PrintJune 19, 2008
The Dems and their Lumpy Obama Bed
Politics makes strange bedfellows. And when you try the straighten the sheets afterward, stubborn telltale lumps remain. Before highfalutin' pomposity went mainstream in America, we provincial folks on this side of the pond -- across the big water from old Europe -- were down to earth and downright contemptuous of in-the-clouds intellectualism. In former times, when a man's situation turned suddenly bleak, due to obvious misdeeds or laziness, we provincials were wont to say, "Well, you've made your bed; now you'll just have to lie in it."And I just can't help thinking at this moment in history, with the Democrats about to nominate a socialist in sheep's clothing, how perfectly apt this old truism remains.Because the truth of the matter is that if the Democratic Party had not made a wanton habit of turning a blind eye to immorality and deceit, if they had not stopped checking resume claims on all candidates, if they had not been so utterly feckless and lazy in their...(Read Full Article)
