This morning I discovered a huge
spider, the size of a half dollar, spinning an expansive web that extended from
the trees on one side of the street to the trees on the other. It was an awesomely ambitious undertaking, an
engineering marvel sure to ensnare more bugs than this spider could hope to eat
in his brief life.
In spite of the excellence and the
extravagance of the spider’s handiwork, the entire undertaking was doomed to
failure. I blithely drove right through the
web on my way to the park for my morning jog.
The spider did what came naturally him to the best of his abilities;
however, he had no way of understanding that his masterwork was built across a
well trafficked artery.
This futile web weaving brought to
mind Cory Booker and his new senatorial campaign commercial. A messianic Booker mingles with the Hoi Palloi painting fantastic thought
pictures and utopian visions. If elected
he will save Social Security and Medicare.
He will raise the minimum wage.
In a bizarre twist, the common folk with whom Cory is communing, smile
vacantly and then, when the candidate makes another promise, burst out in laughter
like so many demented Joe Bidens.
Medicare and Social Security have proven to be costly and unsustainable
failures. By increasing the minimum
wage, he will make it ever more difficult for the least skilled and least
qualified job seekers to gain valuable work experience and advance themselves.
Is Corey Booker really as dumb as unlucky spider? Does he really believe that these New Deal
and Great Society antiquities can continue to stand the tests of time and
reason? Does he really expect that
raising the price low productivity labor will propel unskilled workers into
middle class comfort?
Or, is he just spinning the usual web of charm and illusion that captures
unsuspecting voters year after year?
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- Paul Simon
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