Saturday, November 04, 2006
No Favoritism Here
The Privilege of Unaccountable Elitism: The Real Insult to Our Troops - The Smirking Chimp: "...Finally, if you want evidence of insulting elitist hypocrisy by Republicans, simply turn to pages 140-41 of Bob Woodward's book, State of Denial. There you'll find that pro-war zealot, Paul Wolfowitz (who never served in the military), recommended Cheney's daughter, Liz, to Jay Garner as a person capable of putting together a government in Iraq that had an Iraqi face. After meeting Ms. Cheney, Garner agreed - nepotism notwithstanding. But then Wolfowitz quickly added: 'We can't send her over there because she's too high-risk being the vice-president's daughter.'"
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talk about a tough decision, a great high paying job with unlimited potential for graft, versus a little danger.
money versus personal risk. bush and the boys didn't get to where they are by taking personal risk, that's the job for cannon fodder.
Even the smallest risk is too much for many of the pampered elite; if darkness falls, they will not last long in the ensueing struggle to survive.
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