WITH THE HEART OF A LION

The Realities of Courage (David Hogberg, 8/27/2003, AmericanProwler.com)

What do you suppose the phrase "you have to admire their courage -- and their realism" applies to? Our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan? Protesters in Iran? Nope, it applies to Republican governors who are willing to raise taxes. So said Washington Post columnist David Broder last Wednesday.

In a classic example of how not to think outside the box, Broder praised South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and Alabama Governor Bob Riley who, unlike President Bush, "have chosen a different -- and more difficult -- course." When both were in Congress, they, presumably, took the easier path of opposing tax increases.

Funny how fleecing the taxpayer is somehow courageous but protesting the voracious appetite of government is cowardly and heartless. We're not in Kansas anymore. Posted by John Resnick at August 27, 2003 5:05 PM