The Nature of the Beast
29 January 2008
The Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
The headline you give to today's eight letters discussing this year's presidential campaign is "The Tug of War for America's Heart" (Letters, January 29).
Behind all the soaring (if vacuous) rhetoric, all the shamelessly Janus-faced pandering, and all the sleazy campaign tactics lies one truth: each candidate's lust for power, fame, and the tawdry glory that comes with high political office. Make no mistake: while pretending to tug for my heart, these candidates really are tugging for my freedoms and my wallet.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
The Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
The headline you give to today's eight letters discussing this year's presidential campaign is "The Tug of War for America's Heart" (Letters, January 29).
Behind all the soaring (if vacuous) rhetoric, all the shamelessly Janus-faced pandering, and all the sleazy campaign tactics lies one truth: each candidate's lust for power, fame, and the tawdry glory that comes with high political office. Make no mistake: while pretending to tug for my heart, these candidates really are tugging for my freedoms and my wallet.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Friday June 20, 2008 at 8:39am