Guarded archleft angel

Washington Times ^ | R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

[kattracks]

So the left-wing Democrats have found their Cosimo de Medici. The Ford Foundation was not sufficient to satisfy their political needs, nor the Rockefeller Foundation, nor the MacArthur mother lode. They needed a billionaire, and in the person of George Soros they have him.

[spodefly]

Now along comes the Clintons' idea of a proper political philanthropist, their Richard Mellon Soros, and he is absolutely bellowing, spending more in a year than Mr. Scaife might spend over a decade. He is spending $15 million on operations such as MoveOn.org and America Coming Together. Are these groups that debate issues, develop scholarly ideas, turn out learned monographs and journals? Well, no, they are hard-edged political activist groups uninterested in new ideas. In fact, the American left has not had a new idea in years. All that motivates the left is anger.

Richard Mellon Soros and the groups he funds are about the only political participants in American history to boast of their anger, and they certainly are the only haters who have been honored by polite liberal opinion for their coarseness.

That about sums it up. Good thing those of us on the right are so mellow, or this could get really ugly.

[nickcarraway]

Also posted here under a different title:

Richard Mellon Soros: So the left-wing Democrats have found their Cosimo dé Medici!

[swilhelm73]

Part of the reason, perhaps, that the Left has gone so bonkers is that they are funded by a very small group of insulated, wealthy SOBs like Soros and the Hollywood set.

The Right, for the most part, is much more evenly funded, with much smaller average contributions from many more donors.

This is born out most notably in contributions to the Dems and Reps, but is really true across the board.