An Army of Spitzers in Politics?

Well . . . depending on whether you are in Illinois, New York, California, or even sometimes here in my home state of Ohio, it might seem that way.

“What socialism implies above all,” said Lenin, “is keeping account of everything.” Could Eliot Spitzer or Patrick Fitzgerald or Michael Bloomberg or Hillary Clinton or Barack Hussein Obama have put it better? Keeping track of your health care, disposing of your money, regulating your food and drink and ration of tobacco: there they all are, ready, able, and willing to run your life for you. Just sign here to dispose of the power to manage your own life responsibly, to make decisions as an independent citizen who is responsible for your own welfare, and those displaced nannies will take care of … everything."

I would add that many of these same folks would also tell you you have no need for a personal sidearm to protect yourself. Can you hear it? "Trust us, we'll keep you safe in your community, in a mall, on campus . . ."

Read the full essay on the weblog of Roger Kimball.