Agreeing With Charlie Dent?

Amazingly, yes, I do. From Bernie's blog:

Lehigh Valley Congressman Charlie Dent, who appears to have been the token conservative participating in an otherwise one-sided forum, gently reminded that audience that wealth disparity is the necessary result of a free market economy. "We've always had it," he noted. He also cautioned against changing that approach to one in which power is concentrated. Under other systems, "You will see less prosperity and a heckuva' lot more cronyism," he warned, in an obvious reference to totalitarian regimes. 

But he conceded that the disparity has increased in recent years. "We have to fix the policies that make it harder for people to make more money," he argued.

I basically agree with Dent here. Yes, really. We don't want to go communist to eliminate wealth inequality.

The policies that made it "harder for people to make more money" though are the ones he spent his political career championing. Tearing down government services, slashing tax rates, and generally supporting de-regulation are why we're in this mess. I should hope that Congressman Dent will begin to support policies that lift people up- a rising minimum wage, a fair tax system, and a government that works.