The Media and the Left Remember

I'm not going to bash Mr Kennedy, But his passing has brought out everything that I, and probably most Americans, dislike about both Washington and the media.

To the folks in DC and the media, Mr Kennedy was the Liberal Lion. A fighter for the little man. A man who devoted his entire life to public service.

To me, he represents one of the major problems in Washington.

A wealthy elitist who spent 50 years as a Senator, pushing the left wing Progressive agenda. His ties with the common man were most likely limited to his driver. Every thing he pushed for was aimed at growing government in size and in controlling our lives.

He didn't hob knob with the poor folks. He pushed for wind energy, then fought the company that wanted to put windmills in sight of his home front view.

Yet, in memorial, he is now remembered as a friend to the poor, and a fighter for clean energy and the little man..

True, he has been pushing for government controlled Health Care for decades. But not for the betterment of the people, but for the government to gain control over the poor.

I could go through a long list of his quotes to illustrate my points, but again, I'm not here to bash his memory.

When they raised the minimum wage, and Mr Kennedy and Mrs Pelosi were all a giddy with how they have helped the poor everyday man, they forgot to mention something. Union wages are tied to the national minimum wage. When that goes up, so do Union wages. Ever wonder why the Unions are such liberal supporters?

Also consider the same Unions are exempt from all this Health Care reform. And they had a seat at the table writing the bill. Under this administration, the Unions have been elevated to a new type of status. It would be akin to nobility in the Old World.

Anyway, now with Mr Kennedy barely cold, Mrs Pelosi and her ilk are trying the hard sell to get their health care plan passed in honor of Mr Kennedy. I think it just shows their complete insensitivity and crassness. And if this backfires, they will move on to another tactic.

It has moved from Health cars reform, and there is no single payer plan, to Insurance reform, this is not Universal Health care, to yes there is a single payer option, and without it there is no point in passing it.

The bottom lie is, the single payer plan. While they send every operative on the offensive to state this will not lead to a government takeover, last year the same people were touting how a single payer plan would incrementally lead to a government takeover.

And that is what Mr Kennedy wanted all along.