DI Column Up: Preventing the Exploitation of Children
My latest Point/Counterpoint column is up, Preventing the Exploitation of Children.
Related Posts:“We Don’t Need To Tell You Our Agenda”
On FoxNews Sunday, during Studio B, there was a rather unremarkable segment on the recent uptick in Republicans poll numbers. For some reason the press likes talking about these silly little non-descript polls and endless debating what they “mean.” In this case a Democratic operative of little consequence talked about why it is good news for Democrats. What was interesting about the interview was not her comments about the polls but her comments about the Democratic agenda.
“It is not up to us to present an agenda, but for Republicans to prove their results” (best of my recollection). Translation: We don’t have to tell you what we’re going to do when we’re elected; you just have to hate the other guys. These comments were reminiscent of Kerry not wanting to present his economic agenda until elected during the 2004 elections.
Despite the fact that many Republicans have earned the right to lose their races in 2006, the shear hubris of telling voters that you don’t have to tell them what policies you will enact when elected shows an arrogant elite who has nothing but disdain for the voters. At least on every other day except Election Day.
When the Democrats presented their Congressional agenda if they were elected, that agenda had no connection to the issues that are most important to Americans. No position on Iraq was mentioned. Nothing about immigration was enunciated. They burned incense to the typical campaign slogans of “reform”, “cutting waste” and other such nuggets that are forgotten as soon as the ballots start being counted. The Democrats have presented no real agenda for any issue of importance to Americans.
At least with the Republicans, you know where they stand. They aren’t hiding anything. What policies are the Democrats trying to hide?
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