Oh my gosh...love it, love it, love it!!

I can't attest to the veracity of this story, but it popped up on the FB site of a friend of mine from law school:

Redistributing the wealth 9:38pm

Here's a story I came across in the WSJ. It's from a letter to the editor recently published in the Chicago Tribune. Folks with big brass ones like A. Hart make me proud to be an American. Keep it in mind when you vote. Here's the story:

Redistributing wealth

On my way to lunch recently, I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read "Vote Obama; I need the money." I laughed. In a restaurant my server had on an "Obama 08" tie. Again I laughed. Just imagine the coincidence. When the bill came, I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Barack-Obama-redistribution-of-wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need—the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight. I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I've decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful. At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment, I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient deserved money more. I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.—A. Hart, Forest Park

OK -- end of political commentary, back to our regularly-scheduled programming. ;P