Posted on 11/13/2004 8:31:28 PM PST by CHARLITE
The Democratic Party lost big in this election. The trend that began with the Republican Revolution continued, ensuring that Democrats will remain out of power for at least a generation. Should Democrats continue to follow the strategies and philosophies that have reduced their numbers, their party will soon be irrelevant.
Should the Democratic Party continue to degrade, it will soon cease to be a force in our political system. Defecting Democrats will likely join other parties more in line with their beliefs. This could result in the Democratic Party, Green Party, Communist Party, Nazi Party and various other parties based on racial identity, protectionism, isolationism and populism becoming equal in influence and credibility.
Democracy would thrive with such a diversity of parties. However, with the left so splintered, the Republican Party would achieve such dominance that America would essentially become a one party nation. Were this to happen, the accountability that our Founders built into our system would be lost. The potential for abuse under single party rule is simply too great. For that reason, I am going to offer Democrats some advice.
Democrats keep losing elections because they side against America. On every issue, they oppose our nation, what is best for our nation and the philosophies of our nation. Consider the following issues that shaped the outcome of the last election:
The War on Terror: The vast majority of Americans (hereafter referred to simply as Americans) decided on 9/11 that we must kill terrorists before they kill us. Democrats sided with the likes of Michael Moore, who claimed that “There is no terrorist threat,” but even if there is, it is our fault.
Iraq (part of the War on Terror): Americans knew Saddam was a brutal dictator and a madman who hated America and would strike us in any way he could, as soon as he had the chance. Americans wanted him dead. Democrats had neither the will, nor the desire to remove Saddam from power.
Homeland defense, including the Patriot Act: Americans want our government to make every reasonable effort to find and arrest terrorists. Democrats care more about the civil rights of terrorists than the lives of our citizens.
Religion: 84% of the population of the United States is self-identified as Christian (CNN/Gallup 2002). Democrats think Christians are a greater threat to our nation than Islamic terrorists. They want all Christianity banned from public life, including all displays of the 10 Commandments, crosses and Bibles. They want “under God” stripped from the Pledge of Allegiance, and “In God We Trust” erased from our currency. Deeply held Christian beliefs are to Democrats what water was to the witch in “The Wizard of Oz.”
Gay Marriage and Abortion: Approximately 75% of Americans oppose gay marriage and partial birth abortion. For Democrats, gay marriage and abortion are the sacraments of their Godless religion.
Taxes: Americans don’t like paying taxes. We recognize that when Presidents Kennedy, Reagan and George W. Bush cut taxes, our economy boomed. Democrats embrace the failed economic policies of socialism and the class warfare of communism. Their entire reason for being in office is to take money from the productive, fill their pockets, fill the pockets of their supporters and make empty promises to the poor – Democrats get richer, the poor get poorer and bureaucracy grows ever larger.
Foreign Policy: Americans believe in foreign policies that benefits America. Democrats would cede our sovereignty to the United Nations and allow France to dictate our defense.
Energy: Americans want plentiful and cheap energy, and do not want our economic health dependent on the oil wells of our enemies. Democrats would sooner return to the shortages of the Carter years than disturb a single caribou.
Education: Americans want our kids to be able to read. Democrats don’t care “if Johnny can read,” so long as the teacher’s unions that fund their campaigns are happy.
Israel: Americans recognize Israel as our greatest ally in the Middle East. Democrats call Yasser Arafat a statesman.
After rejecting the advice of Democratic leaders such as Zell Miller and Ed Koch, and rejecting the candidacy of Joseph Lieberman, it appears the Democratic Party will continue to degenerate into lunacy and impotent rage. If Democrats wish to win elections, they do not need to talk “the language of faith and values,” or “get their message out better.” Americans have already rejected the false piety of John Kerry and firmly rejected their message. Democrats need only become the loyal opposition, but I doubt they have the will.
JUDSON COX
Judson Cox is a political columnist from the mountains of North Carolina. He is quickly gaining recognition as one of the most popular and influential voices of his generation. As a college student, President of the Foundation for Conservative American Values and Editor In Chief of the North Carolina Conservative (North Carolina’s largest circulation newspaper) he has a unique perspective on matters of politics, economics and culture.
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Because America saw through their lies and rejected their crypto-socialist vision of America.
Somewhere Bela Pelosi and Tiny Tommy weep.
This guy has this part of it wrong. In his farewell address George Washington begged the country to not divide into two political parties. Washington thought that this would divide the country, causing conflicts. After this last election it is hard to disagree with him.
Michael Moore is a big, fat anti-American radical, and the gays want to shove their lifestyle in our faces constantly even though they're only 2-3% of the population. Everything's got to be about THEM, like a bunch of irresponsible spoiled brats demanding attention.
Why the Dummos lost. If they havn't figured it out by now thaey have an Intelligience Problem. I'm tired of lame excuses and articles lamenting for the democratic loss. They LOST, time to Throw them and there Liberalism in the Trash Heap of History.
Let's get our country back to the Constitutional Republic it is supposed to be and laws by Americans and FOR Americans.
I'm sick and tired of playing second fiddle to every bleeding heart liberal moan and groan. Investigaste the ACLU and the rest of the Conglomerate Liberal Welfare Network, that's constantly ripping us and our government apart. SAtart with ACLU, Ford FOundation, Rainbow Coalatikon .... Investigate their activities, tax evation, dismantle and outlaw them.
Bet The Dems would like to have the votes of the ones they have been aborting for years
I think most of what this author posted is correct, but I'm going to repeat something I wrote in an earlier thread this evening about the "New Bigotry" in American life that is the heart of the Democrats problem. The "Old Bigotry" was prejudice against people for what they were; race, ethnicity, gender, etc. The "New Bigotry" is prejudice against people of faith, especially the Christian faith, which Democrats engaged in fighting a cultural war as their raison d'être see as the principal obstacle to their success. Either Democrats let go of the "New Bigotry" and set themselves aright, or they hang onto it and continue going down the tubes.
All those aborted children would likely be inclined to vote Republican.
This is a contradiction. If the democrats were somehow able to gain some common sense and join republicans on issues, the republicans would have a monopoly and then the "The potential for abuse under single party rule is simply too great." would apply.
No, we need the dems to continuing to promote hating America, doing what they do best. That is who they are. That is showing their intolerant, ignorant, and hypocritical selves. I believe that for the republican party to remain strong is to allow the useful idiots to speak their piece shouting from the mountaintops while we protect their right to do so. They're not smart enough to protect their own rights that just might benefit them if they understood them in the first place.
Because Republicans got more electoral votes.
"The Democratic Party lost big in this election. The trend that began with the Republican Revolution continued, ensuring that Democrats will remain out of power for at least a generation. "
Am I missing something here?
We narrowly dodged a bullet this election. Kerry had tons of negatives but he was defeated by just 3 points. The left is more leftist than ever. The Main Stream News and entertainment media are more corrupt and leftist than ever. The GOP has lost the fire to really advance conservative ideology. If I see another flyer in my mailbox from the RNC that ask me to help advance "compassionate conservatism" I'll barf. Republican candidates pitch themselves by offering increased government entitlements and are just "Democrat Lite"
For almost a generation the liberals have kept public discussion about conservatism to a minimum. We've spent years sidetracked into focusing on how immoral their leaders were rather than swaying hearts and minds towards the merits of conservative governance.
The fact that a obvious liar and charlatan like Kerry came so close to winning gives me pause. We currently have a majority in the legislature but we probably won't get much accomplished in the face of determined democrat and media opposition. They could fillibuster us for four years and then successfully sell the idea that we need a democratic president and congress so that something could be accomplished. If you remember, that was some peoples reason to vote for WJC the first time around.
If Bush had won with 70% or better, I'd feel secure in a trend towards conservatism. The fact that a successful wartime president beat a slime like Kerry by only 3 points lets me know how tenuous our grip on this government really is. If they had a slightly more believable candidate than Kerry, Bush would have lost.
Here is my take on the dims -- they (pretend) to want, for example, that we make nice nice with North Korea's Kim Jong II, to keep him from doing the nuke thing. This means, paying the blackmail $$ that Kim Jong II wants. The dimocrats have done this sort of thing, especially under clinton, for years. Which I object to, since it is MY tax dollars and since it leaves the miserable inhabitants in North Korea, to continue on while my tax dollars go into Kim Jong II's Swiss bank accounts.
Should the Democrat Party splinter into multiple parties, so would the Republican Party. Both parties are a coalition. Don't think that the Libertarians and Constitutionalists would hang around if they did not feel the need to band together to fight a greater evil.
I think the Democrats may have no choice BUT to ditch the northeastern "elite" liberal and Hollywood Left crowds. The Democrats' pandering to these radical Left crowds has already caused many blue-collar workers--the true base of the Democratic Party--to start registering as Republicans.
Bravo!
That's known as the "Roe Effect". Presumably, had those babies been born, they would have been brought up in mostly liberal homes.
Notice the dates. 1974 is the first full year of abortion on demand. 1.5 million aborted. Twenty years later, when they could have voted, 1994, the Republicans won big for the first time in forty years. With each passing year, fewer voters are joining their ranks. In 2000, the Republican challenger defeated the defacto incumbent during a time of peace and prosperity. In 2002, Congress incresed in Republians, something almost unheard of. It's actually a weird "unintended consequences" effect ... culminating in this year's disappointing (to Dems!) election results.
I don't mean to imply the "Roe Effect" explains all the election results. I just mean it is a (significant?) factor.
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