My Litmus Test
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 - 7:49 pm - Smarmy Politics?
Litmus tests are all the rage these days, especially as the GOP attempts to purify its ideologues. So I thought I would create my own test for you to see where on the political spectrum you fall. Feel free to report your score at the bottom.
- Would you buy a tube of toothpaste if you thought it contained diethylene glycol, a poisonous substance?
- Would you invest your money in a company that was allowed to hide liabilities in financial instruments that are not reflected on its balance sheet?
- Do you support spending billions of dollars subsidizing agricultural crops that will never go to market?
- Should energy companies be allowed to poison land and water supplies in exchange for providing less expensive electricity?
- Are you happy that 40 people from states with low populations are able to completely hamstring the act of governance in Washington?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should consider supporting the GOP. In each of these situations, Republicans have worked hard to block reforms that would protect citizens from the abuses reported. Remember, the Wild West may have been lawless and “free”, but people didn’t live very long.
