The GOP's Nonsensical Attempt to Paint Elizabeth Warren as a Hypocrite

truth-out.org — George Washington was a hypocrite. O.K., that’s not what I believe. But it’s apparently what Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts believes. Mr. Brown, in his campaign for re-election, is going all out on the proposition that Elizabeth Warren is a big hypocrite. According to Brian McGrory, a columnist at The Boston Globe, Mr. Brown, a Republican, “seems to be fuming that his main Democratic rival, Elizabeth Warren, has done pretty well for herself financially.” You see, Ms. Warren has been crusading to help the endangered middle class — but she herself is a well-paid Harvard professor, who would end up paying higher taxes as a result of the policies she advocates. See the hypocrisy? Neither do I. I’ve written about this before; somehow the notion has entered our politics that supporting a cause that isn’t in your personal financial interest makes you a hypocrite. It’s really bizarre.

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