PoliticalChic
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How can any thoughtful citizen continue to support the liberal-progressive agenda?
What aspects of a failed philosophy do you not understand?
1. Shouldnt we expect to see the cities that have had long-term Democrat governance as being utopias?
Why is it that every Democratic run city has the highest crime rates??
For example, Detroit, whose mayor has been indicted on felony charges, hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961. Buffalo has been even more stubborn. It started putting a Democrat in office back in 1954, and it hasn't stopped since.
Unfortunately, those two cities may be alone at the top of the poverty rate list, but they're not alone in their love for Democrats. Cincinnati, Ohio (third on the poverty rate list), hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1984. Cleveland, Ohio (fourth on the list), has been led by a Democrat since 1989. St. Louis, Missouri (sixth), hasn't had a Republican since 1949, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (eighth), since 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (ninth), since 1952 and Newark, New Jersey (10th), since 1907.
Democrat run Cites lead the highest crime and murder rates
2. How about Democrat candidates running as Democrats, instead of pretending that they are conservatives? Why do they do that?
a. How bad is it for Democrats? Theyre running against their own programs. ObamaCare, cap-n-tax, you name it, theyre against it now. This situation reached absurdity when five Democrat members of Congress ran ads claiming to have voted no on TARP. The five are Frank Kratovil (MD), Dina Titus (NV), Mary Jo Kilroy (OH), Kathy Dahlkemper (PA) and Glenn Nye (VA). The inconvenient truth is, according to FactCheck.org, None of the five lawmakers who are running these ads is listed in the roll call vote. Thats because none of them had taken office yet. Democrats Run From Their Record: epic fail obama Conservative Libertarian Outpost
b. If Democrats running against the White House prevail, the result could have a profound impact on the party's ability to govern. More than 30 Democrats with proven records of independence are campaigning on this theme, and scores more have started trying to do so late in the game. Even if the party maintains control of the House, it almost certainly won't have a functioning liberal majority, Democratic aides and lawmakers say. Tom Faranda's Folly: WSJ: Conservative Democrat Congressmen doing well in election run-up
c. party officials in Washington cant identify a single House member whos running an ad boasting of a yes vote despite the fact that 219 House Democrats voted in favor of final passage in March.
Read more: Democrats run away from health care - Jennifer Haberkorn - POLITICO.com
d. "The common wisdom holds that 'both parties' have to appeal to the extremes during the primary and then move to the center for the general election. To the contrary, both parties run for office as conservatives. Once they have fooled the voters and are safely in office, Republicans sometimes double-cross the voters. Democrats always do."
Coulter, 11-27-03
My answer folks who want to be assured that there will be somebody (or something, i.e. government) that promises to take care of them support left-wing policies.
a. Liberal linguist Professor George Lakoff highlights this explanation, in his book Don't Think of an Elephant!, when he speaks of progressives framing policy in a nurturing and cooperative manner, as opposed to those mean conservatives who rely on a more competitive, strict father rendition.
b. And even when said policies are exposed as failures, i.e., the Obama economic policies, our left-wing friends continue to argue in their favor. The answer is right here:
The general idea is that its absolutely threatening to admit youre wrong, says political scientist Brendan Nyhan, the lead researcher on the Michigan study. The phenomenon known as backfire is a natural defense mechanism to avoid that cognitive dissonance.
How facts backfire - The Boston Globe
So, I understand you predicament, lefties... (but remember to pull the right lever in the privacy of the election booth.)
What aspects of a failed philosophy do you not understand?
1. Shouldnt we expect to see the cities that have had long-term Democrat governance as being utopias?
Why is it that every Democratic run city has the highest crime rates??
For example, Detroit, whose mayor has been indicted on felony charges, hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961. Buffalo has been even more stubborn. It started putting a Democrat in office back in 1954, and it hasn't stopped since.
Unfortunately, those two cities may be alone at the top of the poverty rate list, but they're not alone in their love for Democrats. Cincinnati, Ohio (third on the poverty rate list), hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1984. Cleveland, Ohio (fourth on the list), has been led by a Democrat since 1989. St. Louis, Missouri (sixth), hasn't had a Republican since 1949, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (eighth), since 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (ninth), since 1952 and Newark, New Jersey (10th), since 1907.
Democrat run Cites lead the highest crime and murder rates
2. How about Democrat candidates running as Democrats, instead of pretending that they are conservatives? Why do they do that?
a. How bad is it for Democrats? Theyre running against their own programs. ObamaCare, cap-n-tax, you name it, theyre against it now. This situation reached absurdity when five Democrat members of Congress ran ads claiming to have voted no on TARP. The five are Frank Kratovil (MD), Dina Titus (NV), Mary Jo Kilroy (OH), Kathy Dahlkemper (PA) and Glenn Nye (VA). The inconvenient truth is, according to FactCheck.org, None of the five lawmakers who are running these ads is listed in the roll call vote. Thats because none of them had taken office yet. Democrats Run From Their Record: epic fail obama Conservative Libertarian Outpost
b. If Democrats running against the White House prevail, the result could have a profound impact on the party's ability to govern. More than 30 Democrats with proven records of independence are campaigning on this theme, and scores more have started trying to do so late in the game. Even if the party maintains control of the House, it almost certainly won't have a functioning liberal majority, Democratic aides and lawmakers say. Tom Faranda's Folly: WSJ: Conservative Democrat Congressmen doing well in election run-up
c. party officials in Washington cant identify a single House member whos running an ad boasting of a yes vote despite the fact that 219 House Democrats voted in favor of final passage in March.
Read more: Democrats run away from health care - Jennifer Haberkorn - POLITICO.com
d. "The common wisdom holds that 'both parties' have to appeal to the extremes during the primary and then move to the center for the general election. To the contrary, both parties run for office as conservatives. Once they have fooled the voters and are safely in office, Republicans sometimes double-cross the voters. Democrats always do."
Coulter, 11-27-03
My answer folks who want to be assured that there will be somebody (or something, i.e. government) that promises to take care of them support left-wing policies.
a. Liberal linguist Professor George Lakoff highlights this explanation, in his book Don't Think of an Elephant!, when he speaks of progressives framing policy in a nurturing and cooperative manner, as opposed to those mean conservatives who rely on a more competitive, strict father rendition.
b. And even when said policies are exposed as failures, i.e., the Obama economic policies, our left-wing friends continue to argue in their favor. The answer is right here:
The general idea is that its absolutely threatening to admit youre wrong, says political scientist Brendan Nyhan, the lead researcher on the Michigan study. The phenomenon known as backfire is a natural defense mechanism to avoid that cognitive dissonance.
How facts backfire - The Boston Globe
So, I understand you predicament, lefties... (but remember to pull the right lever in the privacy of the election booth.)