7/7/2004
In 1994, when Republicans ousted Democrats from leadership in both the House and the Senate, it was seen as a temporary setback for their party. In 1996, when Republicans kept their majority, the booming economy was blamed. But in 2000, when then-VP Al Gore lost a heart-breakingly close election to President Bush while both the House and the Senate remained in Republican hands, a real anger began to burn in some on the left. Then, in 2002, when, against all historical precedent, Republicans again retained control of the House and Senate, that became positively frothy.
Not that everyone on the left feels this way, or even a majority of Democrats. One thing for sure, though, the mainstream press has shown its willingness to elevate the voice of the froth-faced left to the point where they have drowned out the more moderate members of their party.
To make matters worse, many of those known to conservatives as the “Angry Left” have told themselves a story that has moved many from frothy anger to outright hatred of Republicans in general and the President in particular. Whats the story? In a nutshell, they tell themselves:
-> “We are victims”
-> “Republicans/conservatives are evil”
-> “We are powerless”
The fact is, having said this, many liberals may well comment that my loose quotes above are right on the money. And that, of course, makes the situation all the more pitiful.
Which is why it’s no suprise to me that the campaigning against Bush reflects that “helpless victim” mentality. Bush has been compared to a racist, a murderer, a terrorist, a dictator, a fascist, and a coward (again, I can see some of you liberals reading this and nodding your heads, saying, “he is all those things).
But, as reported by [url=http://www.insightmag.com/news/2004/07/06/Features/The-Insiderhillary.Clinton.Promises.Democrats.Will.Raise.Your.Taxes.For.Your.Ow-691277.shtml]Insight Magazine[/url], the Angry Left has hit a new low. How low? How about this, a poster published in various magazines by an organization called Pleasevote.com: President Bush, eater of children:
How low can they go? My gut tells me that we’ve yet to see the worst. Froth anyone?
David Flanagan
Viewpointjournal.com
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