Dumb-o-Crats

After being the compliant whipping boy of the Bush Administration for the past eight years, the Democrats finally regain power despite themselves, and now seem intent to prove that they are the most incompetent political party to exist in the nations history.

At a time when the nation is facing the possibility of another Depression, and is bogged down in two wars, the Democratic leadership has managed to bring all of its focus on the appointment of one of its own members to the Senate. Roland Burris, appointed by the Dems other nightmare, Blagojevich, appears to be acceptable under every criteria except that of who appointed him.

The Democratic leadership is trying to portray its refusal to seat Burris as all about principle. It is all about politics. In an effort to appear different than the Republicans, the Democrats immediately threw Blagojevich overboard when his problems became public after his arrest. Give them credit for not trying to hide it like the Republicans or smirking and winking in the Karl
Rove way. But when it comes right down to the Democrats and Blagojevich, any one who was half in the political loop knew he was sketchy. So when Harry Reid had his first discussion with Blago he already knew he was tainted but that didn't stop him from dealing with him then. Senator Reid seems more upset about being outmaneuvered by Blagojevich than any other factor. The reason that Reid and all the others in the Senate and throughout state government in Illinois could be so righteous in their condemnations was that they never thought even Blagojevich would have the gall (or balls) to appoint someone under the circumstances.

Give it up Reid and the rest of the Senate. Burris is just as qualified as any of the blue bloods and fossils in the House of Lords, I mean U.S. Senate.

Not grasping the message of the last election, that the American public wanted to completely repudiate the Bush years and the failings of the right, the Democrats seem to have figured out the only way to revive the Republican party - stupidity. Rather than arguing about the sideshow created by Gov. F-Bomb, they need to get on with dealing with the real problems of this country.

The stimulus package is already being delayed by the "need for cautious deliberation." (Where were the calls for "cautious deliberation" while our rights were being given away in the name of security.) Democrats, weakened already by infighting, are already caving to Republicans on the stimulus package. Republicans, who bear most of the responsibility for this damned mess, should sit down, shut up, and apologize for the next four years. But will they? Hell no! Even though they're wrong and they know it, they will never stop pushing for their goals of ripping off the public for the rich. Why won't they stop? Because no one gives up when fighting against an incompetent opponent.

Rather than dithering about seating Burris, the Democrats should immediately seat him and Al Franken. Then, whatever it takes, committee chair, etc., convince one of the few moderate Republicans (any one of the New England ones who must see the electoral writing on the wall) to switch parties to give the Democrats a 60 vote majority. That's what the Republicans would do if the situation was reversed.

But the Democrats won't, and that's why they're the Dumb-o-crats.