Why Liberals Can't Govern

[williepete]

This Washington Times opinion bookends Alan Wolfe's 2006 essay titled “Why
Conservatives Can’t Govern.” My observation is purely anecdotal but Mr. Voegeli summation below nails my progressive friends to a tee. They share two core beliefs. First, a blind faith in all things government. Having worked for the federal government, I know its cumbersome, inefficient nature. They haven't worked for the federal government so it exists in their imagination as a shining example of collective will--results notwithstanding. Second, results do not matter. This quirk about my progressive friends continues to baffle me.

Proggies come in two flavors IMHO: Those who truly care about improving the human condition. Then there are those who manipulate masses of ignorant people with promises of free stuff or a better future in the form of taking from others and punishing their imagined oppressors. Those are simply seeking power and privilege for themselves. They know the lie and use it very effectively.



",,,columnist E.J. Dionne wrote, “There’s a
lesson here that liberals apparently need to learn over and over: Good
intentions without proper administration can undermine even the most noble
of goals.”

How is it possible that grownups, ostensibly dedicated to the proposition
that government can solve problems, must learn such an elementary lesson
over and over? One explanation for this anomaly is that liberals are,
regarding any social ill, adamant that government do something, but
unconcerned about whether it accomplishes anything.

Noble goals remain noble whether they’re attained or not. And liberals can easily demonstrate their own nobility by demanding new programs and bigger budgets, as opposed to the hard work of making sure existing programs are effective, or are abandoned if they can’t be made effective. If, as Georges Clemenceau said, war is too important to be entrusted to soldiers, the Obama administration may end up demonstrating that social problems are too important to be remedied by
liberals.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/27/voegeli-why-liberals-cant-govern/#ixzz3HXGareaA

 

[Moonglow]

Reagan was a great progressive. He supported SS, gave us an expanded govt. and increased that war on the US civilian population..

 

[waltky]

Got this in an e-mail...

The Manitoba Herald:

The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration. The Republicans winning the Senate is prompting an exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray, and live according to the Constitution.

Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, global warming activists, and "green" energy proponents crossing their fields at night.

"I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Southern Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota . “The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left before I even got a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"

In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, but the liberals scaled them. He then installed loudspeakers that blared Rush Limbaugh across the fields, but they just keep coming.

Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into electric cars and drive them across the border where they are simply left to fend for themselves after the battery dies.

"A lot of these people are not prepared for our rugged conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a single bottle of Perrier drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet, though, and some kale chips."

When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been circulating about plans being made to build re-education camps where liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and study the Constitution.

In recent days, liberals have turned to ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have been disguised as senior citizens taking a bus trip to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a half- dozen young
vegans in blue-hair wig disguises, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior citizens about Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney to prove that they were alive in the '50s. "If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we become very suspicious about their age," an official said.

Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage, buying up all the Barbara Streisand c.d.'s, and renting all the Michael Moore movies. "I really feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history majors does one country need?"

Trying to reassure his liberal base and get them to return to the U.S., President Obama reiterated what he said in his press conference following the beating the democrats took in the last election: "I heard from the 1/3 of the electorate that voted, but I also heard from the 2/3 that did not vote." Who knew the president was clairvoyant?

He also said the reason the democrats got their asses whipped wasn't because of HIS policies, but rather because the dem’s did not get his message out to the people. Ya gotta love a guy that takes responsibility when something goes wrong.

 

[ScienceRocks]

True, but the same could be said with LOSERTRIANS!

A nation needs to invest in its self
-Science
-Infrastructure
-R&D
and of course education

If you don't, then you get somalia or worse.

 

[2aguy]

This Washington Times opinion bookends Alan Wolfe's 2006 essay titled “Why
Conservatives Can’t Govern.” My observation is purely anecdotal but Mr. Voegeli summation below nails my progressive friends to a tee. They share two core beliefs. First, a blind faith in all things government. Having worked for the federal government, I know its cumbersome, inefficient nature. They haven't worked for the federal government so it exists in their imagination as a shining example of collective will--results notwithstanding. Second, results do not matter. This quirk about my progressive friends continues to baffle me.

Proggies come in two flavors IMHO: Those who truly care about improving the human condition. Then there are those who manipulate masses of ignorant people with promises of free stuff or a better future in the form of taking from others and punishing their imagined oppressors. Those are simply seeking power and privilege for themselves. They know the lie and use it very effectively.



",,,columnist E.J. Dionne wrote, “There’s a
lesson here that liberals apparently need to learn over and over: Good
intentions without proper administration can undermine even the most noble
of goals.”

How is it possible that grownups, ostensibly dedicated to the proposition
that government can solve problems, must learn such an elementary lesson
over and over? One explanation for this anomaly is that liberals are,
regarding any social ill, adamant that government do something, but
unconcerned about whether it accomplishes anything.

Noble goals remain noble whether they’re attained or not. And liberals can easily demonstrate their own nobility by demanding new programs and bigger budgets, as opposed to the hard work of making sure existing programs are effective, or are abandoned if they can’t be made effective. If, as Georges Clemenceau said, war is too important to be entrusted to soldiers, the Obama administration may end up demonstrating that social problems are too important to be remedied by
liberals.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/27/voegeli-why-liberals-cant-govern/#ixzz3HXGareaA

Great post....and it hits the nail on the head....because of the media wing of the democrat party, ABC, CBS, NBC, all major newspapers, NPR, PBS, and almost all cable news except for Fox....they are never held to account for the screw ups that happen because of their policies....the results, often evil and devastating to those they claim to want to aid, are hidden or downplayed...and then they roll on to the next great idea to save the masses.....and the next catastrophe begins....