Funny, I thought he was pointing out that when the chips are down, no matter what the lefties might SAY they want for the peeps, they are going to look out for themselves first.
I think this statement might have been misrepresented, and possibly misread.
I think it was totally consistent with his social views.
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/975930/posts
"It is easy to go and say we are going to give you more on this, more on that.
Yeah, of course I want to give away anything and everything, but can we afford it?"