It’s not just that Progressives don’t get it, it’s that they don’t get that they don’t get it

Steve Benen has been a shill for Obama for quite a while, but here he demonstrates for all the values that the ideology of LUXURY will, among that elite group always matter more than the practicalities of necessity.

From the MaddowBlog (vat den?)

Rising sea levels aren’t funny

BySteve Benen

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Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:30 PM EDT

For those who can’t watch clips online, Romney said, “President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and to heal the planet. My promise is to help you and your family.”

That’s great news for those of us who don’t have families on this planet.

Now, as a factual matter, Romney’s promise is itself rather strange. How “you and your family” will benefit from less access to affordable health care, less access to education, and fewer investments in roads and infrastructure is something of a mystery.

But even putting that aside, the aspect of Romney’s comments that was simply astounding was the ignorance. The Republican treated rising sea levels as a punch-line, as if the very idea of addressing the climate crisis is ridiculous and those who take this seriously are fools worthy of mockery.

Indeed, the Republican audience took their cues, literally laughing at Obama’s efforts to address global warming.

Also notice that, in Romney’s mind, there’s a distinction — the nation can deal with the climate crisis or we can help families, as if the two have nothing to do with one another

If YOU DO NOT HAVE A JOB, AND NO PROSPECTS, AND THE MORTGAGE IS BEHIND, AND THE ELECTRIC BILL, AND FILLING THE CAR IS $55-$75, AND YOU THINK ABOUT HOW FAR IT IS TO THE SUPERMARKET BECAUSE GAS IS TWICE WHAT IT WAS WHEN OBAMA TOOK OFFICE, AND YOU SEE THE GREATEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD TANKING FROM MISMANAGEMENT, DOUCHEBAG, THE TWO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER

Why is this missed?

Why is this practicality NON EXISTENT TO PEOPLE LIKE MADDOW AND BENEN?