never forget that the crowd running the show in Washington truly deeply believes that they are smarter than you and care more than you do about things.
from Drudge here is exhibit A in the condescension lalapalooza:
Energy Secretary Chu: A teaching moment (AP)When it comes to greenhouse-gas emissions, Energy Secretary Steven Chu sees Americans as unruly teenagers and the Administration as the parent that will have to teach them a few lessons.Speaking on the sidelines of a smart grid conference in Washington, Dr. Chu said he didn’t think average folks had the know-how or will to to change their behavior enough to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.“The American public…just like your teenage kids, aren’t acting in a way that they should act,” Dr. Chu said. “The American public has to really understand in their core how important this issue is.” (In that case, the Energy Department has a few renegade teens of its own.)
aren’t you glad that your betters are willing to teach you?