Perhaps he should consider a run. George's formerly paternal
government-can-do-it-all attitude has evolved into rationality in the
years since he escaped the va****s of the Beltway:
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http://tinyurl.com/2h3ae9
Under the guise of protecting us from ourselves, the right and the
left are becoming ever more aggressive in regulating behavior.
Much paternalist scrutiny has recently centered on personal
economics, including calls to regulate subprime mortgages. [...]
Since leaving office I've written about public policy from a new
perspective: outside looking in. I've come to realize that
protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to
maintaining a healthy civil society.
Why do we think we are helping adult consumers by taking away
their options? We don't take away cars because we don't like some
people speeding. We allow state lotteries despite knowing some
people are betting their grocery money. Everyone is exposed to
economic risks of some kind. But we don't operate mindlessly in
trying to smooth out every theoretical wrinkle in life.
The nature of freedom of choice is that some people will misuse
their responsibility and hurt themselves in the process. We should
do our best to educate them, but without dimini****ng choice for
everyone else.
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He sounds more rational than either of his Democratic
colleagues. Run, George, run!
