Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Take that, class envy
So, when liberal folks consider Ned Lamont's status as a trust fund baby a good thing, what does that mean for all the wealth redistribution rhetoric? Should politics be reserved for such people, while the rest of us suffer from redistribution designed specifically for people like Lamont?
It seems that we are experiencing a partial shift. No longer is it "Hey, I'm a working stiff, just like you" that wins elections. Now, it's "Hey, I'm filthy rich, so I don't have to take campaign donations." Recall that during the recall/election, Arnold Schwarzenegger made a similar case, though it probably fit a lot better with his campaign, since Gray Davis had a serious image problem with taking money. Of course, Arnie had the benefit of (an appearance of) becoming filthy rich, so he was able to play both the "working stiff" and "filthy rich" cards.
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