Peg Noonan Continues Her Cluelessness

Noonan:

I feel increased concern about her, I think, what she thinks of populism, as her populist approach. There are two ways—you know, her stuff about “I’m Main Street, you’re not, you’re the elite. I’m not the East Coast, I’m Joe Six-Pack.” She actually says, “I’m the Joe Six-Pack candidate.” This left me thinking, “Gosh, would Lincoln say, ‘I represent the backwoods types?’ Would FDR say, ‘Yeah, the New York aristocracy deserves another moment in the sun. Vote for me.’” It—there’s something weird about it. But there’s also something, for me, concerning populism as a tactic is justified often in politics. “I need this program, the people want it.” Populism as a strategy, “We’re the good guys, you’re the bad guys,” is not good, and, and if that’s the road they’re going, that’s not a good road to be on. It’s not helpful to the country.

Dear Peg,

When running against Ultimate Insiders, even back-bench turkeys such as Biden, one does not run as "one of them."

That's kinda what "against" means, Peg.

By the way, Peg, you might consider carefully the Intellectualoids Who Gave Us the Bailout--you know, the Best and Brightest who worked at Bear, Lehman, Goldman(-then-Treasury...) Many of them are crooks. Most of them are Ivy League.

You know them, Peg. They are the Sophisticated Folks.

How'd THAT work for you, Peg?

HT: Creative Minority