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The Elite Democratic Guard

Friday April 4, 2003

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How 'bout dem Dems?

Democratic Senator John Kerry, of Massachusetts, said at a campaign appearance the other night "What we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but we need a regime change in the United States."

This, on the heels of Democratic Senator Tom Daschle's remarks a couple of weeks ago: ""I'm saddened, saddened that this president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're forced to war. Saddened that we have to give up one life because this president couldn't create the kind of diplomatic effort so critical for our country."

This, on the heels of Democratic House Leader, Nancy Pelosi's presiding over a Democratic caucus which delivered nine "Nays" and 21 abstentions on a resolution, according to the NY Times, "praising Mr. Bush as commander in chief and tying the war in Iraq to the war on terrorism."

Since 1991 we have been treated to descriptions of the "Elite Republican Guard" which is the centerpiece of the Saddam Hussein military operation.

In 1991 the "Elite Republican Guard" couldn't run away fast enough. In 2003 they have put up marginal resistance, but have not been as troublesome, from a military standpoint, as the paramilitary and secret police forces which have harassed coalition supply lines and continued to terrorize their countrymen.

The Democratic Party in the United States should be officially renamed "The Elite Democratic Guard" for performing just as valiantly here as their namesakes have performed in Iraq.

Tom Daschle, as we have suggested here before, has spent his entire tenure as Democratic leader of the US Senate attempting to don the mantle of leadership, only to have that mantle slip off his scrawny intellectual shoulders.

Nancy Pelosi is trapped between the moderate Democrats in the House on one side and the extreme Left Wing of her caucus on the other.

Kerry wants to be President of the United States. He perceived himself as the front runner. He is from Massachusetts. He is married to Theresa Heinz (who only recently adopted the Kerry name) and the money that comes along with her.

So, what happens? According to a piece in the Washington Post by Tom Edsell and Dan Balz:

Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), who was widely expected to lead the Democratic presidential race for campaign money, yesterday reported raising $7 million through March, or about $400,000 less than the sum collected by Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.).

In the immortal words of that respected political analyst, Scooby Doo: Ruh-Roe.

What does Kerry do? Immediately runs to his left - to the base of his party. To the base of The Elite Democratic Guards who hold as their idols the likes of Michael Moore and Martin Sheen.

The reason there has been such a strong response by people like Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to Kerry's remark is because the phrase "regime change" has a specific meaning in the current context. It means taking out the leader by whatever means possible.

Let's pretend the world situation is the same but Bill Clinton is still President and Newt Gingrich is still Speaker. How loud do you think the demands for an immediate resignation would be if Newt were to say of Clinton "we need a regime change?"

Republican pollster, David Winston, has released a survey done on behalf of the New Models Foundation which shows public attitudes toward Senate Democrats are collapsing.

According to the poll, of those who had seen, read, or heard something about Senate Democrats, about half remembered a reference to Iraq. Of those, 45 percent said it made them feel LESS favorable toward Democrats in the U.S. Senate.

Kerry, in his panic, has decided to join that wing of the Elite Democratic Guard which truly believes that nothing is more important than what people on the streets of Paris, or Moscow, or Jakarta think about America.

The Elite Democratic Guard's view of a successful foreign policy is based entirely on the Sally Fields principle: They like us. They really like us.

That is an Academy Award acceptance speech, not a foreign policy.

Quagmire Watch: According to Shirley & Banister Public Affairs the word "quagmire" has occurred in 668 articles about Iraq since March 19.

On the Secret Decoder Ring page today: a link to the Washington Post piece on first quarter fundraising, an interesting Mullfoto of the Day, and a really nice Catchy Caption.

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