A Political Primer

"Everything you ever needed to know you learned in Kindergarten...." or something like that, goes the book title. What they don't teach in Political Science 101, they did teach in Kindergarten and it is this; "when you point your finger at someone there are three more fingers pointing back at you." This infantile home spun proverb is evidenced daily when watching the presidential campaign. If I was Bill O'Reilly, I'd say that both parties are equally guilty of this, but I'm not and they aren't. It's the dems who have perfected this particular brand of finger pointing. And yes, it seems that whatever supposed evil they point to in the Bush camp, the dems turn out to be guilty of far worse indescretions. Could it be a ruse to deflect attention. Hmmmmm!

The most recent incident involves the Divine Ms. M's intolerant comments about the venerable MaHa Rushie which she made on the Cooper Anderson show. The following is excerpted from Rush's show today:

But I want you to listen to something that happened on CNN last night on Cooper Anderson's show, the formidable Bette Midler, well known political analyst, was a guest and had this to say.

MIDLER: I do. I talk about Rush.

COOPER: You listen to Rush Limbaugh?

MIDLER: I can't listen to Rush Limbaugh. He makes you tear your hair out. He's not even American.

COOPER: (Laughing) He's not American?

MIDLER: It's so un-American to behave that way. I just think it's un-American--

COOPER: Uh-huh.

MIDLER: There's a level below which you cannot sink, and he's just sunk. I'm sorry.

COOPER: (Laughing)

RUSH: That's another testimonial from someone who doesn't listen to this program. But who is it that challenges other people's patriotism? Here you have Bette Midler all over me as "un-American." They actually say it; we don't. They accuse us of accusing them of being unpatriotic or un-American, and they're the ones that actually go out and say it. I thought it was just cool. Also, my friends, other fireworks out there. Well, you know, when well-noted, well-known political analysts like Bette Midler, -- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from Company B babe -- when they're out there challenging your Americanism, you have to take that seriously, folks.

So who is it that claims they are called 'unpatriotic' and 'unAmerican'? Yes, the left squeals and whines that tune routinely. This is just one teeny tiny example of what the dems do daily...No, hourly in their effete little effort to ridicule their opponents when they have no substantive argument to counter whatever issue they are attempting to articulate. Someone should compile a list of what they accuse and what they actually do. It would be startling. It would also be ignored.

It's maddening to watch and listen day in and day out to their tomfoolery, but it is also very instructive. It can even be an emboldening factor when the opposition is reduced to name calling because even they know that THAT is all they've got!