Why communists loved communism

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Posted: July 24, 2008
1:00 am Eastern

C 2008

Communist government officials always loved communism - because they never
experienced it.

Apparently the same is true of Democrat officials preparing for the “I’m a
progressive, not a communist” lovefest in Denver, Colo. Consumers in the
mile high city pay 40.4 cents per gallon to the state and feds for each
gallon they extract at the gas pumps. Unless, of course, they are Democrat
muckety-mucks zipping around Denver in their free (provided by General
Motors) cars, which have been filling up at city pumps to evade gasoline
taxes.

Gasoline taxes are imposed by Congress and state legislatures to build and
maintain roads and other infrastructure related to automobile
transportation. But I guess the holier-than-thou crowd that makes the laws
has become so used to exempting themselves that they just assume an
exemption any ‘ol time they feel like it.

Government muckety-mucks in the old Soviet Union had special department
stores only they and their fellow Communist Party anointed could shop in.
There you could find all the “evil” products produced in the Western world -
at highly subsidized prices. Subsidized by whom? If you have to ask and you
live in Colorado, just look in the mirror. You’ll get the picture.

When questioned about their sweetheart deal with the city, Democrat
officials responded with their usual ethical pabulum: “The Republicans are
doing it in Minneapolis, too!” You know; everybody’s doing it …

Yet, according to the Rocky
<http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/city-gives-dnc-host-commi
ttee-pass-gas-tax/?printer=1/> Mountain News (July 23, 2008), “Teresa
McFarland, a spokeswoman for the Minneapolis-St. Paul host committee, said
its members are getting their gas at public pumps.

“‘We’re not getting a tax break on fuel,’ she said. ‘That’s not the setup at
this end.’”

Oh, my! Yet another ethical quagmire for Denver communists - er, Democrats
“progressing” toward communism. And it worked so well for so long for Bill
Clinton while Monica was delivering those pizzas.

Why do the little things in life matter so much?

In a technologically advanced world, most of us make decisions based on
personal trust. Since we lack the specialized knowledge possessed by the
high priests of this techno-scientific world, we make our decisions based on
one simple question: Do I trust this person?

If we like what that person has to say, we then look for reasons to trust -
or not trust - in the small actions that all of us as human beings share and
can therefore understand.

Does the wealthy businessman leave a tip for the waitress? Does the
scientific superstar give credit to those who went down the same road
before? Does the teacher value education, or has she been using the same
lesson plans for the past 20 years?

Things change over time, and yes, so do people. But it’s best not to take
their word for it, alone. As your grandmother may have mentioned regarding
your grandfather, “Handsome is as handsome does.”

Some people believe the laws they pass don’t matter, and they don’t give
them much thought. Perhaps they think that because they have no intention of
obeying those laws like the rest of us will have to do? Perhaps handsome is
as handsome does, after all?

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