July 1, 2009
Hanson, Some Hypocrisies Are Not HypocrisiesPresto-the beleaguered, more moral liberal must be given greater leeway, employ sometimes questionable means, since his ends are the more exalted. Yes, Al Gore gets to fly private, and have a few extra rooms in his mansion, but he is sacrificing on the planetâs behalf, and needs a more ample footprint than the rest of us to save us from ourselves. Who cares if George Bushâs Texas ranch house has a lighter footprint than Goreâs mansion, given that Bush thwarted Kyoto and Gore promoted it? Yes, Timothy Geithner skipped a few thousands in taxes, but who wouldnât if you were trying to reformulate an entire tax code to level the playing field? Yes, Bill slipped up with Monica, but Monicas come and go-a womanâs right to chose simply cannot. Yes, Eliot Spitzer had a bothersome desire for young prostitutes, but he was a crusader against Wall Street greed. And yes, the previously mentioned John Edwards was campaigning to the left of Clinton and Obama, and thus his âproblemsâ deserved some sort gestation, given his voice on the behalf of the poor.
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