Bottled water and liberal guilt

Published: August 11, 2007, 11:03 am

I've previously blogged about liberal hypocrites and their bottled water. The anti-bottled water message seems to be working. Now some liberals feel intense guilt whenever they drink bottled water. From an article in tomorrow's NY Times: On a recent family vacation in Cape Cod, Jenny Pollack, 40, a novelist and public relations associate from Brooklyn, did something she knew she would come to regret. She did it on the spur of the moment. She did it because she felt desperate. Besides, the giant illuminated Dasani vending machine was just standing there, like a beacon. So, with her reusable plastic Nalgene bottles dry and her son Charlie working up a thirst in an indoor playground, she broke down and bought a bottle of water. To most people it would be a simple act of self-refreshment, but to Ms. Pollack it was also a minor offense against the planet think of all the oil used to package, transport and refrigerate that water. Something about it felt like a betrayal,

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