The Democratic Party, Liberalism, and November 2010

I am having a great time watching and listening to liberal commentators and friends who seem to be in a free fall of despair as they begin to face the reality of the impending mid-term elections. Much like a rabid animal, they have begun to snap at invisible demons that surround them. Of course, blaming Bush for all of our country's ailments remains a perennial favorite but; they've now added the GOP and the Tea Party to their list. Noticeably absent for blame are the actions of Congress under the tutelage of Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid since 2006, as well as, the efforts of President Obama and his staff since 2008. Seems to me like a convenient justification for avoiding a bit of self analysis.

Unemployment remained at or near 5% for seven out of eight years during the presidency of George W. Bush. The democrats took control of congress in 2006 and the economy went belly up in 2007. Is this a coincidence or, may the Democrats bear some of the blame for our economic calamity? I sure didn't see much willingness from Reid or Pelosi to work with the Bush administration during their final two years in office. Now, all we hear from the Left is that the Republicans are merely the party of "no" and have been nothing more than obstructionists. Their accusations come across as hypocritical. It is dumbfounding to me that they cannot accept responsibility for the ineffectiveness of the democratically led Congress and presidency. They try to protect their position by saying that Bush had so screwed things up that there is simply no way that this triumvirate of Democrat leaders could repair the damage in two years. Newsflash: The American public isn't buying into their excuse.

At the risk of plagiarism, let me provide those on the Left with an "Inconvenient Truth". Under their watch the economy has worsened. Government has expanded and the lot of the common man has shown no improvement. According to the Obama team, unemployment would cap out at 8%. Guess what, it still hovers at close to 10%. It was recently disclosed by a non-partisanship group that 1 in 7 Americans now live below the poverty line. Home foreclosures are at an all time high. Government stimulus dollars have been largely ineffectual. For example, Los Angeles received close to 8.5 million dollars in federal aid and yet, they've created only 55 jobs. The Democrats have been in power for 4 years in Congress and 2 years in the White House. The floodlight of reality has exposed for all to see that their policies have done almost nothing to pull us out of this recession. You can run but you cannot hide from the trail of useless breadcrumbs that you've left in your wake.

Americans are a notoriously restless people and we do not quietly accept failure. Thanks to the failures of Reid, Pelosi, and President Obama, we've seen the rise of the Tea Party and the ascendancy of the increasingly boisterous Independent voter. The Democratic Party has had more than enough time to get things right and they simply haven't gotten it done so, much like the Republicans in 2006, many of them will be seeking new employment this November. Our democratic republic might be a messy process but, it is strangely effectual at making things right. We are a nation of the people, by the people, and for the people so, if you are left of center stop complaining if your ideas have started to fall on deaf ears for we've already seen enough. If you are to the right of center and should you get elected, don't become over confident because the masses despise it when our nation drifts too far in either ideological direction.

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