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Is Liberalism Doomed?
Power Line, by John Hinderaker

Original Article

Posted By:Pluperfect, 1/23/2013 5:28:02 AM

Liberals are feeling triumphant these days, but in the backs of their minds there must be a sense of foreboding. They won this year by demonizing Republicans and by bribing various demographic groups with government largesse. But the Left’s tactical victory can’t conceal the fact that its ideology is bankrupt. The left’s real enemy isn’t Republicans, it is arithmetic. Welfare states are collapsing all around the world. Ours is on the same course. It is commonly observed that America’s entitlement programs are Ponzi schemes, which is correct. What is less often noted is that federal government spending

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: olcap, 1/23/2013 5:43:25 AM     (No. 9133538)

Republicans demonized themselves, with idiots like Akin and Mourdock.


Reply 2 - Posted by: Japanorama, 1/23/2013 6:06:48 AM     (No. 9133551)

Democrat teachers are dumbing down generations of Americans, so their students will believe Democrat politicians when they blame the coming collapse on Republicans.
Republican journalists keep expecting American voters to sober up and vote rationally. A forlorn expectation, that.


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: Spidey, 1/23/2013 6:10:14 AM     (No. 9133556)

The liberals have already adjusted to their bloated 2010 budget and are sniffing for more revenues.They still cling to the idea that the rich can be bled for the necessary funds to complete their scheme.They keep forgetting the rich are their own people.


Reply 4 - Posted by: Rinktum, 1/23/2013 6:22:37 AM     (No. 9133562)

Agreed #1. However, look at the democrats. They have plenty of nut jobs who should never be in positions of power. What the GOP is lacking is messaging. We have the right message but no one to articulate it. It really is just a math thing easily understood. Our guys should be ridiculing the policies of the left. We throw around the word trillion and that number has no meaning for the average Joe. Come on. This isn´t rocket science. Put together a clever humorous ad campaign that shows what we all know. You can´t spend more than you take in. Time to think outside the box. This is not your father´s electorate. Meet them at their level. And one time, I would like to see one of our guys laugh in the face of the media fool who believes Obama´s lies.


Reply 5 - Posted by: Kitty Myers, 1/23/2013 6:39:17 AM     (No. 9133572)

You´d think there would be a helluva joyous mood from the Left, but they are still angry and bitter and unhappy.


Reply 6 - Posted by: OhMy, 1/23/2013 6:51:17 AM     (No. 9133584)

We are hearing a chorus condemning in hindsight any conservative who ever won a primary vs a RINO and then lost the general election. They don´t mention the successes that have happened. When you fight you sometimes win and sometimes loose. By listing the losses and never the wins some trolls ( #1 ) are telling us to never fight and never win and go on forever working for RINOS.. Besides Akin was not a good example he was funded by Murkowski - as Romney was supported by Obama. We need to toss the RINOS in favour of real articulate conservatives and stop looking to the RATS for winning advice.


Reply 7 - Posted by: Wetlandz, 1/23/2013 6:58:56 AM     (No. 9133598)

The thugsocrats will be ok while the rest suffer. The fawning media is to blame, giving oblamo a progressive wind behind his back.

Folks 2014 might be the end. Biden in 2016. Proof the dumb are getting dumber.


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: bpl40, 1/23/2013 7:52:59 AM     (No. 9133674)

If the GOP is really what the Media and the Left makes it out to be, I wouldn´t touch them with a ten foot pole. But the fact is they are not and the ´Rat Party is intellectually more bankrupt than 0bama´s Treasury. Who you gonna call? Spells only one way P-A-L-I-N.


Reply 9 - Posted by: RayLRiv, 1/23/2013 8:09:34 AM     (No. 9133703)

Are the Kennedys gun shy?


Reply 10 - Posted by: stablemoney, 1/23/2013 8:43:21 AM     (No. 9133760)

I am all for liberalism being doomed, but I would like them to go down alone.


Reply 11 - Posted by: NorthernDog, 1/23/2013 8:59:38 AM     (No. 9133796)

The next recession will probably do us all in. Obama & Co. are currently running massive deficits just to maintain 2% annual GDP. Imagine what will happen if/when that money supply from China gets choked off and our economy is shrinking at the same time? Something will collapse, and it won´t be pretty.


Reply 12 - Posted by: Italiano, 1/23/2013 9:03:47 AM     (No. 9133804)

The only question is how much blood will be shed.


   

 



 
Reply 13 - Posted by: PoliticalJunky, 1/23/2013 9:47:30 AM     (No. 9133914)

No. 6, Romney was not supported by Obama. Where did you pic up such nonsense? I´d like to see more than a statement, show me some evidence.

To answer the question, is Liberalism doomed? Yes. It´s going down in the collapse it is bringing about and it is taking us down with it. But, don´t worry, the people who wouldn´t vote for Romney will still have their principles and can still join the Democrats in blaming the Republicans.


Reply 14 - Posted by: Bubby, 1/23/2013 9:56:50 AM     (No. 9133933)

The trouble with the GOP is that they are partnering with the Dems on all the entitlement programs so they don´t get any bad press from the msm. If the GOP tries to cut spending they are called racists and worse. Let the moderate and elite Republicans join the Democrat Party. Time for a new party that believes in and adheres to the Constitution. The current GOP leaders will do nothing significant to end the trillion dollar deficits. Any budget they come up with doesn´t get balanced for ten years which we all know will never happen.


Reply 15 - Posted by: OhMy, 1/23/2013 10:39:12 AM     (No. 9134040)

Romney was the ideal candidate for Obama because of RomneyCare the basis for Obamacare. He never could really oppose this hated program saying it was good for a state but not for the federal government! Romney was also wealthy, the perfect foil for Obamas demagoguery against the "rich" which was used very effectively. Romney never really rebutted this nonsense. Why not make some comparisons of jobs from Bain Capital vs Obama trillion dollar continuing stimulus? Obamas demonization of Romney began the moment he had secured the nomination. Romney never attacked Obama as he did his rivals for the nomination. There is none so blind as those who will not see!


Reply 16 - Posted by: mickturn, 1/23/2013 11:40:23 AM     (No. 9134264)

Liberals have caused every man made disaster since cavemen walked the earth...get a clue, it´s only a matter of time before they all implode.



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