Regarding the actor, Brad Pitt, USA Today recently reported: "Reflecting on those responsible for the oil spill, Pitt can barely contain his contempt. ‘I was never for the death penalty before,' he says. ‘I am willing to look at it again.'" Many will likely cast Pitt's statement as something less than serious - either the ramblings of another Hollywood type, witty and pointed hyperbole, or something in between. However, consider for a moment how his words demonstrate something deep within the mind of the leftist; or to be more accurate, an impulse hiding within every human being, albeit usually restrained by some combination of the rule of Law, religious conviction, the traditions of society, or a simple awareness of the value of created Man. Since the ideology of the left generally heaps disdain on all such principles, one can surmise (and history in fact demonstrates) that these restraining influences are easily ignored when leftist regimes hold the...(Read Full Post)