Sherrod Brown and Fellow Democrats Expose Their Yellow Bellies
Senator Russ Feingold has been showing off something Democrats have been notorious for leaving at home-- a spine.
Russ Feingold took a minimal step towards holding President Bush accountable, a call for censure. Some people have had impeachment on their mind, but censure was a good step in the right direction.
So how did fellow Democrats react to a reasonable proposal to punish the President for breaking a law? They ran and hid. They sold out their boy. It's like those scenes in a shoot-em-up movie where the hero runs out into a clearly overwhelming amount of gun fire and only asks his cowering partners to 'cover him.'
Well, fellow Democrats didn't give him cover, they started shooting at him too. Many have even accused Feingold of putting his own political ambitions over the good of the party. How dare him to do something that might actually get peoples attention, something that most Democratic constituents probably agree with?
And now I am starting to understand where Hackett and his supporters are coming from. Exposed by the John Stewart show to a large audience and many bloggers to a smaller degree, the Democrats plan of being the party with no plan or ideology is surfacing.
It reminds me of my high school wrestling days. The coaches would always tell kids, myself included, to "wrestle" to win when many people have that natural tendency to play "not to lose." I remember being exhausted, ahead with a comfortable lead, and ready for the match to be over. You glance at the scoreboard every couple of seconds just to reassure yourself that you are winning, hesitant to produce any type of offense, fearing you may make a mistake. Suddenly, the other guy is coming after you in desperation, while you are sitting back scoreboard watching as your lead begins to melt away.
For a while the Democrats have been afraid to lose, waiting for the Republicans to make a mistake. Republicans on the other hand, for better or worse, have developed a hard-nosed, never stop coming, win at all costs attitude. Democrats may be ahead in the polls right now, but as they keep poll watching they will watch their lead dwindle away, just in time for the Republicans to win in November.
Unlike Hackett, Feingold is simply telling the Democrats to bring it on and to stop being pansy's--quite admirable. Republican spin doctors are trying to capture the momentum of the situation while most elected Democrats are running from the pressure, letting their political brother carry the burden on his own.
Most disappointing for me is Representative Brown, supposedly "too liberal" for Ohio. He's a party first guy it seems, so he must be following the assigned path for Democrats. Drift towards the center, don't say anything "controversial," hope the other guy messes up bad enough to hand the election over. Sorry, but how has that strategy worked so far? Has it ever won anything?
I suppose I expected more from Brown on something like accountability for a terrible president. DeWine, unlike Brown, isn't afraid to step out of line with the party. Remember when he almost single handedly saved ANWR against the best wishes of clearly senile Ted Stevens and the rest of the oil-loving Republicans? I personally want leadership that doesn't cower when party leaders look in their direction.
I'm with Feingold on this one. Energize your own base who wants Bush's head, don't shiver at the thought of Karl Rove's evil master plan.
Read more about the Democratic cowardice HERE.
Find this article and more at The Cincinnati Beacon.
Russ Feingold took a minimal step towards holding President Bush accountable, a call for censure. Some people have had impeachment on their mind, but censure was a good step in the right direction.
So how did fellow Democrats react to a reasonable proposal to punish the President for breaking a law? They ran and hid. They sold out their boy. It's like those scenes in a shoot-em-up movie where the hero runs out into a clearly overwhelming amount of gun fire and only asks his cowering partners to 'cover him.'
Well, fellow Democrats didn't give him cover, they started shooting at him too. Many have even accused Feingold of putting his own political ambitions over the good of the party. How dare him to do something that might actually get peoples attention, something that most Democratic constituents probably agree with?
And now I am starting to understand where Hackett and his supporters are coming from. Exposed by the John Stewart show to a large audience and many bloggers to a smaller degree, the Democrats plan of being the party with no plan or ideology is surfacing.
It reminds me of my high school wrestling days. The coaches would always tell kids, myself included, to "wrestle" to win when many people have that natural tendency to play "not to lose." I remember being exhausted, ahead with a comfortable lead, and ready for the match to be over. You glance at the scoreboard every couple of seconds just to reassure yourself that you are winning, hesitant to produce any type of offense, fearing you may make a mistake. Suddenly, the other guy is coming after you in desperation, while you are sitting back scoreboard watching as your lead begins to melt away.
For a while the Democrats have been afraid to lose, waiting for the Republicans to make a mistake. Republicans on the other hand, for better or worse, have developed a hard-nosed, never stop coming, win at all costs attitude. Democrats may be ahead in the polls right now, but as they keep poll watching they will watch their lead dwindle away, just in time for the Republicans to win in November.
Unlike Hackett, Feingold is simply telling the Democrats to bring it on and to stop being pansy's--quite admirable. Republican spin doctors are trying to capture the momentum of the situation while most elected Democrats are running from the pressure, letting their political brother carry the burden on his own.
Most disappointing for me is Representative Brown, supposedly "too liberal" for Ohio. He's a party first guy it seems, so he must be following the assigned path for Democrats. Drift towards the center, don't say anything "controversial," hope the other guy messes up bad enough to hand the election over. Sorry, but how has that strategy worked so far? Has it ever won anything?
I suppose I expected more from Brown on something like accountability for a terrible president. DeWine, unlike Brown, isn't afraid to step out of line with the party. Remember when he almost single handedly saved ANWR against the best wishes of clearly senile Ted Stevens and the rest of the oil-loving Republicans? I personally want leadership that doesn't cower when party leaders look in their direction.
I'm with Feingold on this one. Energize your own base who wants Bush's head, don't shiver at the thought of Karl Rove's evil master plan.
Read more about the Democratic cowardice HERE.
Find this article and more at The Cincinnati Beacon.
