A Boston Tea Party…(Smog Of Obstructionism)

We have all heard the statements about the Democratic obstructionists. The party with no plan is what they are called. While Democrats sure seem to act as if they have no solutions to offer, it cannot possibly be true. What can be true, however, is their solutions would not be popular with fifty-two percent of the country. I believe this is why they continue to obstruct rather than provide resolutions to issues like Social Security, judicial nominees, U. N. appointees, and the war in Iraq. It is much safer for them as a party to disagree with Republican stances than to speak openly about their answers to the issues.

Reporters and commentators keep asking in dismay why the Democrat leadership has not countered each Republican proposal with one of their own. Just because they haven’t does not mean one can surmise what those plans might be. Take for instance judicial nominees; Democrats know that it will take many election cycles to again take over control of the House and Senate. Therefore without the ability to offer progressive legislation, Democrats are counting on activist courts to administer social changes. These changes cannot be brought to fruition with conservative constitutionalist judges. Hence, the filibustering of nominees tells us indeed what their desire really is.

The obstruction of Social Security Reform, specifically, the unwillingness to allow private accounts tells us Democrats prefer a welfare system of dependency for their constituents. Why else would they prefer to be in a private plan for themselves as politicians but want the citizenry to depend on Uncle Sam. For Democrats to speak frankly about this desire would be political death and that is why they refuse to offer any new Social Security reforms. They are absolutely for raising taxes to support the current system but cannot say so for turning the fifty-two percent who voted for President Bush into fifty-six percent.

The Democrats objections to the John Bolton nomination as United Nations ambassador is also a case of rejecting something rather than saying what you really stand for. It is no great secret Democrats value the opinion of the United Nations and prefer to gain U.N. approval before taking action on a variety of issues. Bolton’s nomination shows the President’s belief as well as many Americans that the U.N. is in dire need of reform. It has become nothing more than inadequate and powerless in defending justice and freedom around the world. Bolton’s rejection by the Democrats is their way of telling us they like the United Nations just the way it is.

The party of “no”. The party of obstructionism. Democrats have wisely taken the risk that it is better to be an obstacle to Republican ideas than to talk freely of their map for the future. The same map was rejected last November. I can see clearly through their smog of obstructionism and know well what color the stripes of a Democrat are. Plan or no plan, they are what they are. Wrong.