Chris Mathews Plays Softball With Ted Kennedy

Ted "Deep Sea" Kennedy proved why he doesn’t do many interviews last night on Hardball, and when he does, he gets easy questions with no follow-ups.

I took issue with most of his comments, but I want to focus on something I take to heart: The slander of Wal-Mart. Last night, Ted “The Swimmer” Kennedy used the term “Wal-Martification” in regards to how he views America in the global economy, a.k.a. globalization.

Why do liberals hate Wal-Mart? Is it because they provide opportunities in small towns where there once wasn’t any? Is it because of their ultra low prices, allowing lower income families to provide a better standard of living? Is it because Wal-Mart has been listed as one of the best places to work? Spare me the antidotal stories of harassment. Every large company has lawyers fighting such charges. Spare me the stories about how poor mom and pop are out of business. Wal-Mart employs the masses; Mom and pop employed mom and pop and a few others. I doubt mom and pop paid more per hour than Wal-Mart does, and I doubt they provided any benefits.

Liberals hate success. Liberals detest the fact that men and women, through the work of a “big box retailer” can improve their lives with out their (government’s) help.

Keep at it Ted! Continue to trash an institution that millions love. Continue to sink lower and lower in the eyes of American voters. Continue to follow an ideology that no one listens to anymore.

He also proposed a “small pay-roll tax increase” last night. Classic!