I find that “changing” only one word in the Democrats’ latest slogan makes it much more believable. Here are a few examples.
Senator John Edwards – finally admits to extramarital affair after constantly lying to the public and denying it. The following was Edwards’ response in 2007 to CBS News anchor Katie Couric’s question about whether voters should care if a presidential candidate is faithful to his spouse:
“Of course. I mean, for a lot of Americans — including the family that I grew up with, I mean, it’s fundamental to how you judge people and human character — whether you keep your word, whether you keep what is your ultimate word, which is that you love your spouse, and you’ll stay with them. … I think the most important qualities in a president in today’s world are trustworthiness — sincerity, honesty, strength of leadership. And — and certainly that goes to a part of that.”
Senator Ted Kennedy – He’s all for the environment and alternative energy but has been fighting tooth-and-nail to keep a wind turbine farm from being constructed a few miles from his own home. Also, he has basically gotten away with murder or at the very least voluntary manslaughter. He drove his car off a bridge after drinking at a party and without a valid driver’s license and left his mistress-for-the-night to drown at the bottom of the pond. Didn’t report the accident for over eight hours. The first people he contacted after the accident were two of his lawyer friends. The only thing he was cited for was leaving the scene of an accident. Four years later, at the height of Nixon’s Watergate scandal, Kennedy thundered from the Senate floor, “Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?”
Senator John Kerry – “I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.”
President Bill Clinton – one of only two presidents ever impeached. After lying to the public about his sexual encounters with a White House intern, he later lied under oath on more than one occasion. His pardon of friends and felons only hours before leaving office speaks volumes of his true character.
Vice President Al Gore – goes trotting around the country and the world in his private jet and SUV spewing tons of carbon telling all the “little” people about global warming and how everyone needs to sacrifice. Maintains a residence in Tennessee that uses more energy than 10-20 normal homes.
General Wesley Clark – Concerning his support of the Congressional resolution authorizing the President to go to war in Iraq, Clark said to the New York Times, “At the time, I probably would have voted for it, but I think that’s too simple a question.” Again, when asked by a Times reporter, he said, “I don’t know if I would have or not. I’ve said it both ways because when you get into this, what happens is you have to put yourself in a position — on balance, I probably would have voted for it.” However, when asked the next month by CNN whether he would have supported a Congressional resolution on the Iraq war, he said, “The answer is very clear. The answer is, I would have voted for a resolution that took the problem to the United Nations. I would not have voted for a resolution that would have taken us to war. It’s that simple.”
These are the standard bearers for the Democratic Party. Democrats should feel proud. I could list dozens more, but I’ll get too nauseous. Yes, there are some Republicans that have been guilty of less than stellar behavior, too. However, they don’t normally stay in prominent leadership positions in their party. They’re usually honorable enough to go quietly. Democrats seem to be enamored with these people and think their transgressions are perfectly normal. Do you really think the current Democrats’ slogan, “Change We Can Believe In” really means anything?
