There MUST be a better way.

Former Presidential Aide Karl Rove keeps popping up on different television channels and in different magazines as some type of analyst lately. I've noticed that often times his comments include the words "chablis" or "chardonnay" as a code word to disparage someone who is educated. The comments strike me as an attempt to discredit people for persevering and achieving something that most Americans work hard for and encourage their children to get--a college degree. There are many smart people who do not have college degrees; however, those people don't disparage people for achieving said degree. I've been shocked that legitimate news organizations have been willing to "prop up" this kind of resentment.

Well, someone must've talked to Karl about his elitism refrain, but he doesn't get much better in his recent chablis-free "news item" posted to the Wall Street Journal online. Politics aside, and pandering to dispel accusations of bias in the main stream media aside, what qualifies Karl to write this type of analysis? Take way the numbers and the insulting language, and Karl's article is an attempt to point out the spin in Sen. Barack Obama's commercials. The problem is, Karl is so busy recasting the spin with his own spin to provide anything more than propaganda.

Still, the most laughable section is the last few lines. I don't want to "qive away the ending," but how can the WSJ even remotely find that section analysis? What is more, for all the bloviating about traditional values Karl's ilk engages in, I find it laughable that he thinks that someone shouldn't even try when things look tough. That notion is contrary to the American Character and not a value that any self-respecting foreparent has passed down.