The Hubris of the West's Ruling Liberal Elite

Mira Kamdar has an opinion column in The Washington Post discussing the new Tato Nano car. This is a modern, effective vehicle that will cost $2500.00. It is evil. You can read her ideas here. The very fact that someone like her, an Indian intellectual working at a think tank in America, can try and dictate to people what they can/cannot purchase and use reeks of liberal do-goodism, and I know what is better for you. Actually, she is not trying to be do what is better for the individual, but what is better for the world.

It is like I always argued about the complaints of growth in Northern Virginia. It would be easy to stop, pass a law. But the politicians did not have the gumption. Perhaps rightly so.

For a related matter see this: Dear Third World Farmer...

Policeman Who Hit Roomate To Resign

Earlier I had written about the weird case where a local policeman was in an accident and just happened to ram into his roommate and the roommate's girlfriend. He is resigning, not because of this fact, but because it is his second accident in a year with a police vehicle. See the story here.

Higher Pay for Hacks

The Huntsville Times endorses the idea that the Mayor and City Councilors need big raises. In some case up to 50% or so. There argument is that the higher salaries are needed to attract better politicians when the current ones leave. I think it is meant to be a compliment. Since the incumbents are showing no signs of leaving, and seemed happy with their current pay, I am not sure who they are trying to attract. Besides I am sure a higher pay just gets you a higher order of hack running for office.

Hillary Clinton's Twisted Logic

Hillary Clinton now blames here opponent for remarks she made that were supposed to denigrate Barack Obama, but sounded like they were denigrating Martin Luther King Jr. She says that they are ""I think it clearly came from Senator Obama's campaign and I don't think it's the kind of debate we should be having in our campaign," This is Hillary and Bill Clinton not wanting to be divisive. Anyway, see this for more.

Case for CSI/Law & Order

On Sunday night a local policeman was in a car crash. Not that exciting, but it turns out that the car he hit contained his roommate and the guy's girl friend. They are both still in the hospital, the cop is out. Police are investigating as this is a little suspiciously coincidental. See The Huntsville Times here. And, please, HSV Times, put all your stories on line in an easy to find way.