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09-03-2015, 10:31 AM
The GOP Cronies Reel At The “Stench” of the Vulgar Masses (https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/the-gop-cronies-reel-at-the-stench-of-the-vulgar-masses/)
Christopher Manion (https://www.lewrockwell.com/author/christopher-manion/?ptype=lrc-blog)
Cheneyite and waterboarding champion Bret Stephens, speaking for all war profiteers, is offended (http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-donald-and-the-demagogues-1441064072) by the “stench” of the “vulgarians” who hate the Establishment in whose pantheon Rupert Murdoch and his worldwide allies occupy a revered shrine.
From a strictly business point of view, what manufacturer wouldn’t like to have a corner on the market for a multimillion product that the buyer will destroy within a couple of weeks, so you can sell him another one?
Only at the Pentagon.
I have a couple of former acquaintances who are successful “policy” neocons in the war party. I asked them whether they would be happier if peace were at hand: would they be satisfied to live at $100,000 a year in a peaceful world and have time to spend with their families and friends?
Well, I didn’t get a peaceful answer.
But wait, there’s more. Erick Erickson names names (https://www.redstate.com/2015/09/01/naming-names-a-more-precise-look-at-why-the-republican-party-is-dying/) of the ripoff artists that thrive in another Crony Class that has a corner on the domestic market – GOP consultants.
I remember a conversation that took place at Ronald Reagan’s funeral (us peons had to arrive two hours early):
Hack #1: “I’m heading to President Bush’s birthday party tomorrow in Texas. Are you going?”
Hack #2: “Nah, we made a million on that contract, but it’s over.”
GOP R.I.P.
[n.b.: Reagan’s state funeral was held on June 11, 2004. George H.W. Bush turned 80 on June 12]
And who else does?
3:39 pm on September 2, 2015
The Best of Christopher Manion (https://www.lewrockwell.com/author/christopher-manion/?ptype=lrc-blog)
https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/the-gop-cronies-reel-at-the-stench-of-the-vulgar-masses/
Christopher Manion (https://www.lewrockwell.com/author/christopher-manion/?ptype=lrc-blog)
Cheneyite and waterboarding champion Bret Stephens, speaking for all war profiteers, is offended (http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-donald-and-the-demagogues-1441064072) by the “stench” of the “vulgarians” who hate the Establishment in whose pantheon Rupert Murdoch and his worldwide allies occupy a revered shrine.
From a strictly business point of view, what manufacturer wouldn’t like to have a corner on the market for a multimillion product that the buyer will destroy within a couple of weeks, so you can sell him another one?
Only at the Pentagon.
I have a couple of former acquaintances who are successful “policy” neocons in the war party. I asked them whether they would be happier if peace were at hand: would they be satisfied to live at $100,000 a year in a peaceful world and have time to spend with their families and friends?
Well, I didn’t get a peaceful answer.
But wait, there’s more. Erick Erickson names names (https://www.redstate.com/2015/09/01/naming-names-a-more-precise-look-at-why-the-republican-party-is-dying/) of the ripoff artists that thrive in another Crony Class that has a corner on the domestic market – GOP consultants.
I remember a conversation that took place at Ronald Reagan’s funeral (us peons had to arrive two hours early):
Hack #1: “I’m heading to President Bush’s birthday party tomorrow in Texas. Are you going?”
Hack #2: “Nah, we made a million on that contract, but it’s over.”
GOP R.I.P.
[n.b.: Reagan’s state funeral was held on June 11, 2004. George H.W. Bush turned 80 on June 12]
And who else does?
3:39 pm on September 2, 2015
The Best of Christopher Manion (https://www.lewrockwell.com/author/christopher-manion/?ptype=lrc-blog)
https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/the-gop-cronies-reel-at-the-stench-of-the-vulgar-masses/