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February 02, 2005
Liberal Democrats are their own worst enemies…..
While sitting in the gallery watching the legislature vote on Gregoire’s certification, I was privy to a classic example of why the liberal Democrats are their own worst enemies. When Tim Sheldon-D , Mason County ,stood up to cast the lone dissenting vote on the “D” side of the aisle, his fellow Democrats began to snicker, and then chuckle and then just laugh. Sitting next to me was a young man, maybe 15 or so. He turned to me and whispered the question “How can they do that? Isn’t that just rude?”
I nodded and said yes it was. But it made me think. When did it become okay for our overpaid and under worked legislators to behave like grade-schoolers? When did common decency and manners go out the window?
I’m not sure.
But if I had to guess I would say that their behavior that day will stick in that young man’s mind. And when it comes time to register to vote it will probably take more than liberal teachers to sway him from registering as a Republican, or an Independent. I think the Democratic Party will be far down the list……if on it at all.
Being the ruling party for too long in one place obviously makes you too cocky. And you forget that you work for the people, not the other way around.
Now I’m not going to slam the Democrats in general, because I firmly believe that it is a small but very vocal and controlling group within the party that is running the show right now…….
And I firmly believe that the majority of Democrats are decent, smart, good intentioned people……just like everyone else. The ones I know are, anyway. I just have a different take on things than they do….but isn’t that what makes this country great? We can agree to disagree without bloodshed.
The super liberals are a different kettle of fish………….
Posted by ChristmasGhost at February 2, 2005 02:42 PM
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Comments
I agree! We need a two party system. Hopefully the Democrats as a group will get back rational thinking - (think Joe Lieberman here as an example). Hate for hate's sake is destroying them.
Posted by: conservativeclown at February 3, 2005 10:58 AM
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