I’ve said many times that I can respect the old time liberals like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and John F. Kennedy. They were big on defense, pro-business, and were actually concerned with doing good in the world. Contrast that with today’s liberals like Hillary Clinton, mean-spirited, anti-defense socialists who want only to get elected.
I watched Hillary blast Donald Rumsfeld in the hearings on Capitol Hill yesterday (Sen. Clinton Says Rumsfeld Should Resign), and you know that she has moved too far to the center for her base, so now she must show she’s tough on Iraq. She doesn’t have an ounce of backbone. Sure, Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy wanted to get elected. Yes, George Bush, another great liberal (only half-kidding), would like to be popular. Yet, these folks still managed to keep their priorities. Roosevelt led the country into a noble war with his stirring speeches. Truman dropped the bomb to save lives. Kennedy took the blame for the Bay of Pigs fiasco. George Bush knows that Iraq is necessary, so he is steadfast in fighting this unpopular war.
If Hillary were president, she’d take a poll to see whether to stay in Iraq or not—the John Kerry syndrome. If she dropped a bomb on a terrorist stronghold, she’d get back to her leftist base the next day by building those poor widdle terrorists a nursery for their children, where the youngsters could recite in peace “God is great” and “Death to America.”
I am pretty hard on liberals of today, I admit. The reason is they are a sorry bunch of demagogues, the worst kind of leaders for our delicate world. We need heroes who know where America needs to go and will take us there.
What about the rank and file Democrats? A lot of them are good people, true believers in liberal philosophy. I can respect them. All of my leftist commentators are this kind of person, well, at least when they communicate with me. Yet, some of them probably cheer MoveOn.org, and delight in Air America, two examples of the kind of vicious mean-spiritedness of today’s left.
If you are a true Democrat, a classic liberal, I can support you, and even cheer you. This means you believe in government solving the world’s problems. I can understand this philosophy. Add economic responsibility and I might even bite on some issues. I can’t go so far as you taking my money to give the homeless i-Pods, though.
Liberals of today lose me on the issues of the economy, the environment, and defense. Loony liberals bash business from the time they rise from their Sit-and-Sleep Sealy Posturepedic mattresses till the moment they click off Jon Stewart, sipping their Sheridan’s Coffee Flavored Liqueur. They never met a corporation they didn’t want to boycott, or a CEO they didn’t want to jail, unless of course she’s liberal Martha Stewart. When they say Supersize Me they mean raise taxes.
Liberals of today are hypocrites when it comes to the environment. They bad-mouth Hummers while riding in Lincoln Towncar stretch limos. They castigate America’s energy consumption as they’re turning up their Fredrich 24,000 btu air-conditioners. Like Darryl Hannah, they perch in trees to rescue them, and then go back to their wood homes.
Leftist whackos hate the military, want to negotiate with terrorists, and prefer lounging in their Birkenstocks, while sipping Extra Hot, Half-Caf, Java Chip Frappuccinos, with a cup of ice on the side, to standing up to freedom.
I don’t respect these kinds of liberals.
If you are this kind of Democrat, take some economics courses, study the real science of global warming and recycling, and get a backbone. Turn off your Sharper Image germicidal air purifier for an hour, to save energy, and tune to Fox News. It won’t kill you. Read a book by Milton Friedman. Watch the movie Patton. Try to think of reasons why this is a great country. Imagine that freedom must be defended, if this is possible for you. When you do your chanting, say “America is a force for good in the world, ohm.” Then, after about a year of this, maybe you’ll become a bit like the liberals of old, and I can respect you again. I might not agree with you, but I’ll respect you.
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Suffice it to say, I agree with you on a lot in this post. There is a sense of negative politics, but I have to say that it comes from both sides- not JUST liberals. I think I've mentioned the FOX "news" example already, but I'm sure you get where I'm coming from. It was the exact same atmosphere when dirty Bill was in office was it not? Few on the conservative side were saying "support the president or you're a traitor" in the wake of Blowjobgate. Since it's the Repubs getting the brunt of the criticism this time around, it feels vile and harsh to you because it's your politics under attack. I think it's easy to say in hindsight what made "liberals" of the past great (did they refer to themselves as liberals or is that modern interpretation?), but it's usually the way they handled the situation facing them that made them great. Had there been no segregation, racism or Vietnam in the 60's- would we still view LBJ as the great president he was? Probably not, but he was adept enough in his position to handle it the best way possible. I don't feel that this current president of (y)ours is adept at handling the situations presented to him over the last six years and has done a lot more damage than good. Then again, history may prove me wrong (I doubt it though...) Thanks again for you compliments, you guys (other bloggers who I respect) are the ones that inspire me to write well, so keep up the good work and I'll do the same.
Thanks again, paz y amor, for your great comments. You are intelligent and so I respect you. Your arguments are reasoned, so I have to take them into account. They do help me understand the other side, and I'm happy for once to meet brilliant liberals like yourself, not the ones I lampoon in my posts.
Still, we have to respectfully disagree. Bush is so great precisely, I think, because the whole world thinks he's wrong, and yet he does the right things anyway. I can't understand the liberals who'd rather have Saddam Hussein still in power. This doesn't jibe with my understanding of the classic liberal. The classic liberal fights evil, period. Yet, this group acts like Bush is the terrorist.
Anyway, thanks for helping me understand a bit, and keep up your good work of describing your views and your world. I'll be visiting your site often, and commenting when I have the time. For anyone reading, you gotta go to paz' site, it's wonderful.
Rock
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I LOVE this rant!!! I sure appreciated the comments on hypocritical Democrats. There is a real irony of having their say and having noble causes but not following through with those same causes and principles. So many Democrat extremists do talk the-good-talk but walk in a very different manner. lol
I'm also glad that you pointed out the old, archived democrats from the liberal democrats of today's world. They are a different breed altogether, but I do believe it is the culture of today's society that has created their extremism. You know, these people can't be just leftist, they've gotta be left-of-left....It's a one-up-the-Jones' mentality out there now. No matter how whacked JoeDemo is, JoAnnDemo will be more whacked. Such is life.
There are a number of very important and valid points to this article. I need to read it a few times, really. FDR, yes, he was a very good President in his time and he faced some of the most difficult problems that America ever has had. I wonder, though, if the the welfare system had not been implemented then, would it have been created at a later time? What do you think?
We are deeply entrenched into our social programs and our Government still maintains this Depression-era bail-out system, although some of our collective mindset is evolving. I know....there have been changes made so that the entitlements are not as lucrative as they once were, but realistically, the programs were created during a national crisis. They were never intended to become an American's way-of-life. Yet they are. And we are several generations into this way-of-life now. Where is the liberal democrat who vies for WeThePeople? Where is that liberal democrat who sees beyond this dependency-cycle and believes that it really helps no one? What liberal views this arrangement as little more than a virtual umbilical-cord or a crutch for people to use instead of helping themselves to improve on their own?
One only needs to recall Darwin's own theories on survival for the fittest to realize that our own U.S. Government has intervened into a population's natural selection. We know that the U.S. Government has actually interfered artificially by providing a means of sustenance and survival for a sub-set of our population that might not survive without a Government "family" to prop them. Doesn't that work against the natural laws of science and biology? Doesn't this irrational government logic work against our basic principles to strengthen our Nation and to keep our people "fit" and capable? What liberal Democrat will realize this Government system has forced a sub-set of our population to evolve into catatonic, complacent do-nothings?
I know. I don't know any either.
Move forward into our modern era and we can examine Clinton and his Presidency. For a President that no one claimed to have voted for, he made it into office somehow, didn't he? I wasn't at all happy with NAFTA (still think it sucks), but I truly miss Clinton's speeches and his excellent ability to talk in a personal but intelligent style to America. He has my highest regard for his ability to communicate as a leader. Unfortunately, he made his errors and failed to communicate a little faux pas back when he and a certain female had a certain tryst in a certain room in a certain white house.... That one slip-up, that one problem, became an enormous issue with Americans. Should he really have lost his Presidency over a BJ?? (How stupid is our population??!!)
I'm not a strict partyliner, but I'm no Democrat. I was when I was young-n-dumb, but I've seen the light, so to speak. I've done enough volunteering and professional work to have been at the side where I have seen the takers. I didn't like what I saw....
I tend towards the moderate candidate, as opposed to a Democrat or Repubublican I look at the issues and the candidate. So even though you will cringe, I have to admit that I really dislike George W. He's not a good leader, he is not intelligent, nor is he swift. In my opinion, he is not effective as a President, and his public speaking ability is horrendous. All of this is a part of the impression that we see and know that leads us to realize that GW is not a quality President. I believe that he has done damage to America and it is a shame that the entire Republican Party takes a hit because of Bush's ineptitude.
I'd still like to see the Government downsize, privatize, or get outsourced (oh wouldn't that be a hoot?). Our country does not need bureaucratic nonsense and mumbo-jumbo. We need economic strength and affordable medical coverage for those citizens who actually contribute to our Nation. Our Nation must have tightened and secure borders with even less immigrants entering our country. And we need feasible solutions for both our prison and aging populations. And it's not the job of the middle class to fund the U.S. Government, either.
Truly, our Nation is in serious jeopardy and one of the biggest problems is the U.S. Government. But it keeps getting bigger and bigger, and just when you least expect it, the Government decided to make a new super-size-that agency called Homeland Security that 20+ government agencies can huddle together with.
Give it another decade.....The government will become the largest employer in America. Second to Walmart where you must have household goods and groceries. Every large corporation will have relocated outside of the USA or outsourced the majority of their workers. If the government ever downsized, or another RIF ever occurred (Remember Reagan?), we would be in a recession overnight.
It's enough to make you think about it. Whether you're Democrat, Republican, or just someone who is watching.....
Til next time!
This was one of the best comments I've ever had on my site, and I thank you. I'm going to have to get to it later to respond. Until then.
I wonder, though, if the welfare system had not been implemented then, would it have been created at a later time? What do you think?
Yes, you’re right, I agree it might have happened, but not in time to save us from the Depression—then, who knows what could have occurred? If the Depression would have continued, we might not live in a free society today.
We are deeply entrenched into our social programs and our Government still maintains this Depression-era bailout system, although some of our collective mindset is evolving. I know....there have been changes made so that the entitlements are not as lucrative as they once were, but realistically, the programs were created during a national crisis. They were never intended to become an American's way-of-life. Yet they are. And we are several generations into this way-of-life now. Where is the liberal democrat who vies for WeThePeople? Where is that liberal democrat who sees beyond this dependency-cycle and believes that it really helps no one? What liberal views this arrangement as little more than a virtual umbilical-cord or a crutch for people to use instead of helping themselves to improve on their own?
Bravo!
What liberal Democrat will realize this Government system has forced a sub-set of our population to evolve into catatonic, complacent do-nothings?
Yes!
I wasn't at all happy with NAFTA (still think it sucks), but I truly miss Clinton's speeches and his excellent ability to talk in a personal but intelligent style to America. He has my highest regard for his ability to communicate as a leader.
I think NAFTA has been good overall, though globalization is scary. We’ll eventually learn how to handle it.
Clinton was a great communicator, almost as good as Reagan, I have to admit. And I miss this too.
Should he really have lost his Presidency over a BJ??
That was not the issue. He lied under oath. The Chief Law Enforcement Officer lied under oath!
I'm not a strict partyliner, but I'm no Democrat. I was when I was young-n-dumb, but I've seen the light, so to speak. I've done enough volunteering and professional work to have been at the side where I have seen the takers. I didn't like what I saw....
Thank you for sharing this.
I have to admit that I really dislike George W. He's not a good leader, he is not intelligent, nor is he swift. In my opinion, he is not effective as a President, and his public speaking ability is horrendous. All of this is a part of the impression that we see and know that leads us to realize that GW is not a quality President. I believe that he has done damage to America and it is a shame that the entire Republican Party takes a hit because of Bush's ineptitude.
I love him. I’m sorry so many people feel as you do. You have a right to feel any way you do about him. I see him as a man who desperately wants to communicate, but can’t. He’s got faulty wiring in the speech areas of his brain. Part of it comes from his father, with all his malapropisms. Part of it probably comes from his early frat days, a wasted life of alcoholism. He’s a good man, and a brilliant man, who will never be recognized as such.
I'd still like to see the Government downsize, privatize, or get outsourced (oh wouldn't that be a hoot?). Our country does not need bureaucratic nonsense and mumbo-jumbo. We need economic strength and affordable medical coverage for those citizens who actually contribute to our Nation. Our Nation must have tightened and secure borders with even less immigrants entering our country. And we need feasible solutions for both our prison and aging populations. And it's not the job of the middle class to fund the U.S. Government, either.
Bravo, bravo!
Great rant of your own! Thanks Lynn. Catch you later.
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