ronnyreagan, I'm not missing my point, but you're not entirely getting it, either. It's not entirely about being right or left. George Soros, Buffet, Hollywood, Gore, Edwards and the hundreds of thousands of other "one percenters" who get a pass from the left do something the left thinks is laudable, and they get a pass on their sins.
An example is Buffet giving Obama the "Buffet Rule" to play before audiences. Would Buffet have to pay more in taxes if his "rule" were enacted into law? Sure. But the deals he cut with Obama on the stimulus package more than make up for any additional taxes he might have to pay. If Obama isn't re-elected, and the Buffet rule is never adopted, then Buffet keeps his additional taxes, he gets adulation from the left and exemption for his sins, and everybody is happy.
Ditto George Soros, Hollywood and the rest. The do a little something that doesn't cost them too much, and they get a pass on being evil millionaires and billionaires. They become part of the 99%.
Liberalism is about good intentions, not good results. If a one percenter does a liberal deed with good intentions, he's forgiven his real trespasses.