Never ascribe to stupidity that which can be adequately explained by petulance

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1. Absolutely moral and necessary? […] So big spending and borrowing are genuine efforts of true believers to make us safe, secure, and happy.
2. “Gorge the beast” […] So big spending and borrowing mean big deficits, and that means taxing the greedy and giving their ill-gotten gains to the needy.
3. Big Brother? […] So big spending and borrowing mean 300 million will have their capital spent wisely as their collective labor and efforts are channeled into proper directions — as determined by sober and curious government overseers, not the ignorant who might selfishly spend capital only for indulgence.
4. Good work if you can get it — and loyal customers for life […] So big spending and borrowing mean work for millions, from the Ivy League thinker to the high school drop out who all understand that government is to serve those in government.
5. A Sort of Nihilism […] So big spending and borrowing mean more money for those who don’t have it, and less value for those who do.
6. Infantilism […] So big spending and borrowing are things for geeks and nerds to worry about later; right now we are doing the right thing for the right people — and can’t be worried.
7. Screw You! — one, big temper tantrum […] So big spending and borrowing enrage right-wing nuts and that is all to the good.

— Victor Davis Hanson, April 16th, 2010 (PJTV)

Of course you should read all those […] portions, which are the meat of Prof. Hanson's post. There is lots of stupidity that can be enumerated, for, as Albert Einstein observed, it is virtually without limit.

Hanson's seventh variety is especially noteworthy in Obama's case. Recall Obama's most recent pettiness: "I really have no response. Because last I checked, Sarah Palin's not much of an expert on nuclear issues," he said in an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos. You see, he really does have a response that he can not contain, despite his immediately preceding disingenuous disavowal.

We have all come to know these eruptions of petty petulance in our Chief Petty Officer of the United States (CPOOTUS). So Hanlon's razor may be honed with a corollary that reads: Never ascribe to stupidity that which can be adequately explained by petulance.

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