Democrats confounded

post-gazette.com ^ | 6/29/03 | Jack Kelly

[LdSentinal]

Soldiers from the First Armored Division captured piles of top secret Iraqi intelligence documents, some of which refer to a nuclear program, in a raid on a community center in Baghdad last week.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., probably wishes he'd had a peek at them before he accused President Bush of intentionally misleading Americans about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee dismissed Kerry's charge as political, and refused to join in it.

[William McKinley]

I love Jack Kelly's weekly articles.

[PJ-Comix]

David Brooks speculates in The Weekly Standard that hatred of Bush has unhinged Democrats, who "look like they're turning into a domestic version of the Palestinians -- a group so enraged at perceived oppressors, and so caught up in their own victimization, that they behave in ways that are patently not in their self-interest, and that are almost guaranteed to perpetuate their suffering."

Great description! This describes the Demmycrats PERFECTLY!

[PJ-Comix]

Only about 10 percent of Iowa Democrats -- chiefly the most liberal -- will take part in them.

HOW did Iowa ever get so liberal? I can't figure it out. I once had a neighbor down here from Iowa and he told me that folks of German descent in Iowa loved rules and regulation. We never discussed politics specifically but I wonder if this has something to do with Iowa's liberalism. It's as good a theory as any to explain Iowa's bizarre liberalism. Can anybody out there offer another theory?

[The Real Eddie01]

Farm Subsidies?

[PJ-Comix]

Farm Subsidies?

I don't think so. In Iowa the liberals seem to have a lot of strength in the non-farm population. There must be some reason as to why Iowa is so liberal but I can't figure it out. Maybe they are living in the past when liberalism was represented by Hubert Humphrey.

[TontoKowalski]

I don't normally ping just to highlight quotes, but you should check out the comparison, made in this article, of the Democrats and the Palestinians.

PJ highlighted the quote in post #3.

It's brilliant, and right on target.

[rintense]

Hmmm... so, if Palestinians = terrorists, and Democrats = Palestinians, then aren't Democrats terrorists???? LOL!

Yeah, yeah, before anyone jumps all over me, I know that not all Palestinians are terrorists.

[Coop]

But what worries Kerry is Iowa. The Iowa caucuses are the first major campaign event. Only about 10 percent of Iowa Democrats -- chiefly the most liberal -- will take part in them. Since there are so many candidates, only about a third of the votes cast are needed for victory. If Kerry cedes the Bush-haters to Dean, Dean probably will win . . . and have a strong tailwind blowing behind him going into New Hampshire.

How can Iowa be discussed without mention of Dick Gephardt? By all accounts he's got a serious network established there and was leading in the last IA poll I saw.

[PJ-Comix]

How can Iowa be discussed without mention of Dick Gephardt? By all accounts he's got a serious network established there and was leading in the last IA poll I saw.

I think Gephardt is going nowhere fast. I mean here is a guy who was running for President even 15 years ago! The only good news about Gephardt is that most of the FEW votes he really gets in Iowa will be at the expense of Ketchup Boy. I think Howard Dean will win it there. Apparently the Demmycrats who do turn out for the Iowa causcuses are hard core leftwing loonies.

[Coop]

If he's going nowhere fast, then why was Gephardt leading in Iowa? If Dick wins Iowa, he gets some serious momentum. And don't underestimate the power of the unions, many of which Gephardt seems to have a strong hold on.

[Cultural Jihad]

BTTT. (This article was posted last week, under a different title.)

[Galatians513]

I don't think so. In Iowa the liberals seem to have a lot of strength in the non-farm population. There must be some reason as to why Iowa is so liberal but I can't figure it out. Maybe they are living in the past when liberalism was represented by Hubert Humphrey.

I'll give you three reasons:

1. Iowa State

2. University of Iowa

3. UNI