Pubdate: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 Source: Capital Times, The (WI) Copyright: 2004 The Capital Times Contact: http://www.captimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/73 Author: Jim Guidry LIBERAL FAT CAT HAS HIJACKED IDEOLOGY Dear Editor: John Nichols paints a confusing picture in his lovely whitewash of George Soros, the billionaire Bush-hater whose sole reason for being seems to be defeat of George Bush. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought Nichols was the sort who railed against "corporate fat cats" who used their ill-gotten fortunes to influence democracy in America. Isn't that what the campaign finance reforms of the '70s were all about? I guess not all fat cats are evil, only the conservative ones. Speaking of campaign finance reform, why doesn't Nichols seem to have a problem with Soros using his money to spit in the face of Sen. Russ Feingold's efforts at limiting the influence of money in elections? Clearly this is violating the spirit of the law. In short, John Nichols has shown that hatred of Bush is more important than sticking to one's principles. It would seem that liberalism has come full circle. What once was an ideology that appealed for concern for minorities and those without voices has become so vacuous that it can be hijacked by one man with a big check merely by appealing to the basest of emotions, namely hatred and vengeance. Jim Guidry Sun Prairie - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin