Liberal arrogance

Christopher Beam, a writer I was previously unfamiliar with, has an article on the Massachusetts Senate race in Slate. A few sentences caught my eye. He notes “the image [Republican Scott] Brown has created for himself: the independent, hard-working, middle-class, truck-driving guy who also happens to be dashing and well-spoken.” He goes on, “Whatever the accuracy of Brown’s self-portrait—his mother was once on welfare, yet he owns five properties.”

The implication is that Brown is a hypocrite because he’s got a lot of money now. Beam goes on to mention “Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who might have been a strong candidate to succeed his father in the Senate but for the inconvenient fact that he already represents Rhode Island in the House.”