You know I read Daily Kos and absolutely amazed at some of the posts. I have read over the months how many people predicted that Democrats would retake the Senate; cut the margins in the House and of course retake the White House. I've also read how Diane Feinstein, Evan Bayh, Joe Lieberman, Oback Obama, Ken Salazar, Hillary Clinton are bad for the party. I see posts comparing Dean popularity with others (which absolutely means nothing). I can go on and on, but I am starting to really wonder are liberals out of touch or dare I say delusional? Republicans have basically grabbed control, b/c they are using a secret weapon: Commonsense. Commonsense tells us that the country is in the middle or leaning right. In this 4-part diary I will explain in my own word why liberalism in American is on life-support.
These are not the 1960s or 1970s when liberals views were at their peak. This is post 9/11. As a moderate Democrat, I have been trying to figure out what liberals are fighting to achieve. For example, whether you are for or against the war in Iraq, any sensible person would give Bush credit for the elections taking place in Iraq. However, reading posts by liberals, you get the sense they wanted or want the mission to fail. Are liberals anti-American? Are liberals for no war at all? Ever? Sure the reasons for this war were flawed, but we are there now...so shouldn't we be SUPPORTIVE when things go well and especially when they do not? Regardless of how we feel about Bush, we still have troops, Democrats and Republicans, dying everyday because they represent the US. Do we want insurgents to run us out of the country and proclaim victory? AS LONG AS LIBERALS, AND THUS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ARE PERCEIVED AS WEAK ON DEFENSE, WE WILL NEVER RULE THIS COUNTRY AGAIN. PERIOD. Anti-war marches were great in the 1960s and 70s, but in post 9/11 US, they have no effect whatsoever. They only make Democrats look weak. These are the facts. Part II will examine the cultural issues.