Here's to Lazy Politicians
18 December 2007
The Editor, The Economist
25 St James's Street
London SW1A 1HG
United Kingdom
SIR:
You praise Hillary Clinton for being "hard working" ("The triumph of hope over experience?" December 15). No doubt she is - but for what purpose? Sen. Clinton certainly works hard at the business of securing high political office, first for her husband and now for herself.
What is most odious about each of the Clintons is precisely their single-minded devotion to the task of obtaining power and its foolish glory. So a "hard working" Hillary Clinton is as appealing as is a hard-working Vladimir Putin or a burning-the-midnight-oil Eva Peron.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
The Editor, The Economist
25 St James's Street
London SW1A 1HG
United Kingdom
SIR:
You praise Hillary Clinton for being "hard working" ("The triumph of hope over experience?" December 15). No doubt she is - but for what purpose? Sen. Clinton certainly works hard at the business of securing high political office, first for her husband and now for herself.
What is most odious about each of the Clintons is precisely their single-minded devotion to the task of obtaining power and its foolish glory. So a "hard working" Hillary Clinton is as appealing as is a hard-working Vladimir Putin or a burning-the-midnight-oil Eva Peron.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Tuesday May 20, 2008 at 8:47pm