George McGovern the Conservative

If George McGovern were running for office today, he would likely be seen as a conservative Democrat. In today's WSJ, McGovern talks some sense about the necessity of the consumer's freedom to choose - among mortgages, health care and yes, even payday loans. He argues that the people who are ultimately helped by choice are those at the bottom of the pay scale.

Hard to believe that a Democrat can talk some sense, but it really does happen occasionally.