The Hypocrisy of Democrats.

Recently, policy makers in Washington, D.C. let it be publicly known that our government is trying to assassinate an American-born cleric, who preaches anti-American terrorism. Anwar Al-Awlaki was born in New Mexico, studied in Colorado, preached in San Diego and Virginia before going overseas. He was briefly detained in Yemen and then resumed his preaching online with a new political theme, stressing that “America is at war with Islam.” The United States, according to Al-Awlaki, is at war with Islam due to its occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan and must be fought on its homeland by any means. The news of Al-Awlaki’s pending assassination circled the globe and included long discussions in the media about whether or not such a murder is “constitutional,” if it even constitutes “murder” and on Al-Jazeera it was dissected as a possible window into the Obama administration’s decision making process.

Is this incredible news or not? The Obama administration has issued an order to summarily assassinate another Islamic extremist, who is also an American citizen without reading him his rights or granting him a trial. While at the same time Attorney General, Eric Holder, wants to try the architect of the 9-11 attack in federal court, grant him his miranda rights, grant him a tax payer paid attorney and grant him the opportunity to spread his version of extremism on national media. What is going on here?

The answer is obvious. First, Obama still does not have a handle on his own administration. His subordinates continue to do their own thing. His staff of Czars is such a collection of left wing extremists and misguided zealots, who all supposedly report to him personally that he can't possibly supervise them all. Even a freshman business major learns in Management 101 about the limits of span of control. Second, democrats do what they want to do and rely on the media to back them up. If this assassination order had been issued by Bush, there would be calls to impeach him. The democrats are oh so sanctimonious when they are criticizing republicans, but oh so sure of themselves when they get caught violating the law. Basically, democrats are so blatantly repulsive in their behavior that nothing seems out of the ordinary with them. It is just the way they are. Its the old adage. If you have no standards you certainly can't be held accountable for violating any.

My description of a democrat? One who is frequently wrong, but never in doubt. Are we really a nation of sheep being fleeced daily and told it is a shampoo? The truth I suspect is that the vast majority of Americans are too busy earning a living and raising a family to find the time to delve into the intricacies of political shenanigans. Most don't even rely on the news anymore. The more I watch politics the more I am convinced that 99% of democrats are going to vote democrat even if the proverbial yellow dog is the candidate. And conversely, 99% of republicans will vote republican for the same reason. The reason being that my family has always been - fill in the blank. That leaves the independents and the one percenters who really determine who gets elected. And these people tend to alternate between voting republican or democrat, just to be fair. Take the last election for example. Bush, a republican had been in the white house for 8 years. Its time to give the other side a chance. That kind of thinking is taking a chance. And look what taking a chance got us. If the election were held today, Obama wouldn't have a chance.

I am told that public schools no longer teach civics. If this is true, it explains a lot about the ignorance and naivety of the American voter. Leaving politics to the professional politician is worse than letting the fox guard the hen house. It is the worst kind of hypocrisy. Is it not hypocritical to hold one party accountable and not the other?