Brought on by a Kos FP diary
I keep saying; forget about the money on "our" side of the aisle.
They never will put their money where their mouths are, it is all for show. It reminds me of "charity" affairs where they revel in their own generosity, I have been to a few and it generally ends in the glory of self.
High minded principles are easy to hold when they are of the type that avoid the requirement to do anything about the situation.
In this the right wing are at least marginally honest about their own self interest.
"Our" lot [and they are nothing of the sort] will talk the talk ad infinitum but will never walk the walk unless they receive unlimited glorification for so doing. Give them an "Oscar" for being wonderful and they will come in droves.
I wish we wouldn't even consider them be "ours" as we have enough trouble without this waste of time since they have absolutely nothing to lose in this game.
When your "ideals" become something to hide behind you should know that you are morally bankrupt.
I'm sorry but I stopped listening to what they have to say ages ago, progress can only occur from the bottom up, from hard work at the local level. Merely asking the caviar liberals for a crumb is a total waste of breath, all the platitudes in the world ye shall receive; but not one iota of support.
Call me cynical, but I have already seen too much at first hand.