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Peter Lemiska
The Incredible Metamorphosis of Desperate Democrats
September 23,
2010
On October 31st, many Americans will observe the centuries-old tradition of
Halloween. It’s evolved over the years, and though now mostly for kids, many
enjoy it as a brief escape from reality, a temporary license to engage in
pretense and trickery. In fact, the next few weeks may be shrouded in chicanery
and illusion.
The once famous illusionist, Harry Houdini, is often associated with Halloween,
in part because his death came on October 31, 1926. During his stage career, he
performed one trick in particular that always amazed his audiences. He called it
"metamorphosis,” no doubt borrowing the term from the natural process that
miraculously transforms a caterpillar into a butterfly.
It just so happens that Halloween comes a few days before our national
elections, and this year Democrats are scrambling to work some magic of their
own.
Faced with abysmal poll numbers, they seem to be changing. Just a few short
months ago, they were united in a single-minded effort to fill those voids in
Barack Obama’s resume. Ignoring the costs and the concerns of their
constituents, they used every trick in the book to pass legislation few wanted,
and none understood. It was their unmitigated arrogance, the arrogance of power,
that sparked the current public outrage.
Now, facing the wrath of those once irrelevant voters, they are learning to
adapt. We stare in utter disbelief as they skulk away from those unread bills,
and the fathomless debt they created, and transform themselves right before our
very eyes from arrogant, far left ideologues into dedicated representatives of
the people. Not exactly a miracle of nature, but nonetheless, a beautiful thing
to behold.
Arkansas Democrat Senator Blanche Lincoln is one example. Lincoln, who once
supported union friendly card-check recently reversed herself, and now takes a
more moderate position. She also recently joined Republican Senator Jon Kyl in
proposing a lower limit on the looming estate tax increase. An amazing
transformation, considering that the original Senator Lincoln voted in line with
the Democrats more than 83% of the time, according to the Washington Post.
And Lincoln is not alone. Faced with a touch-and-go race in Arizona, Democrat
Ann Kirkpatrick is making the rounds on the morning news shows, calling for a
congressional pay cut, noting that she’s been listening to the people. Maybe she
just didn’t hear them when she voted to pass Obamacare in lockstep with her
party, and in fact, has voted with Democrats more than 86% of the time.
Representative Joe Donnelly, Democrat from Indiana, is also running an ad
touting his decidedly conservative position on border security and his
opposition to amnesty, adding: ”that may not be what the Washington crowd wants,
but I don’t work for them. I work for you.” Perhaps he forgot about that when he
threw his support behind Obamacare, something he failed to mention in his ad. He
also failed to mention that he votes with his party 88% of the time.
In fact, Democrats across the board are now distancing themselves from Obama’s
agenda, and in particular, the healthcare bill. One media analysis group reports
that Democratic candidates are spending far more advertising dollars criticizing
Obamacare than they are celebrating it.
There’s a good reason for all of this. It was that conscious decision, just a
short time ago, to ignore, or rather defy the will of the people and embrace the
President’s agenda. The healthcare bill they rammed down our throats is certain
to raise costs and decrease quality of care. In fact, it’s already beginning to
drive up heath insurance premiums. It may even be found unconstitutional.
Their so-called stimulus package created but a handful of jobs at a cost of
nearly a trillion dollars. Together with Obama, they drove our debt up to more
than 13 trillion dollars.
So now, to protect themselves from the voter’s retribution in November, they’re
shedding their progressive skins and taking on a more moderate appearance.
But those on the far left have nothing to fear from their incredible
metamorphosis. It’s all in keeping with the season, and none of it is real. It’s
all just an illusion. |
