Welcome to the Democrat Party
Written by Seth Swirsky
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
It took less than a week for Nancy Pelosi--who “stuck up” for President Bush when Hugo Chavez used the United Nations forum to call him a “devil” and a “liar” in front of the world--to revert to her true self. Just a few days after arguing that Chavez’s attacks were unwarranted, Pelosi herself was back to making similar attacks, calling the president a liar (“Tell the truth to the American people”), inept (“Let’s…clean up the mess you have made in Iraq”) and delusional (“Face the facts…you have not been in touch with reality”). It showed that the woman who would be House Majority Leader if the Democrats are empowered in November to be not only insincere but, in her rhetoric, much more sympathetic to the president of Venezuela than to the president of the United States.
Welcome to the Democratic Party.
The movie that the Democratic leadership chose to condemn vociferously last month was not the Toronto Film Festival’s award-winning “Death of a President,” which vividly depicted President Bush’s mock assassination but, instead, “The Path to 9/11,” which factually documented why Bill Clinton didn’t assassinate Osama bin Laden. The silence of the Democrats (except for Hillary Clinton) over “Death of a President” makes clear that Democrats don’t care that the movie could inspire a deranged person to carry out such an act. But say something about “their” leader, Bill Clinton, and you just may have your broadcast license revoked!
Welcome to the Democratic Party.
Republican representative Mark Foley resigned over his reprehensible conduct with House pages. He received no support for his actions from his party’s leadership. Yet Democrats rushed to make it a partisan issue instead of what it is--an isolated incident that has no bearing on the political scene. How is it portrayed on a leading liberal website, The Huffington Post? Writers posted Foley’s salacious e-mail messages on its front page, in huge type, exploiting every last drop of a sorry episode.
Welcome to the Democratic Party.
Last June, I joined millions of Americans who were relieved when our forces killed Al Qaeda’s field commander in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Yet, the sense of dejection on the left was palpable because it made the true purveyors of evil in their warped view--Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld--look good! Instead of a resounding, “Good job, Mr. President, in America’s War on Terror,” all they could say was: “But, where’s Osama?”
As an American, I’m glad that gas prices are down, the economy’s doing well, and that, for all intents and purposes, we’re at full employment. Unfortunately, what’s good for America is bad for Democrats, who care more about beating Bush than they do about beating inflation or bin Laden.
And Democrats wonder why they haven’t controlled the House, the Senate, or the White House in years. Part of the reason is that their demeanor has been deplorable. While Harry Truman, John Kennedy, Scoop Jackson, and Sam Nunn knew how to play hardball politics, it would be unimaginable for them to behave so callously--during wartime--towards the president of the opposition party. Judging by liberal Joe Lieberman’s loss to Ned Lamont in August, none of these aforementioned icons would be welcome in today’s Democratic Party.
Back in 1994, Republicans captured the House with their 'Contract With America,' a set of positive principles designed to make our country stronger. But with Democrats--should they regain power--poised to impeach the president, undermine every effort in the War on Terror, and sure to effectuate gridlock on any issue they feel they cannot win outright, their plan is less a 'Contract With America' than a mob-like 'Contract On America.'
Welcome to the Democratic Party.
About the Writer: Seth Swirsky is a songwriter, author, recording artist, and memorabilia collector. His hits include "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" for Al Green, "Tell It to My Heart" and "Prove Your Love" for Taylor Dayne, and "Instant Pleasure" for Rufus Wainwright, among others. His trilogy of bestselling books are called "Baseball Letters" (Crown, 1996), "Every Pitcher Tells a Story" (Times Books, 1999), and "Something to Write Home About" (Random House, 2003). He proudly owns the ball that went through Bill Buckner’s legs in the 1986 World Series and the letter banning “Shoeless” Joe Jackson from baseball. His own CD, "Instant Pleasure," won Best Pop Album at the 2005 L.A. Music Awards. Currently, he is making a bookumentary called "Beatles Stories." His eclectic world can be seen and heard at his site, Seth.com.
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