I learned last night that Kurt Vonnegut has died. I thought my comment on this would be "So it goes," but... I just can't. So I'll point you to his short story, "Harrison Bergeron," (hat tip on the link to John J. Miller at The Corner), an excellent short story on equality, of all things.
It must be said that Vonnegut was a leftist, apparently of quite the loony variety. But the truths he covers in "Harrison Bergeron" and in Slaughterhouse-Five remain true nonetheless, and so is this:
What are the conservatives doing with all the money and power that used to belong to all of us? They are telling us to be absolutely terrified, and to run around in circles like chickens with their heads cut off. But they will save us. They are making us take off our shoes at airports. Can anybody here think of a more hilarious practical joke than that one?
Smile, America. You’re on Candid Camera.
New York Times obit here.
Critic of conservatives and admirer of Mark Twain. My kinda guy. Rest in peace.