It is impossible for otherwise reasonable sorts not to occasionally veer into idiocy. Unless one takes a vow of silence, puts on a red robe and moves to a Tibetan mountaintop sooner or later everyone, if even for a moment, resembles an imbecile. I know this very well, alas.
Such happened to the fellow named James G. Poulos at the American Spectator blog. Here is his most recent foray into tomfoolery.
If every Democrat in America were more like Barack Obama, the United States would be a better place. If every Democrat in America were more like Hillary Clinton, the United States would be a worse place.
Poulos has swallowed the Obama kool-aid. He has been taken in by the superficial charm of the man. This Poulos conflates with dignity and high mindedness. He has listened to the mellifluous cooing of Obama has enjoyed the sound.
The truth is that is does not matter at all whether every Democrat is like Obama or like Hillary. No matter who is in charge—a female gangster moll or an inexperienced Chicago legislator—the end point of the Democrat Party is the same—a high tax, pagan nanny state. There would be abortion on demand, a further removal of Christianity from the public sphere, special laws favoring sodomite privilege, restrictions on gun ownership, more and more of private wealth would be forcibly extracted to feed the demands of the government, and an increasing government intrusion into every recess of our private lives.
We can arrive at that dismal place on a pleasant train driven by a smiling conductor. Or we can arrive after a Bataan-like death march commanded by a cruel harridan. But arrive we will.
Between Obama and Hillary there exist no policy differences whatsoever. There is nothing to prefer one over the other except that Hillary and her husband would provide more entertainment value.
The goal of conservatism is not to get along with the Democrats but to defeat them. To lose sight of that because a rather charming fellow speaks for them is to concede defeat before battle has been joined.
It matters not at all who heads the party. The thing is evil in its entirety.
(Update: Mr. Poulos eloquently responds.)
4 Comments;
I have been extra interested in these kinds of things since I am working on a research paper for English class on “Who would make a better president?”. We had to draw two of the candidates out of a box and write on both, arguing objectively which of them would be more ideal…whether or not we liked them. I drew Edwards and Huckabee. Neither ideal in my opinion, but since I was leaning towards John Edwards, and he has dropped out, I have been thwarted. I may have to change my title to “Who Would Have Made the Better President”. I must say I especially liked the comment about swallowing the Obama kool-aid. My parents are for Obama, but I really am not sure who I would be for if I were voting.
Dear Bess:
Your title “Who Would Have Made a Better President” is one I will probably be using soon enough, alas. My man Fred Thompson dropped out, and now I with Romney all the way.
Huckabee, shuckabee. I recognize an Arkansas shyster when I see one.
I will neither support nor vote for McCain. I cannot vote for a man who persecuted right-to-life people and despises Christians. I have a lot to answer for when I see the Christ, but I will not have to answer for helping put into office one of His enemies!
I like that idea of your teacher, but at the 8th grade it is probably a bit much. We will, though, institute a term paper for the entire 8th grade next year.
Why do your folks support Obama? What policies of his do they like?
Well, my Dad says that he supports Obama all the way because our country needs someone to clean everything up. To filter out all the problems and corruption and evil and so on. But really, I think that if someone is in power like that for long enough, its hard to avoid corruption, and strings of bad decisions. I will ask my dad about that, thats all he’s told me so far. I think my mom likes Romney too, because she’s a republican. Either way we don’t like Hillary!
Dear Bess:
I would ask your father to relate to me any experience Obama has in ‘filtering out corruption and evil.’ This would seem to show quite the opposite.
Those who vote for Obama rather than Hillary do so not over policies, as their views are virtually identical. Other reasons take over. Neither Hillary nor Obama has any executive experience though both desire the most strenuous executive job in the world. Since when did the US presidency become subject to ‘on the job training’?
If I were a Democrat—and thus, not a Christian—I would vote for Obama. (Obama’s voting record is the most liberal in the senate, by the way.) If I were a Republican over everything else I would simply vote for the party man. As a Christian my vote is restricted to those who at the very least do not persecute the children of the Living God. So scratch McCain.
You and Lord Acton agree about the corrupting influence of power. It is the rare person who does not use his power for self-aggrandizement. Saddam used his to murder millions. Bill Clinton used his to coerce women into sex.