Democrats Are Regressive Ultraconservatives Not Progressive Liberals

Conservatives should stop helping ultraconservative  Democrats  lie by agreeing  with the Democrats' false claim  that  Democrats are liberals   instead of ultraconservatives.  Conservatives should also stop calling outdated Democratic ideas   "progressive". 

Conservatives, like many Americans, falsely believe there are only two political  "attitudes" in the United States.  One attitude is called "liberal".  The other is called "conservative".   There is a  third attitude called "ultraconservative" which  has at times adversely affected American society.

Real liberals are open-minded and sometimes overly optimistic about the positive  impact  of change.   Democrats are closed-minded True Believers who tend to believe they are Right about everything and anybody who disagrees is Wrong.   Democrats seem unable to comprehend the possibility of any other proposals than theirs.   A real liberal believes his  ideas will win over your  ideas in  a  fair debate.
  
A real liberal who believed the global warming / climate change myth might believe warming would  be desirable  because it would  create a longer growing season.  A real liberal might belittle claims of  climate disasters  by suggesting the disaster claims  represent ultraconservatives'   exaggerated  fears of  change.

In 1861 ultraconservative southern Democrats started the Civil War.   A century later ultraconservative southern Democrats were trying to block efforts by Republicans and liberal Democrats to end the south's rigid system of racial segregation.

Although liberal presidents such as Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy led the Democratic Party in the mid 20th Century, by the 21st Century ultraconservative  racists were back in control.   Pastor Clenard Childress, Jr. , Dr. Alveda King   and  Day Gardner   accuse Democratic Party supported Planned Parenthood of "Black Genocide."

Conservatives who believe "liberal" is a bad name don't understand that many others [including most political journalists] don't consider "liberal"  a bad name.  Many journalists seem to think that American politics involves a contest between good guys and bad guys like a 50's tv western.    Many also believe that "liberals" are the good guys and "conservatives" are the bad guys.

Most journalists have no idea what a "liberal" is but assume that the people  conservatives call "liberals" are the ones they should support.    Conservatives have no idea what a "liberal" is but falsely assume that the people who disagree with them must be "liberals".  Conservatives don't consider the possibility one or both of  them  might  have wrong information.  If  both had correct information they might agree.

The conversion of American liberals into ultraconservatives involves a process  Friedrich Nietzsche described. "Liberal institutions straightway cease from being liberal the moment they are soundly established:  once this is attained no more grievous and more thorough enemies of freedom exist than liberal institutions."

Once liberals create an institution they become protective toward their "baby".  Liberal created regulatory agencies may become  over zealous, Subsequent liberals may face opposition if they try to reform the institution.   

Often one generation's liberals become the next generation's conservatives.  Politicians who  support old programs are some type of   conservative:  Thus, politicians who want to expand Medicare are conservatives.

Conservative  Republicans need to recognize that they are in the middle between  liberals and ultraconservatives.   Or, conservative Republicans would be in the middle between  liberals and ultraconservatives if the United States had any real liberals.  Conservative  Republicans aren't on the "far right" as Democrats falsely claim: : Conservative  Republicans are actually in the American political main stream as were liberal Democrats such as Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy. 

Republicans will have  a better chance of  winning if they stop  helping  ultraconservative Democrats lie by agreeing  with the Democrats' false claim  that  Democrats are liberals   instead of ultraconservatives. 

Republicans  should  stop using the word "progressive" to describe Democrats or  their old 20th Century proposals.   Democrats use the  term "progressive" because "progressive" is the political equivalent of the consumer  product slogan "new and improved".    Unfortunately many naive voters, especially young voters,  don't understand that the  term "progressive" is meaningless.   Some politicians even call the archaic  concept of socialism "progressive".

Democrats Lay an Egg in Charleston, SC

The Charleston episode of the Democrats'  dog and pony show might be titled "So-What-And-The-Seven-Whatnots".   The "cast off characters"  includes "Moe", "Larry",  "Curly Joe Biden", "Shemp", "Dopey",  "Sleepy",  and "Sneezey".   Michael Bloomberg plays "Moe" and of course Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) plays "Dopey".  The performers were unconvincing as presidential candidates.   If Democrats want to continue the program, they should replace the cast or  hire comedy writers and turn it into a comedy.

Three Stooges Lead Democrat Field

The leading candidates for the Democrat presidential  nomination,  in no  particular order, are "Moe", "Larry"  and "Curly Joe Biden".  "Curly Joe" Biden  is an obvious choice.  I'll let others decide which  of the other two to call "Moe" and which to call "Larry".   The next four,  in no  particular order, are Shemp, Dopey, Sleepy,  and Sneezey.

It will be interesting ro see if Michael Bloomberg will blow Curly Joe and friends off the presidential race

Millennials Should Break the Cycle of Alternating Political Parties

For the last century control of the United States has cycled between the 19th Century Democratic and Republican parties.  Voters choose between the old ideas of the Democratic Party and the old ideas of the Republican Party.    The two parties are mired in the same old partisan conflicts election after election. The Democrats in particular seem more interested in playing partisan political games than in dealing seriously with the nation's problems.  Republicans are increasingly following their example.

Millennials need to decide whether they want to continue the politics of their grandparents' generation or replace the 19th Century parties with 21st Century parties. 

President Donald Trump has compared Washington to a swamp.  One of the most unpleasant aspects of swamps is stagnant water due to a lack of fresh water flowing into the swamp to  push the stagnant water out.   Washington is a swamp because of a lack of new ideas.  New parties could bring new ideas to Washington and the rest of country like fresh water entering a swamp.

Replacing a political party can take a couple of elections.  Thus, Congressional candidates, as well as candidates for other offices, need to remind voters that even if the third party candidate doesn't win this year, voters will be telling the "outdated parties" that voters want new options.   A strong finish will make it easier for the candidate to run again or encourage a  replacement    In districts in which there  is no third party candidate, Millenials might get together and agree to support one of their number to run as a write in candidate.

At the national level the party out of power is easiest to replace because it has fewer entrenched incumbents.   Thus, third party candidates running for Congress should say they are THE alternative to the Republicans regardless of which party the incumbent in that district belongs to. 

Voters a century ago had negative attitudes toward the major parties.   Voters began voting for third party candidates.   The effort didn't replace either party, but the third parties did force changes in the actions of the parties.   Major changes included direct election of Senators and giving women the right to vote

Tim Kaine Debates Like a Girl

I thought Hillary Clinton was one of the worst debate participants until I watched her running mate Sen. Tim Kaine.   I would compare both of them unfavorably to President George H.W. Bush's Vice President Dan Quayle,  but most people wouldn't know what I was talking about and I'm not ambitious enough to try to find a transcript to refresh my memory.

I admit I'm basing my comparison discussion of how women argue on how television portrays arguments then on a scientific study of the subject.    One of the most annoying practices used in arguments by female tv characters is bringing up some statement the man has made  in the past and making it the center of discussion.  This practice may serve some purpose in a personal conflict, but is often irrelevant in a discussion of political issues.

The impression I got about both candidates, with Kaine being the worst, is that they were trying to change the subject because they didn't understand the issues they were discussing.   Kaine reminded me of a small child who keeps interrupting a discussion because he's not getting the attention he wants.   His face reminded me of one of those little yappy dogs who should be muzzled.

If I had been considering voting for Hillary I would have changed my mind because I'm repelled by the thought of Tim Kaine being a heart beat from the presidency.  I wonder if it's too late "to throw him under the bus" like George McGovern did to Thomas Eagleton.    If Kaine is an example of the type of people Clinton plans to appoint to federal office we will be in big trouble if she is elected.

I'm not opposed to a woman president.  I wish I had had an opportunity to vote for Shirley Chisholm or Elizabeth Dole, but neither could get her party's nomination.  Condoleezza Rice was my  preferred choice to succeed President George W. Bush. I would likely have voted for Kathleen Sebelius if she had run this year or the two previous elections.

Women who support Clinton need to consider that if she fails badly [as is likely considering her record as Secretary of State] it may be 50 year before another woman will have a chance to even be nominated.   Jackie Robinson was able to bring about the integration of professional baseball because he was a great player.  If he had been  poor player other teams would probably have not signed black players

Why Pay for Newspaper Lies?

Recently published figures indicate newspaper circulation continues to decline. The economy and the Internet certainly play a role in that decline. Another reason may be that people don't see any reason to pay to be lied to about political issues.

Many editors and political reporters have ceased being journalists. Most of them have become propagandists for the Democratic Party with a smaller number supporting the Republican Party.

Media Democrats seem more inclined to take orders from politicians. Republicans like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity prefer to try to give orders to Republicans.

MSNBC recently suspended Keith Olbermann for contributing money to three Democratic candidates, but has never complained about him giving free advertising worth tens of millions to Democratic candidates.

Keith Olbermann and other partisan Democratic "journalists" are nothing more than "media sheep" for the Democratic Party. In George Orwell's "Animal Farm" the pigs take charge of the revolution that overthrows the farmer.

Napoleon makes himself the chief pig and uses the sheep to spread his propaganda. He controls them so completely that he is even able to get them to change their message without complaint. For example, he initially has them bleat "four legs good, two legs bad" to indicate that the animals are good and humans are bad. Later when he and the other pigs learn to walk on two legs he gets them to bleat "four legs good, two legs better" to indicate that the pigs are superior to the other animals.

The Democrats' media sheep don't understand that blindly following any Democrat who mumbles the right catch phrases has hurt their party. The media sheep's unwillingness to look behind the curtain of the self proclaimed wizards of the Democratic Party has allowed charlatan and incompetents to take over the party.

The media sheep like to repeat the old Democratic mantra that it is the Republican Party that is the party of the rich while ignoring the fact that supporters of the Democratic Party like George Soros and Warren Buffett aren't poor folks. The media sheep ignore the fact that during the Clinton administration Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democrat, wrote legislation approved by a Democratic Congress that allowed Enron to flourish and rip off its stockholders.

Democrats and their media sheep are the ones pushing the carbon dioxide cap and trade scheme pushed by the late dinosaurs Enron and Lehman Brothers along with other wealthy financial interests. Enron wrote the Kyoto accords for the Clinton administration.

It's been easy to identify the Democrats media sheep since the election. Media sheep believe that President Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress were taking the economy forward. They claim that Republicans will take us backwards.

The media sheep are either too lazy to research the facts or don't care if they are telling the truth or not.

Unemployment went up early in the administration of President George W. Bush because of the small recession at the end of the Clinton administration, the collapse of the dot.com businesses and 9/11. However, by January. 2007, when the Democrats took control of Congress unemployment had fallen from 6.3% to 4.65% according to Labor Department statistics. .

After two years of the Democratic controlled Congress unemployment rose to 7.7%. After Barack Obama moved into the White House unemployment rose to 10.1% before stabilizing at about 9.6%.

Cowboy, if you think those numbers indicate the economy has been going forward under the Democrats, you're facing the wrong end of the horse. If Republicans are taking us "back" it's because they have to go back along the wrong road the Democrats have been on before taking us forward.

Newspaper publishers need to decide whether they want to serve the Democratic Party, regardless of the quality of its candidates, or the readers who buy their papers. The recent election disaster for Democrats demonstrates that the media's efforts to help Democrats isn't working because voters are smart enough to recognize incompetence in those holding public office. Voters can recognize when the emperor has no clothes. Media sheep cannot.