October 12, 2010

Pay Checks vs. Food Stamps

By Christopher Chantrill
The mark of a good politician is an instinct for the dividing line. We are talking about the line drawn in the sand that gets you to 51 percent of the vote and leaves your opponent with the rest.Say what you like about Newt Gingrich, but his new dividing line over paychecks versus food stamps sounds like a winner. After all, who can prefer food stamps to paychecks? Apparently Nancy Pelosi can. She bit hard on Newt's dangling fish lure: "It is the biggest bang for the buck when you do food stamps and unemployment insurance -- the biggest bang for the buck."Now who's the Stupid Party?  It's not just Newt. Conservative politicians all over the world are showing signs of brain activity. There's the conservative tax-cuttin' Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. He had the nerve to tell Swedes that his party was on the side of the average working stiff. According to Fraser Nelson:When elected four years ago, leading a four-party coalition, Reinfeldt had a striking slogan....(Read Full Article)