The Discerning Texan

All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke

Saturday, July 21, 2007

UPDATED Why Democrat Approval Numbers are the Worst in recorded Polling History

Charleston is one of my all-time favorite places to visit. A beautiful seaside town with a tremendous amount of history, wonderful Southern hospitality, and incredible food. I got a blue Palmetto hat there that I wear all the time. And one thing that residents of Charleston have to look forward to each day is the pleasure of reading a great columnist like Don Surber. Today's column is a great example of why that is.

Unfortunately; the Left has become so strident, and the MSM is such a fixed game--that the voices of the right are often all but drowned out in the "shout fest." So finding a columnist who can express a direct and firm opinion from the Right--in an affirmative and non-threatening manner--is a big plus. It was via the Instapundit that I first discovered Surber, and now I cannot get enough. Here is Surber cutting to the chase about the pathetic state of Congress and the Senate under Democrat rule (read it all...):

Last year, the congressional Republicans went hog wild on pork spending. Prosecutors put a couple of them in prison for selling favors. One of them was caught messing with the House pages, who are the equivalent of political altar boys.
Voters threw the bums out. But unlike 1994, when voters voted in new Republican leadership, voters elected the old Democratic leadership. Democrat David Obey of Wisconsin became House appropriations chairman -- again after a 12-year absence.
This is reform?
Instead of addressing the energy crisis, tax reform, securing the borders or even increasing production of U.S. oil to end America's reliance on foreign oil, Democrats have one agenda item: Putting Bush's head on a plate.
Their inability to impeach Bush may explain why only 19 percent of Democrats approve of the job being done by the Democratic Congress.
But what about the 8 percent job approval by independents?
Instead of debates, we get stunts like this week's all-night filibuster.
Instead of compromise, we get up-or-down votes without amendments.
Instead of tackling problems, we get hundreds of investigations into Bush.
Instead of civility we get Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid of Nevada taking a below-the-belt verbal jab at Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and then making Specter wait 30 minutes to respond.
Democratic leaders want to do nothing. They want to portray Republicans as obstructionists and Bush as evil, in the hopes of securing the presidency in 2008 and a 60-vote majority in the Senate.
This probably will work.
In driving down the public's confidence in the federal government, Democrats are counting on apathy. That is what happened in 2006 when more Republican voters from 2004 stayed home than Democratic voters did.
But what if it doesn't? What if the public sees this cynicism for what it is?

We can only hope--and get organized for the battles next year. It may well be the most momentous election of our lifetimes.

UPDATE: Don Surber kindly wrote me to gently inform me that he is in Charleston, West Virginia, where he assures me it is Almost Heaven (I've heard that line somewhere...). Ah well, South Carolina's loss. But Don: see if you can't do something about those Senate seats!

Labels: Appeasement, Congress, Defeatocrats, Democrat Sabotage, Dhimmitude, US Senate