Originally posted by zgendron:
There is a reason social workers are paid very little, but tax law is a very lucritive business.





No doubt!...social workers are paid to give our tax dollars away whereas tax lawyers are paid to keep tax dollars from being taken away. Sooooo..thank GOD that social workers are paid less! (In reality LSWs have a tough, thankless job - yes, often no thanks from those they try to help).

The original article in this post was amusing (and not altogether inaccurate) but from a practical standpoint I think liberalism (in its most malignant, extreme form anyway) is finished in this country as a significant political force. 3rd straight election in a row it was rejected across the board, even under "best case" senerio for liberals..ie employment, economy, etc still in recovery mode, ongoing unpopular war, etc. It was clear that liberal celebs were a lead weight around the candidates neck, that despite a hard (Kerry) move to the center at the end, the election was not particularly close. I think it is clear that while France, Germany, Canada etc. continue to move farther left..the U.S. is not going to embrace this trend with open arms. The intensity of the shrieks from the left will remain at high pitch but likely to no avail..in the final analysis, we REMAIN (nothing new here) a centrist nation, with perhaps a slight conservative lean. This is were BOTH parties will need to position themselves to win going foreward..a conservative/moderate democrat can win, another Kerry/Gore/Dean/Kennedy clone cannot. A hardline rightwinger is less likely to win than a centrist. This is a good thing and a comforting thought. Of course, Hillary will try HARD to appear to be that "conservative" democrat in the next 4 years..



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