[sionnsar]

With the White House, the leaders of both political parties, and the media all solidly behind the "comprehensive" immigration "reform" bill, how could it be stopped in the Senate, as it was last week?
The people stopped it. That is what democracy is all about.

With all due respect to Dr. Sowell, whom I hold in extremely high regard, this one sentence is not quite correct. It's not "That is what democracy is all about," it's "That is what a democratic republic is all about."

Granted, we're so careless with terminology these days, I'll give him a pass. But would like to set the record straight in passing.

[jazusamo]

You’re correct and I noticed it also but like you say it shows that even Thomas Sowell can get careless. At the same time I believe everyone knows his intent because if anyone knows we’re a democratic republic, he does.

[Chances Are]

Good for you. I’m with you all the way.

CA....

[Still Thinking]

The public has probably become so dumbed down that if he wrote it correctly, the readers would say “Huh?”.

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

You're right,
"That is what a democratic republic is all about."
...is best and should be repeated enough so everyone expects that exact wording. Perhaps only the addition of the word "our", would be more palettable if they think we're all too stupid, as in;
"That is what our democracy is all about."