They're entitled to their beliefs, you say. Where does the
inconsistency come in, you ask? It's simply this -- liberals spend just as
much money as conservatives on shrewd attorneys and clever C.P.A.'s,
attempting to lower their own tax liability. There is nothing in the tax laws,
after all, that prohibits an American citizen from paying Uncle Sam more
than he owes. But, I have yet to hear of a liberal, even one as rich as George
Soros, who claimed that, even though he belonged in the highest bracket, he
so admired the way in which Congress spent his money, he was going to
send the I.R.S. 70 or maybe even 80 percent of his earnings.
Finally, I have never heard a liberal speak out in favor of school
vouchers. Instead, they wave the flag for public schools, even though
everybody in his right mind knows that, in spite of the No Child Left Behind
program, a majority of public schools in America are a disgrace. The system
has routinely passed along youngsters who wound up graduating from high
school lacking self-discipline and even rudimentary math and reading skills.
Yet, every liberal in Congress can be counted on to pay lip service to public
education, although not one of them has a child enrolled in the Washington,
D.C., school system!
So, while I acknowledge that liberals can be as loyal and steadfast as
cocker spaniels, I have found it is nearly impossible to paper-train them.