Hanging On In Not So Quiet Desperation
Besides the obvious or obtuse policy differences between Democrats and Republicans, there was always one reliable distinction between politicians in the two parties—an element of shame.
Historically, and frequently for no rational reason, Democrat office holders have found it quite difficult to relinquish power.
We've seen their brazen, twisted logic displayed time and again. Always with some pretext handy as to why they should remain in office or 'continue the fight'—despite election results that say otherwise, or irrefutable evidence to the contrary.
Accept $100,000 from an FBI informant, then have the FBI later find $90,000 of it wrapped in aluminum foil and stashed in your freezer...and oh by the way, have it all captured on videotape...hey, no problem. It's all a misunderstanding.
Talk about a frozen bank account.
Get caught not reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in income and violating a litany of other ethics rules...no worries.
Two simple words: I forgot.
The Democrat examples are too voluminous to detail.
Well, in recent years, a growing number of Republicans seem to have had their own shame-ectomy. Talk about a disappointment. The old standard was so much more respectable, not to mention dignified.
The days of tucking your tail between your legs and stepping away quietly after losing a close election or getting your hand caught in the cookie jar is no longer a given for some narcissistic, egotistic, arrogant Grand Old Party elected officials and candidates.
John Ensign, Charlie Crist, and Lisa Murkowski are all eviscerating the GOP tradition of putting party and the greater good ahead of personal politics and ambition.
Of course, they're not the first Republicans to do so. Arlen Specter does hold a Lifetime Achievement Award, after all.
It was particularly painful to watch Lisa Murkowski in a recent Today Show interview try to convince us that she is selflessly waging her write-in campaign because it's the "will of the people" (not her desperate effort to cling to power). The populace's "uprising" and "outpouring of support" has been "so overwhelming", and their pleas so convincing that Lisa, the defender of all that is right, is the only one who can "give Alaskans this opportunity" to be graced by another six years of her Churchillian leadership. What a noble woman.
Too bad she is seemingly unaware that when you live in a bubble, as all politicians do, there is always someone who is going to tell you that your 'ass' doesn't look fat in those jeans.
Just another clueless politician.
Perhaps a pledge to step away is something that should be added to the 'Commitment to America' document currently being crafted by the Republican leadership? This is an area where a return to the past would be more than welcome.
Historically, and frequently for no rational reason, Democrat office holders have found it quite difficult to relinquish power.
We've seen their brazen, twisted logic displayed time and again. Always with some pretext handy as to why they should remain in office or 'continue the fight'—despite election results that say otherwise, or irrefutable evidence to the contrary.
Accept $100,000 from an FBI informant, then have the FBI later find $90,000 of it wrapped in aluminum foil and stashed in your freezer...and oh by the way, have it all captured on videotape...hey, no problem. It's all a misunderstanding.
Talk about a frozen bank account.
Get caught not reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in income and violating a litany of other ethics rules...no worries.
Two simple words: I forgot.
The Democrat examples are too voluminous to detail.
Well, in recent years, a growing number of Republicans seem to have had their own shame-ectomy. Talk about a disappointment. The old standard was so much more respectable, not to mention dignified.
The days of tucking your tail between your legs and stepping away quietly after losing a close election or getting your hand caught in the cookie jar is no longer a given for some narcissistic, egotistic, arrogant Grand Old Party elected officials and candidates.
John Ensign, Charlie Crist, and Lisa Murkowski are all eviscerating the GOP tradition of putting party and the greater good ahead of personal politics and ambition.
Of course, they're not the first Republicans to do so. Arlen Specter does hold a Lifetime Achievement Award, after all.
It was particularly painful to watch Lisa Murkowski in a recent Today Show interview try to convince us that she is selflessly waging her write-in campaign because it's the "will of the people" (not her desperate effort to cling to power). The populace's "uprising" and "outpouring of support" has been "so overwhelming", and their pleas so convincing that Lisa, the defender of all that is right, is the only one who can "give Alaskans this opportunity" to be graced by another six years of her Churchillian leadership. What a noble woman.
Too bad she is seemingly unaware that when you live in a bubble, as all politicians do, there is always someone who is going to tell you that your 'ass' doesn't look fat in those jeans.
Just another clueless politician.
Perhaps a pledge to step away is something that should be added to the 'Commitment to America' document currently being crafted by the Republican leadership? This is an area where a return to the past would be more than welcome.
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