Andy Rooney, a curmudgeon, waste of time, and overall left-wing blowhard, did his bit on 60 Minutes this week, and this time he was absolutely despicable. He made the case that our soldiers serving in Iraq are not hero, but people who couldn't get any other jobs. While Andy Rooney is obviously not a politician with great influence in his party, his views seem to be reflected by the Democratic leadership in the scorn they show for the common working man, the soldier, the taxi driver, and anyone else who is not an "intellectual elite." The very same people they purport to want to help by stealing money from the rich and giving handouts are also the people they scorn as stpuid and meaningless. One day the layman will wake up and realize he wants leaders that respect him and his, and he will throw off the shackles of welfare and semi-socialization and live in peace and prosperity with his next door neighbor without feeling envy or acting as if he deserves everything his neighbor has merely for existing.