In the bumper sticker vein Apparently the Secret Service takes bumper stickers far more seriously than I do: according to this story, several people were ejected from one of George Bush's Social Security reform/privatization-pumping events. The reason? They had been ID'ed from the bumper stickers on their cars as potential troublemakers.

Whether I agree or not with the political views expressed by either side, this seems wrong to me. It's OK for *me* to make sweeping generalizations about people based on their bumper stickers, of course (see my post below): I just don't think people should be ejected from ostensibly public events (apparently paid for by their tax contributions) based on those generalizations.

To summarize: sweeping generalizations from me = good. From anyone else = bad.  ¶ 3/31/2005 07:07:00 AM