What Kind of Hawk Are

What Kind of Hawk Are You? - One of the more irritating hard-left tropes sine 9/11 has been the notion of the "Chickenhawk". If you've never served in the military, you'd best not urge any policy that involves use of the military, lest you be called a chickenhawk. The term flies thick and fast on the left wing of the blogosphere.

Some on the right have taken umbrage at this. I won't. In fact, this idea should be applied through all public policy discussions!

• If you've never been poor, but you write about what society has to do for the poor? You're a Poorhawk!
• Yapping about education policy, even though you're not a teacher (or, like my own city councilman Jay Benanav, your kid went to private school)? You're a NEAhawk!
• Concerned about policy implications on the elderly, even though you're not 65 yet? Pffft. You're an Aarphawk!

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Posted by Mitch at November 25, 2003 05:59 AM