I only wish I could agree with you on the "were here" part. Unfortunately, three of those on your list are still here, still doing damage.
The Democrats are exposed for the louses they are by an
article one will never read in the "mainstream" media. I
certainly hope that the Democrat's strategy blows up in
their collective faces.
WHO ARE THEY FOOLING?
DEMOCRATS SHOW THEIR TRUE COLOR
By: Elysian Hunter
Of course the far left wing of the Democratic party can only
boast of displaying the color Commie red or perhaps shades of
pink- fuchsia comes to mind- for certain of them who happen to
be light in the loafers. You can call a shovel an ice-cream
machine and it remains a shovel- or call a far left Democrat a
"progressive" or "liberal," yet a Marxist is a Marxist no
matter what you call it. Cravenly partisan and just as anti-
American as ever, the so-called majority leader of the Senate
is still hanging up on the President's judicial nominees and on
economic stimulus plans. Heaven forbid we actually have
judges appointed who uphold the law and believe in punishing
criminals. Far be it from the "Mole" to support any kind of
meaningful tax relief and/or incentives for business that will
benefit the economy. What Daschle wants, along with more
criminals on the streets, are more of the failed pork-filled
gimmies that only serve to keep people enslaved to handouts and
disinclined to return to work instead of promoting incentives
that will help create jobs and enable businesses and
individuals to keep more of the money they earn. This is
classic Marxism- redistribution of wealth resulting in a
declining standard of mediocrity for all. Then again,
Daschle's objectives have nothing to do with "doing the work of
the American people." His objectives are: a. Anything to
thwart the President's objectives, mostly out of spite and
revenge, and b. Make himself look good in the process, while c.
Destroying the economy or making it appear to be in a worse
condition than it really is, enabling Democrats to blame the
Administration, and thus, gain more seats in Congress next
year. Fortunately for the rest of us, his trickery appears to
be backfiring.
What we are seeing from the Democrats, in their quest to cast
the Bush presidency as "bad for the economy" and "dangerous to
civil liberties" are their own shortcomings and failings. Most
of us would agree that the war on terrorism and worries about
the economy should not be used as an excuse to promote
unnecessary pork projects. Yet the Constitution is clear
regarding the primary function of the federal government which
is national defense. This means government's raison d' etre is
domestic security, not social engineering or the redistribution
of wealth. All other aims of government are secondary. In
this light the Bush administration's policies- including
Attorney General Ashcroft's plan for military tribunals for
non-citizens accused of terrorist acts are far more sensible
than the Democrats' designs for the civilian criminal justice
system to prosecute such crimes. The publicity surrounding
civilian criminal trials presents a security risk to the
facilities and surrounding areas, notwithstanding a clear and
present danger to the judge and jury presented by terrorist
groups. What juror would not consider the threat to himself
of his family if he voted to convict a terrorist? The issue
that terrorists may use the leniency of our courts against us-
the democratic process used to defeat it- is a real
possibility. It often takes years to convict a confessed
murderer in civilian courts, not to mention the (often
taxpayer) expense in legal fees. Military tribunals are
conducted in relative secrecy, evidence is presented in a
timely manner, and verdicts are handed down quickly. Our
military justice is far more lenient than the justice systems
in most Islamic countries- places in which alleged adulterers
are killed by stoning and limbs are removed for acts of theft.
Are the Democrats more interested in preserving trial lawyers'
potential sources of revenue than in national security? Or do
they value the "civil liberties" of non-citizens who are
accused terrorists more than those of citizens?
Democrat idiocy is further brought to light in their attempts
to use the current crises to justify another trip to the pork
barrel. While spending is necessary for the war effort,
increased spending for social engineering and unnecessary
government expansion and gimmie projects are especially
inappropriate at this time. So are tax increases that would
burden the economy further- yet this is what the Democrats
want. More unemployment benefits, they cry- which really
translates into more people beholden to government, instead of
deregulation and incentives for business that would create more
job opportunities and more participation in the private sector.
Fortunately, for now, socialist issues such as nationalized
health care and nebulous programs for education have taken the
back burner. The unfortunate aspect of this situation is the
Democrats aren't going to let them fall by the wayside easily.
We have gotten to witness what the Democrats are behind the
facade. The best analogy for today's Democratic party is that
of the Emperor's new clothes. They think they are draped in
finery, that they can hide their Marxist ideology behind
grandiose pronouncements proclaiming they "feel our pain" and
are "fighting for the common man" but the crises of the past
three months have exposed their naked Marxist designs, and that
vision is not a pretty one. Though the concepts the far left
champions are just as revolting as the thought of Ted Kennedy
sporting nothing but a Speedo, many of the ideas Democrats hold
dear- socialism, PC, entitlements and gimmies are rightfully
under fire, and at long last, their motives are under scrutiny
as never before.
One of the slogans of the 1960's radicals was "Question
Authority." Now the 60's radicals fancy themselves to be the
authorities and no longer wish their motives or actions to be
questioned. The Clinton administration showed us our need to
question, and as more of their cesspool of lies is illuminated,
will continue to show us that the cost of apathy is
unjustifiably high. Conservatives are the ones who should be
questioning authority, especially since we are the ones paying
for it. Our form of government is not the enemy, nor is our
military. The enemy within are those who wish to curtail our
freedoms, destroy individual initiative and enslave millions to
the dead end of the gimmie. Question those who wish to enact
policies that achieve those aims- and show your displeasure not
only at the polls but also through word of mouth,
correspondence and any other means at your disposal as long as
they are legal and sane. This is hard for Conservatives to do
for many reasons, yet as liberties erode and the money you earn
is eaten away in taxes to pay for the erosion of such liberties
activism becomes imperative.
As more and more Americans voice their distrust and disgust
with left-leaning mainstream media, questioning authority or
those who claim to be authorities is becoming more prevalent.
The status quo isn't good enough. In the past forty years
Democrats have waged war on poverty. Translation- trillions of
dollars, tax money we have paid, spent supposedly to alleviate
poverty have been to no avail. Just as many Americans are
living in poverty now as in the time before the age of the
gimmie. But a certain oligarchy has become fat on these tax
dollars- social engineers, certain members of academia and
other proponents of "social justice." The poverty pimps and
race baiters such as Jesse Jackson and his ilk have benefitted
from the "war on poverty" but how many of the poor have? Can
we consider them "cured" of poverty because they don't have to
work, namely because they have never been taught a marketable
skill and haven't taken initiative to learn one, but they get
free health care and all the government cheese they can eat?
How can this spending- to keep millions ignorant and in
poverty- continue to be justified? During the Clinton
administration especially, the state of our military and
intelligence- remember national defense is Constitutionally
sanctioned and an investment well justified- declined to a
pitiful state and may have set the stage for the terrorist
attacks of 9-11. The failure of social engineering and the
shameful decline of the military are reasons enough to denounce
the far left and its designs, without the added curse brought
on by those who clamor for special rights and PC censorship of
views that counter the socialist ideal.
We as Conservatives may have differences even within the
Republican party- especially with the RINO's or Republican In
Name Only types who are left-leaning but claim to be Republican
for political expediency. The RINO's are worse than Democrats
in that they try to hide their leanings under a vermeer of
legitimacy. These types need exposure too- to weed this
influence out of the Republican party. Only by making informed
choices - questioning authority- and looking beyond the label
can we assure that we don't support the Marxist cause
inadvertently through support of RINO's.
The Dems are going to continue to look for new clothes. It's
so easy for people to forget that Congressional Democrats are a
rather unsavory group. Teddy Kennedy and Gary Condit have
gotten away with murder. Hillary has gotten way with defending
and covering up for murderers, embezzlement and various power
grabs, and that was before she became a Senator. And these are
only the ones we know a little bit about. It seems Queen
Hillary at least has had another makeover, but no amount of
designer clothing, manicures, makeup or trendy hairstyles can
cover up the fact that she is an unabashed, unreformed Marxist.
Despite Hillary's new clothes (more of those god-awful
pantsuits, but then if I had fat calves like hers I'd forgo
dresses too) she is still parading her naked Marxist views.
But seeing far left Democrats in their nakedness, no matter
how revolting, is enlightening, as is questioning and refuting
their policies and motives. Now is the time for us to keep
shining the light on the failure of the far left's policies,
because their true color is shining through: Candy-apple,
Commie red.
Elysian Hunter is a freelance political writer from Ohio and is
a regular columnist for Ether Zone.
Check out her new website: Elysian Hunter's Conservative
Commentary
Elysian can be reached at elysianhunter@worldnet.att.net
Published in the December 26, 2001 issue of Ether Zone.
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