The NY Times is running an Op-Ed piece this morning that is highly amusing and enlightening-
Contributor David Brooks sets up a hypothetical situation where liberal Dr. Faustus is granted five wishes which he thinks will make the, ?United States a bastion of liberalism forevermore.?
He wishes first that our country would go into an economic crisis caused by Wall Street greed and recklessness- to discredit free-market fundamentalism once and for all. Second, that the smartest Democratic politician will become president. Third, to create a political climate so that the president can immediately enact an $800 billion spending package- helping to avert economic collapse and show the American people how effective government can be. Fourth, for the Democrats to pass a universal health care law- show a grateful nation that government can provide basic security. And finally, a multinational oil company to cause the biggest environmental disaster in American history. This will completely discredit corporate America and remind people why they need strong regulations and global warming legislation.
Not in 70 years had there been a sequence of events so perfectly designed to fortify liberalism, yet much to Dr. Faustus? surprise our country isn?t swinging to the left; it is swinging to the right!
