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The spectacle of Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer’s speech and the glee Democrats displayed over having a real, live over-the-top, walking (wildly inaccurate) stereotype of “regula Midwest folk” dance like a trick monkey for them was pa-the-tic. Sadly, for me, others have already put this into more eloquent context:
1) Dave Weigel in his must-read column
on the disappearing-before-it-really-appeared Libertarian Democrat,
writes:
And Denver
Post columnist David Harsanyi, who I
interviewed last year about his book Nanny State, offers this:
Naturally,
every political convention features its share of demagoguery. But
buried beneath all the idealistic talk in Denver are some ugly
details. Those who had the inner fortitude to remain conscious
through speeches by Bob Casey and Mark Warner were surely
entertained by the theatrics of populist Montana Gov. Brian
Schweitzer (a man who represents the possibility of America - a
place where even a former cast member of “Hee Haw!” can become
governor of Montana).
When Schweitzer claims “we must invest” in projects he likes, he means government will take it and invest it for you. You see, you must. Then Schweitzer claimed (in a half truth) that Republican nominee John McCain voted “against” solar energy, biofuels and wind energy. Which is weird, because I could swear my neighbor has solar panels, so they must be legal. I know I’ve seen windmills. So I suppose that Schweitzer meant that McCain voted against some federal boondoggle for wind and/or solar energy.
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