Saturday, October 25, 2008

When McCain was sane

Or at least honest. From a 2000 town-hall meeting:

(A shorter answer to this spoiled girl might be, "Because we live in a society." Or how about that long-recognized reality of democracy, summarized nicely by David Bromwich: "that stupendous inequalities of wealth produce an undemocratic inequality of power." On the other hand, she's probably not interested in a serious answer; she's just sulking because her daddy blames taxes for not buying her the really nice Porsche.)

LATE ADDITION: Remembering When McCain Was Accused of Class Warfare - Mother Jones

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