This thread is in reference to TL's post seen
here
E S S A Y
The Nanny in Chief
Bush thinks he knows what's good for you, and he'll spend money to prove it
By ANDREW SULLIVAN
Monday, Feb. 02, 2004
There's barely a speech by President Bush that doesn't cite the glories of human freedom. It's God's gift to mankind, he believes. And in some ways this President has clearly expanded it: the people of Afghanistan and Iraq enjoy liberties unimaginable only a few years ago. But there's a strange exception to this Bush doctrine. It ends when you reach America's shores. Within the U.S., the Bush Administration has shown an unusually hostile attitude toward the exercise of personal freedom. When your individual choices conflict with what the Bush people think is good for you, they have been only too happy to intervene. The government, Bush clearly believes, has a right to be involved in many personal decisions you make — punishing some, encouraging others, nudging and prodding the public to live the good life as the President understands it. The nanny state, much loved by Democrats, is thriving under Republicans.
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I looked it up myself and found it, so I thought I'd save you the trouble of typing it in TL.
Mark