Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000
Big Truth + Big Lie = ?
Thomas M. Miovas, Jr.
I heard about the following news story Thursday on the Rush
Limbaugh Show, but I wasn't able to find a mention of it
searching the web and CNN by Friday evening. Sorry I can't
provide a more exact quote.
Regarding the home heating oil "crisis," whereby "millions" of
people have to choose between heating their homes or eating due
to the recent rise in home heating oil, the Clinton
Administration said:
[from memory, not an exact quote] "As we have discovered,
markets work best when they are not interfered with -- that's
why our economy is working so well. It is this administration's
policy to take a hands-off approach to market difficulties. This
is a price problem, not a supply problem; so we will not release
the national supplies of home heating oil held in reserve for
national emergencies."
And there you have it! The Clinton Administration is all for
unfettered capitalism. If they hadn't told me, I would never
have guessed that was their modus operandi. But, of course, it
all depends on your definition of "is."
Rush, being quick on the draw after presenting the sound clip,
shouted: "What about Microsoft? What about trying to take over
the health care industry?" while adding a few other choice comments.
And what about threatening the pharmaceutical industry, least
they charge too much to the elderly? And what about Alan
Greenspan continuing to raise interest rates because the stock
market is too high? And what about denying a tax cut on the
grounds that the American people wouldn't spend it right?
Evidently, this administration doesn't care what they say or to
whom. Imagine a *democrat* saying markets work best when they
are left alone!!!
Does a Big Truth (free markets work best) coupled with a Big Lie
(this administration doesn't interfere with markets) mean that
they really didn't say anything, and therefore it doesn't matter?
You've got me on that one.
