By: Bob McCarty
Bob McCarty Writes
Steve Chapman, a member of the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, has established residency in the State of Denial, one of the seven mystery states then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said he had visited while on the campaign trail May 9, 2008.
In an editorial published today, Chapman writes:
Obama, it’s true, has done things that involve enlarging government — bailing out banks, taking over General Motors, proposing a “public option” for health insurance and spending $787 billion to stimulate the economy.
In the very next paragraph, he uses the “Bush was even worse” tactic in a desperate attempt to justify Obama’s actions:
But it was George W. Bush, a conservative hero, who tossed a federal lifeline to financial institutions and automakers, as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He also signed the 2008 stimulus package, which was billed as a tax cut but was nothing more than a handout of $168 billion the government didn’t have.
He ends his piece with this conclusion:
There is plenty to oppose in what Obama wants to do. But can we not be stupid about it?
In response, I say, “You first.”
Enjoy your life in the State of Denial, Mr. Chapman.
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Editor’s Note: At 12:19 p.m. Central, I received some feedback a few minutes ago from KMOX 1120 AM radio’s Mark Reardon. Apparently standing up for one of his colleagues in the mainstream media, the purportedly-conservative afternoon radio talk show host asked: “How is Chapman wrong Bob? You fail to point that out.” I replied as follows: “Fail nothing. The fact that it has to be spelled out to you speaks volumes.”
