“Fair” – When You Have No Rational Basis

1. Mommy, why can’t I stay up like Johnny? It’s not “fair”.2.The Morgans have a dog. Why can’t we? It’s not “fair”.3. Lucy doesn’t have to go to church. Why do I have to? It’s not “fair”.4. We would have won the game if we had a 7 footer like they did. It wasn’t “fair”.5. It’s not “fair” that Mitt Romney is well organized and well funded.6. Everyone should pay their “fair” share. You already get the point, I’m sure.The intellectual level of some of our recent political discourse is no more thought provoking or persuasive then the whining that I heard around the house when my children were young. It is like listening to fingernails on a chalkboard when I hear Presidential candidates blame their somewhat consistent losses on the victorious candidate’s organization on the ground and money in the pocket. Rick, Newt, and all of your apologists–get a […]

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