Libertarian Fatalism Triumphant; Lou Dobbs Mad as Hell
Reader Mark Noble sends along Lou Dobbs' latest diatribe, this time taking aim at something called "libertarian fatalism":
Libertarian fatalism has infected and afflicted the leaders of both political parties, and none of us should take seriously the partisan posturing from either the Republicans or Democrats….
Both parties are looking upon border security as bargaining leverage in corporate America's quest for cheap labor and amnesty for illegal immigrants. The skyrocketing cost of health care and a college education continues to put undue pressure on the already constrained budgets of most middle-class families. And still there is no national plan for the urgent development of alternative energy, nor even a call from either party for conservation.
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