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Left brain, right brain

July 12, 2009 - 4:36 am - by Richard Fernandez
steveaz
2009-07-12 13:49:55

Annoy Mouse said it:
“Government prospers in the realm of wedge issues”

The evermore ridiculous platforms of hyper-kinetic, urban politics designed to wring every last vote from the last “angry” voter is killing our country. Bike paths, don’t-feed-the-pigeons initiatives, Public Interest Research Group admonitions, even pooper-scooper laws: each is flaunted and hyped to cajole the next urban voter to unknowingly fleece herself.

An informed citizenry would balk at the tactic. Where’s ours?