Or, as P.J O'Rouke said, "The Republicans can still be hypocrites, because they still know right from wrong." From Mark Levin:
<<Too High a Standard
Where the Dems could learn from Europe.
July 10, 2001 8:30 a.m.
Democrat Gary Condit is a married congressman who carried on an affair with an intern, Chandra Levy. Also, he apparently misled police for weeks by suggesting otherwise. But don't look for Condit's fellow Democrats to call for his resignation anytime soon, for the Democratic party has demonstrated an extremely high tolerance for intolerable behavior.
For instance, two of the Democratic party's most prominent leaders are Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy. Clinton had his own intern problem, not to mention his commission of high crimes and misdemeanors. Yet, he's still lionized by Democrats. His hatchet men — James Carville, Paul Begala, Lanny Davis, to name a few — still appear as respected commentators on TV screens and editorial pages. The Democratic National Committee is headed by a Clintonoid, Terry McAuliffe, who practices the same kind of trash-mouth politics as his mentor.
Kennedy has never accounted fully for his conduct at Chappaquiddick, where Mary Jo Kopechne, who had been a campaign worker for Robert Kennedy's presidential bid, drowned in a car he was driving. Yet, Kennedy is a liberal icon among Democrats. He's treated with great respect and reverence by, among others, feminist groups. Kennedy has much clout with his colleagues, who rush to cosponsor legislation promoting his big-government agenda. And Kennedy often leads the charge in questioning the character of conservative nominees, including Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas, and John Ashcroft.
Liberals like to compare our country with socialist regimes in Europe when urging the expansion of the welfare state or deriding traditional values. "Latvia offers free drugs to its people, Denmark gives condoms to its school children, the Netherlands guarantees dental coverage, and Romania signed the Kyoto treaty," or some such nonsense.
Well, there's another thing that happens in Europe (excluding France, of course): Their politicians often resign from office when caught up in sex scandals. In fact, their parties usually demand their resignation. Is it too much to expect the Democratic party to follow this same practice? The answer, of course, is yes.>> |
