William Bennett calls Obama's 'Julia' a "yuppie liberal woman."

[sinkingfeeling]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/09/opinion/bennett-obama-campaign/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Julia is not your typical all-American girl, but an obviously independent, yuppie liberal woman. She goes to public school, graduates college, and becomes a Web designer. She is able to pursue her career because, at age 27, "her health insurance is required to cover birth control and preventive care, letting Julia focus on her work rather than worry about her health."

At age 31 she "decides to have a child," with no mention of a father or husband. Her son Zachary heads off to a Race to the Top funded public school, while Julia goes on to start her own Web business. She retires at age 67 with Social Security and Medicare supporting her financially and spends her later years volunteering in a community garden.

Julia's happily-ever-after tale is remarkably void of reality. Nowhere in her fictional life is it mentioned that Head Start has done little, if anything, to improve elementary education, that she will likely graduate with $25,000 in student loan debt, that she has a 50% chance of being unemployed or underemployed after college, that Medicare and Social Security are headed toward insolvency, and that her share of the national debt is $50,000 and growing.

For Republicans, Julia's story might seem like a joke too good to be true, but they should take it very seriously. Because buried within "The Life of Julia" is the ideological vision of modern liberalism -- to create a state that takes care of its people from cradle to grave. The story of Julia is a microcosm of Obama's vision for America and emblematic of his view of the government's role in an individual's life.

[bluestateguy]

1. Bennett's idol Ronald Reagan was happy to get support from yuppie conservatives

nt

[NNN0LHI]

11. Lot of yuppie conservatives try to convince people they are liberals or progressives now though

They act like they always have been liberals or progressives too.

There are little tip offs that give themselves away though.

Don

[wryter2000]

2. That's cradle to grave?

Seems like there's a gap between 31 and 67 in there. What an idiot.

[lsewpershad]

3. What

has bennet done for anyone and for that matter for education??

[deutsey]

4. Damn, Bill

What the hell are you smoking, dude?

[Enrique]

5. I wonder how much we're paying this asshole for his pension

Probably hefty, as he was a cabinet secretary. Whatever it is, it's too much.

[marmar]

6. He's been hanging out with Jack and Jim again, I see......

[Orangepeel]

7. Julia sounds like a job creator

How many other entrepreneurs could start businesses if they weren't worried about health insurance?

[Gold Metal Flake]

8. Got video of that? Cuz that would be beautiful.

[spanone]

10. fuck bill bennett. his words carry no more weight than anyone else's