Clarification

It appears that there has been a misunderstanding of sorts regarding a comment I made in the comments section of a previous post. The comment was, "We cannot get along as long as the lunatic left is driving the Democratic Party". I stand firmly behind that comment and now I am going to explain why.

First, I am not declaring all liberals to be lunatics. The degree of lunacy is directly proportional to the level of liberalism that one possesses. There are some perfectly sane, rational liberals out there who just see things different than I do. Many of my friends are exactly this type. It's not as though they are foaming-at-the-mouth moonbats, they just refuse to give up on socialism. Fair enough. Even though it seems futile to me, they have every right to continue holding to those old socialist beliefs.

So, what do I mean by "lunatic left"? Quite simply, I mean those certain individuals who inhabit the far left end of the political spectrum. Communists, fascists and those slightly to the right of them are the ones I am referring to. Good examples are people like Cindy Sheehan, Ward Churchill, Michael Moore and George Soros. These individuals and those who think like them, are the driving force behind the Democratic Party. You can find them on Democratic Underground, The Daily Koz and other bastions of liberalism. They populate the ACLU, the NAACP, the ABA and the vast majority of the mainstream media. Your college professors, union leaders and people like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are great examples as well.

In Part II of Socialism, USA, I explored who these people are and how it came to be that they inhabit these positions. If you haven't already done so, I suggest you take a few minutes and browse through it. It will provide you with the background for many of the comments that I make. That post summed up many of my thoughts and observations on the left so understanding it will give you a way to understand my thinking process.

These "lunatic leftists" are the money people, the people who direct the funding to the candidates that support their views most accurately. Politicians who cross them risk losing their funding when they seek out a challenger. I forget who it was, but during the 2004 Democratic National Convention, one leading Democrat said something to the effect of "Feminists, gays and athiests, shut up! Just shut up! You'll get everything you want after we win, just shut up for now!". This says a great deal. They (the hardcore left) cannot win by being who they are. They feel the need to camoflage their views and ideas (or lack thereof) in order to win elections. They know that they can never get their ideas passed at the ballot box so they seek control of the SCOTUS in order to push their agenda through.

Anyone who believes that the far left is not in control of the Democratic Party, I give you the example of Joe Lieberman. In 2004, Joe Lieberman was the only moderate candidate that the Democrats offered and he was the first to go. Lieberman had all the qualities to win. He goes to synagogue, he has a solid marriage, stands for real family values and has the respect of Democrats and Republicans both. The movers and shakers on the left got together and took him out right away. For months, the golden boy of the Democratic Party was Howard Dean who is pretty far to the left. I know he has a good standing with the NRA but when you run for election in a small, conservative state, you do what you have to do to stay in power. I don't believe for a minute those "pro-gun" convictions would stick around if he were to win the presidency.

As long as such extreme forces guide one of our political parties, no compromises can be made. This is exactly why I stand by my statement. As long as the lunatic left is in control of the Democratic Party, we will never get along.