A Few Thoughts on the New Democrats

I am a committed "independent," albeit with Libertarian and Green Party leanings. Over the 29 years I have voted (and I have voted in almost all elections I was eligible to vote in), I have cast votes for Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Socialists, Independents, and Republicans. Over the past decade, my votes for Democrats have been declining. Why? Because so many have turned into a creature I not only don't recognize but am truly frightened by. Many have become angry, almost rabid haters of everything that isn't their idea. It's really weird. Democrats were not like that 25 years ago - what is happening? An example : tax the rich. Why are we supposed to hate those who have "made it?" Isn't that the American Dream? Shouldn't we be proud of and applaud those who have done it? Isn't hating them rather hypocritical?? What incentive is there for people to work harder, go to school longer, take more risks, if the government is going to take it all away in taxes, spread it out among everyone else? Isn't that COMMUNISM????

Anyone who is reasonable (including several of my still reasonable Democratic friends who also despise the new anger and hatred) recognizes the amazing, incredible bias in the news media, particularly televised news and coastal news (both east and west coast). The bias against Sarah Palin is two-fold: there is obvious, blatant sex bias as well as bias against her affiliation! She can't do anything ... I am STUNNED at what I have read and listened to! It is absolutely incredible how her words are cut and pasted out of context. While I am not even close to being as conservative as Gov. Palin (and those of you who know me well know that), I am appalled that people in this country are OK with the distortions and in fact seem to take great pleasure not only in making the distortions, but in gobbling them up, believing them, and spreading them! All I can say is this woman has my respect. The fact that she is willing to do this for our country and not come unglued at what is being said about her, her beliefs, and things she supposed "said," is truly amazing and a testament to her character. An example of how bad this is getting: a guy wrote a satirical (comedy) piece making up fake Palin quotes that were amusing; stuff about dinosaurs being satanic creatures, etc. It was purely a humorous piece - but NATIONAL news networks ran these quotes as if she actually said them! NBC, CNN, and CBS all did. I sat here at my computer with the tv behind me and my mouth hanging down to the floor. Anyway, here is an article I read that made me laugh, especially at the last line of tongue-in-cheek humor and be glad some people are defending this brave woman.

Who Hates Sarah Palin?
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
By Greg Gutfeld

According to many in the media, we truly have discovered someone worse than Hitler — and it's Sarah Palin.Head to any left-wing blog or even CNN for that matter and you'll find the zaniest of conspiracies -- froth that even a dude with rabies would find unseemly.
So how can one person create so much bile among folks who claim to be the most tolerant in the universe? I mean, liberals are the good people: They're open-minded, caring and of course, fair.
But somehow, a Republican lady in her 40s is exempt from this treatment. Perhaps, she truly is the devil in a dress, a ghoul that eats children and pollutes the planet and possibly beats Barack Obama, the patron saint of every customer buying wheat germ in bulk at GNC.
But I know the real reason why every single elitist media type is terrified of her. They've never met her. And by "her," I don't mean Sarah Palin. I mean "her", an actual normal woman with a bunch of kids, an average husband and no desire to watch "The L Word."
She's scary to these folks the way Wal-Mart is scary to them: Both are alien to someone who blogs about their chakras. They won't go there, because they've never been there.
To them, hating Sarah Palin is a symptom of larger bigotry against the rest of us, the normal. If they saw her at a party, they would wonder how she got in. She's the anti-Obama, the anti-New York Times, the anti-everything that Tim Robbins loves, which is why I love her — and you should too.
And if you disagree with me, then you sir are worse than Hitler.

So, here's one Independent voter that is begging the Democratic party to get real again. You know what? I LIKE voting all over the place. I LIKE having choice. I LIKE voting for who I think will do the best job. I feel the Democratic party is taking that choice away, because unless I want to be an angry, unreasonable, accepting of others only when it comes to Democrats, hate-the-rich goofball, I can't vote Democratic. This doesn't mean (to my Democratic friends!) I think ALL Democrats meet that description - it means that is where I think the party is going and I don't feel I can jump on board. Perhaps it is time for a viable third party for all us middle-of-the-roaders.

Want some facts (real ones) on Gov. Palin? Link: http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html

Tax Facts (yes, the "rich" already pay more than their fair share): http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/04/tax_facts.html