Nanny

Nanny Staters and Geezers

Light my Fire baby “ Sinclair Lewis's bumper sticker friendly maxim, "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross," may be all the rage these days, yet from my New York City perch it seems more likely fascism will come weighed down with studies by self-congratulatory "public interest" groups and carrying a sign reading, "It's for the children!" Few grasp this new paradigm quite as well as Denver Post columnist David Harsanyi, whose wonderful, essential new book, Nanny State: How Food Fascists, Teetotaling Do-Gooders, Priggish Moralists, and Other Boneheaded Bureaucrats Are Turning America Into a Nation of Children provides not only perhaps the authoritative account of the bipartisan conspiracy to institute a "low-grade, feel-good tyranny that has downgraded freedom to a mere annoyance," but also one of the most stirring battle cries for a "second American Revolution" to counter it. *snip* Who's left to stop it? I don't anticipate scores of elected officials defending my choice to suck down nicotine, or to drink irresponsibly or to consume scrumptious trans-fatty treats. Of course, the underlying argument would be a defense personal freedom and choice, but most politicians are too cowardly to take on the forces of political correctness. And once nanny laws are instituted there is little way back -- at least, in the foreseeable future Nannies Come Home to Roost QUIZ TOMORROW ” Taking part in the ... overt action necessary to "stop it" now would be quite altruistic since, to a large degree, those of us who are willing to endure the necessary unpleasantness are at, or approaching the age where we'll be nanny state beneficiaries. 911 ... Yes, I'd like to report some kids who are trampling my Zinnias and Marigolds. I'm old and afraid. What do you want us to do? Shoot them. A patrol car is on the way.  Our (reluctant, count on it)  benefactors will be - and I do receive pleasure from this knowledge -  mind numbed brats like David McSwane, and other dickweeds who've fallen under the tutelage of commie educators.  It will be they who foot the bill that pays the baby-sitter from Hell.  They, who see - or more accurately,  don't see - increasingly large chunks of their earned wages.  Still, I am so grateful for having the opportunity to live in this great country that I am willing to forgo a peaceful dotage and lend a hand.  If it wasn't against the law I'd send an RPG through a congressional office window today.  Fortunately, once someone else - some no good scofflaw - does light that fuse, then it will no longer be against the law, but an act of patriotism.  Especially if the Air National Guard decides to offer their support.  Hoo-ahhhhh!