More CA Nonsense

Numerous blogs and online journals have established creative categories for stories like this. James Tarranto has a reoccuring column called "Spot the Idiot" which pays tribute to the First Amendment's guarantee that even the most intellectually challenged among us has a right to be heard. This prevents the rest of the population from overestimating his/her capabilities.

Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs has something similar, and there are plenty of other examples. I like these stories because they remind me that being a reactionary has its drawbacks. On both sides of the aisle.

First, if you are the West Hollywood city council, who cares what resolution you pass (other than the 30,000 potential voters in your district) particularly on matters which are clearly outside your jurisdiction. Second, if you are from California, every action you take is automatically discounted by the long history of absurd positions taken by your neighbors (many of whom are on the 9th District Court of Appeals).

For these reasons reactionary groups like PETA, Greenpeace, Amesty International etc, only make progress with the fringe population. Most people believe in protecting animals, the environment and the downtrodden, but as soon as their name appears, most Americans change the channel.