A Shrug And A Plug
I am a glutton for punishment. For the past several days I have curbed my consumption of listenable morning radio, in the form of Bob Davis, to give a good listen to what the other side is saying. While torturing myself this morning I was left dumbfounded by the comments of a one particular female caller sympathetic to the host's view that the current Republican administrations (both in St. Paul and D.C.) are laying waste to everything from public schools in Minnesota to the environment on Mars.
This obviously despondent caller actually said: "Do we have any other choices besides leaving the country or cutting our throats?"
For all I care Little Miss Malaise and her ilk can go ahead and do both, but it confounds me as to why so many on the left cannot grasp the possibility that there are other options.
How about taking back control of your own party so unbalanced chuckleheads like Howard Dean, George Soros, Michael Moore and Al Gore aren't turning off millions of Americans each and every election?
How about pulling your heads out of your tear stained pillows long enough to finally get over the fact that you've lost two straight Presidential elections and get started on dealing with reality?
How about coming to grips with the fact that, despite your bitter disappointment, there will be a future? Make your minds up to either make a meaningful contribution to that future or get the hell out of the way.
Granted, I'm more than happy about the sorry state of the Democratic Party today. The more they continue on their tailspin towards insignificance the better. But the constant wailing and gnashing of teeth is getting very tiresome.
Hopefully, we'll hear more than wailing and gnashing from Peter Beinart this Thursday when he squares off against shock jock Hugh Hewitt in Minneapolis. They'll be debating this very topic and, if Hugh's weekly conversations with Peter are any indication, it's going to be a very memorable evening...if Hugh can stay healthy, that is.
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