Posted on 08/04/2007 9:35:00 PM PDT by JBGUSA
The hypocrisy of the left knows no bounds. Recently, the leftist governor of New Jersey opposed New York City's imposing congestion pricing, saying there was simply no way for more New Jerseyites to ride mass transit to their jobs in New York City. What he's saying is the suburban voters would not favor huge parking garages built at train stations. The time savings are startling; travel time from Metro Park-Iselin by train is about 38 minutes; by car, about 100 minutes, during rush hour. Corzine is suppose to be a "green", very liberal Democrat. Contrast this article, where Corzine, in signing a bill requiring New Jersey to reduce emissions, "called on individuals to do their share with simple acts like driving less and using mass transit" (link), with his opposition to "congestion pricing" (link) (which I have my own issues with) in neighboring New York City, where many New Jerseyans work:
Newark (NJ) Star Ledger>Congestion pricing (the New York City proposal to charge motorists in certain areas of Manhattan more during rush hour): "I have some concerns about how it would (affect) New Jersey commuters. We don't have the capacity to handle dramatic surges in additional riders on our mass transit system. ...It's an economic hardship. ...We have some real work to do with our neighbors, but we would like to be cooperative."
I detect some cognitive dissonance on this matter. Clearly, Corzine favors his own re-election over the cause of reducing greenhouse gases.
In another, somewhat older breathtaking example of hypocrisy, the liberal, hippie "flower children" of the early 1970's suddenly abandoned their faith in human potential and the value of rehabilitating people battling mental illness, with their inglorious betrayal of Thomas Eagleton at the hands of the "peace, love and helping-hand" liberals in the US, who supposedly cared about people.
New York Times Obituary(link to article) After others were considered, the campaign settled on Mr. Eagleton, at 42 a young, Roman Catholic senator with a liberal voting record and the good opinion of labor. That afternoon, on July 13, 1972, Frank Mankiewicz, a top McGovern aide, asked Mr. Eagleton if there was anything in his background that might embarrass the campaign.Mr. Eagleton said there was not. He did not tell Mr. Mankiewicz that he had been hospitalized three times for depression and that his treatment twice involved electroshock therapy.
But rumors began circulating among politicians and journalists. Mr. Eagleton held a news conference on July 25 in Custer, S.D., where he had just briefed the vacationing Mr. McGovern over breakfast. Mr. Eagleton told reporters that he had been treated for "nervous exhaustion." But in response to questions, he acknowledged that the treatment had included psychiatric counseling and electric shocks.
That day Mr. McGovern said, "I think Tom Eagleton is fully qualified in mind, body and spirit to be the vice president of the United States and, if necessary, to take on the presidency on a moment’s notice." As objections to Mr. Eagleton mounted, Mr. McGovern insisted that he was "1,000 percent for Tom Eagleton."
But the pressure from party leaders, campaign contributors and members of Mr. McGovern’s own staff was unrelenting. On July 31, the candidates met again, this time in Washington, and Mr. McGovern forced Mr. Eagleton to withdraw. He stepped down after 18 days as the nominee, saying he had done so for the sake of "party unity."
This sorry episode is part of what started my path away from believing that liberals are necessarily good people. I had thought they really believed in love, help and compassion before that. I was 15 at time, and had bought into the "peace, love and helping hand" myth the liberals and Democrats presented themselves as adhering to. I believed strongly then, and still do believe, that people are capable of making something of themselves after facing obstacles. To have unceremoniously tossed such a person off the ticket showed a total lack of spine and leadership we see all too often.
My feelings on the rights of people who have undergone treatment to be given the benefit of the doubt is deeply personal, and is at the core of my personal and religious beliefs in people taking charge of their destiny, in their ability to improve and make something of themselves. If anyone wants details on my feelings, which are too strong for bulletin board posting, my PM, e-mail and MSN are often open.
When people have actgual experience with mentally ill patients, it really scares them. Obviously this person’s beliefs are theoretical.
I'm not sure what you're referring to. My point was that Eagleton was a functioning Senator, and these "compassionate flower children" were willing to throw a person needing their compassion and "love" under the bus.
They were scared to have a person with that history near the nuclear button. anyway, the flower children were in SF, and were nolt involved.
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