Misconception of the Day

From Michael Kinsley's most recent column, When Ideology is a Value:

Why do you care, or care so much, whether the people running the government have good values? Wouldn't you prefer a bit of competence, if forced to choose? For example, suppose we had a government that was capable of ensuring enough flu vaccine to go around, like the governments of every other developed country in the world. Wouldn't that be nice? And if you could have that kind of government, would you really mind if a few more of its leaders secretly enjoyed Janet Jackson's halftime show at the Super Bowl?

Far be it from me to put words in Mr. Kinsley's mouth, but I'm assuming it's safe to say he was much happier with Presidents Clinton in the Whitehouse. Surely the Clintons epitomize the competence Mr. Kinsley references. But aren't they the reason that flu vaccines were in short supply to begin with, due to the touted Clinton Government Vaccine Buying Program? Price caps, Mr. Kinsley, on anything, ensure that there will be less of whatever is being capped.

The term, "good values" is subjective, to be sure, but it is used by Mr. Kinsley and others on the left as a demeaning pejorative. So what's with all this insensitivity and intolerance from the party of choice? Isn't diversity all-inclusive? Can't the left be more sensitive and tolerant to those with convictions other than their own?