Monday, October 21, 2013

I'm a Dem. Therefore, I'm not sorry.

Since being a Democrat means you never have to say you're sorry, I shouldn't be surprised that we finally hear through Democrat Senator Dick Durban of all people, that Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will indeed testify before a congressional committee.

Why does it take a senator to answer the call from the committee? Why doesn't the secretary herself respond? Most importantly, why was there ever a question as to her testifying?

Stonewalling congressional Republicans evidently is a job requirement within the Obama Administration, which must utilize the services of each and all Democrats. One can only recall Attorney General Erik Holder who tops the list of recalcitrant witnesses, and who practically had to be dragged before numerous congressional committees by a team of Percherons. Clydesdales were considered, but since Anheuser Busch was sold to the Belgians, well, you know, political correctness and all...

As importantly, there have been other times that the people in the Obama regime did not respond to their own serious, game changing mistakes and poor judgment by simply doing what's decent and resigning, let alone say they're sorry. They react like little children; no, they're actually more like spoiled, enabled teens who refuse to acknowledge self responsibility. Over and over again, this crowd chooses to distract and simply moves on. Many times, they even get promoted ala Susan Rice. (Mis)lead by an aloof, haughty and arrogant president, they gather around their campfires and talk about their righteous day of fulfilling the dream of collectivism. What a wonderful world in which these folks live--no accountability, no price to pay. Never having to say, well, you know--so, so solly!

We know in the private sector, a person who could not complete a job and failed in his mission would probably be expected to resign--or get fired. Not this crew; instead, they batten down the hatches and wait for the storm to pass. After all, the press never holds them to account. Why should they worry about a small time ethic like accountability? Unfortunately, today we're also seeing this casual view of quality control among the ranks of the teachers unions, government workers and in nearly every area that is infested with bureaucrats and workers who have forgotten the Golden Rule and or are encouraged to be dishonest. They've bred and bred again into a bitter, me-first extension of the worst of the party they voted for. It's a mindset based in class envy and reverse racism that appeals to the lowest in us.

It seems remote, but there once was a time we could carry on a decent conversation with our loyal opposition without being called hateful names, shouted down and eventually dismissed as simply being--according to them--wacko or crazy. Now that this tactic is acceptable in the mainstream social and political discussion, we Republicans have a huge obstacle to overcome at the outset of any debate.

The greater media has succeeded in taking the strengths of the Republican Party's agenda, such as fiscal responsibility, lower taxation and smaller government, and have tried to define us by dumping it all into a trough of fascist-sounding goo, instructing the world that the media's definition is fact. However, not even the smallest slice of their coverage/analysis is accurate, and we have to overcome their imprecise propositions before we can even begin the discussions at hand. At times, it is extremely tedious and frustrating. At other times, it is simply laughable to listen to the ridiculous assumptions voiced by the left/progressives and the media's parroting of that same tired old folklore. They would like to tell you that deep down: Of course, we Republicans hate families and want them all to starve. We wake up in the middle of the night laughing about how Johnny and Polly down the street are hungry because we Republicans are mean. Psst. We're also racists. And we hate gays, Latinos and anyone else who is not like us. And we're all old, white guys who love war and hate peace.

Speaking of goo, there's the social agenda among the Republican ideals. Bill Maher or Jon Stewart--I don't remember which-- when speaking about abortion, called the fetus nothing more than a bunch of goo, something like a lot of mucus, not unlike something you'd cough up. Just as the atheist who calls Jesus Christ my "imaginary friend," to my face, I am shocked to my middle when the argument's reduced to such infantile results. It is a callousness which is frightening to me, reminding me of an anti world, a grown up and sophisticated place of fashionable black clothes, hip haircuts, sadness and depravity. Regardless of what these entertainers say or don't say (think about what they do for a living and then we'll talk about their real contribution to society and respective importance--it's not like they're curing cancer), there are mega millions of Americans who do not believe that abortion is a right of the mother, and that the child within her is also an individual with rights of his own.

But that fight is probably over for now since Roe v Wade is law. I also understand that the rest of voting public have different views. I maintain the belief  held within the Republican Party that the government should not pay for abortions. Period. Therefore, I am called, by the media and the progressives, off balance, crazy, a hater of women. A Republican.

Assuredly, the left has had lots of help from some of the members of our party in their perennial struggle to dehumanize Republicans. Ted Cruz, the senator from Texas, has succeeded in bringing to the fore a group of fighters who are downright proud as a Texas skunk that they took no prisoners (but he sure did stink up the place). I see he got an eight-minute standing ovation in San Antonio on Friday. In a ballroom of a hotel. Seven-hundred-fifty people were there. In the meantime, he's alienated millions of the rest of us and put our party in the odd position of explaining how we could let an unknown take the rest of us down. I'm still trying to figure that out, not to mention where the heck did our pride go? I sure would like a Mulligan on this one.

Dennis Kucinich, a far left ex-congressman, for instance, has been around forever and even ran for president. The Dems did not capitulate to him and his followers by allowing him to threaten to close down the government in favor of his views. They never even thought about it. Ralph Nader has been a thorn in the Dem's side as long as there have been lousy cars. The point is the Dems know a losing proposition when they see it: closing the government is a gigantic loser, no matter who does it.

Leadership certainly failed us. Cruz had no business dictating the terms of the discussion to close down the government. And because Republicans usually seek accountability, I'm afraid Speaker Boehner will pay the price for allowing Cruz to have his head. That may have been John's worst decision of his political life. I'm wondering if the long knives are out as I write. Saying we're sorry isn't going to change anything. Too late.

What is wrong with the Republican Party overall, however, is the messenger, not the message. I will always believe that. We have governors galore who could fill the bill and give the country a new direction. I suggest we start a search there.

In the meantime, Secretary Sebelius has a United States Senator running interference for her. The Republicans maybe should take lessons from the Dems on unity and leadership. These days, never saying you're sorry sure seems to go a long way in politics. It figures.

Just ask the president.

Thanks for the read.

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