum argument. Hey, once you get away with calling somebody [else] a name, then all you have to do is attack that [insulting] name you called him. That is your second QED. That means you really won!

Taxeszzzzzzzzzz....

And of course, "righties" never call anybody names or generalize about anyone. Sense of irony, much?

You can't read, can you, Owen?

Yes, I was reading Brehmer's comments, which I though were pretty damn ironic, given the subject of the entry.

The only truly "free" market is piracy."

Economic illiteracy.

Piracy is theft.

A pirate but is a free-lance socialist.

Arrggg....

...is but.....

Preview is my friend.