The irony of O'Donnell

O'Donnell's "threat" of secession by the blue states just drips with irony. Of course, the mere idea of blue state secession if they aren't permitted to be in charge sounds like a schoolyard tantrum similar to, "It's my ball, I'll take it and go home."

But the real irony is that liberals, for generations now, have promoted the concept of the redistribution of wealth through taxation. It is an article of faith with the left that "the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer," the rich are not paying their fair share, and that "problem" should be remedied through government action.

Now that the left is not in control of the pursestrings, however, its cry has become "It's not fair to take money away from richer states and send it to poorer states. You can't do that; we are the only ones who know best how to spend your money." The liberal agenda could not have been made more clear than it was in O'Donnell's extemporaneous remarks, and it exemplifies the pettiness among some of the liberal elite at their reaction to the recent election results.