A Thought About Mandates...
So Shrub has gone and used a recess appointment to install John Bolton as US ambassador to the UN. I can't say I'm too sad .... I may not want to work for the guy, but anyone who's inherently hostile to the UN can't be all bad in my book. But after listening to the lefties whining about this today -- and for that matter listening to the arguments raised every time the republicrats act like the majority party -- I just can't help but put forward the following intolerant thought:
If you win the White House, the Senate and the House, you have a mandate to govern until you lose any and all of the above in the next election.
Hey demopublicans! News flash! Y'all lost! Granted, the republicrats often seem to forget this, and I suppose that's why this whiney behavior continues. But for the few of us who pay attention to such things, arguing that the majority party shouldn't act the part is really insulting to one's intelligence. Disagreeing with them is perfectly OK -- but stop blubbering like 5-year-olds that it's somehow "unfair" that you're not driving the bus.
Starting back with FDR -- when there was a demopublican majority -- bills were passed, judges were appointed, constitutional principles were gutted, money was stolen and redistributed, states' rights were annihilated, and liberty was generally trodden upon without ever "consulting" the republicrats. Moreover, they had every right to do this (however much anyone may have disagreed with the particulars).
Now the shoe's on the other foot, and the republicrats are indeed trying to do all of the above - albeit with a bit less self-confidence. Grow up and deal with it. Even better -- win some elections and then you can drive the bus again. After all, no party is destined to perpetually reign, no matter how superior they think they are.
If you win the White House, the Senate and the House, you have a mandate to govern until you lose any and all of the above in the next election.
Hey demopublicans! News flash! Y'all lost! Granted, the republicrats often seem to forget this, and I suppose that's why this whiney behavior continues. But for the few of us who pay attention to such things, arguing that the majority party shouldn't act the part is really insulting to one's intelligence. Disagreeing with them is perfectly OK -- but stop blubbering like 5-year-olds that it's somehow "unfair" that you're not driving the bus.
Starting back with FDR -- when there was a demopublican majority -- bills were passed, judges were appointed, constitutional principles were gutted, money was stolen and redistributed, states' rights were annihilated, and liberty was generally trodden upon without ever "consulting" the republicrats. Moreover, they had every right to do this (however much anyone may have disagreed with the particulars).
Now the shoe's on the other foot, and the republicrats are indeed trying to do all of the above - albeit with a bit less self-confidence. Grow up and deal with it. Even better -- win some elections and then you can drive the bus again. After all, no party is destined to perpetually reign, no matter how superior they think they are.
posted by DrJDG @ 23:30
2 Comments:
At 2/8/05 14:33,
Anonymous said…
Dude. This is the party that thinks porn is more dangerous than guns, the party of Christian fascism. Do you really want them running around like they own the place? These Republicans are not your father's Republicans; the fact that there are people out there opposing them, no matter how useless and whiny, is and important and constitutionally protected piece of trivia that this particular party has completly forgotten about.
At 2/8/05 20:41,
DrJDG said…
No - I don't want them running around like they own the place necessarily ... but then again I never wanted the demopublicans running around like they owned the place when they did either.
The point is that opposing christo-fascist republicrats is all well and good -- but seriously claiming that christo-fascist republicrats should not act on their electoral mandate but rather compromise with a minority opposition party is just plain silly.
For example, when's the last time you saw the governing coalition in any European democracy (where more than one ... ahem ... two parties are allowed) give an airborn copulation about the opinions of the opposition?? Politics is about power - when you've got it you use it, when you don't you attack the opponent.
But you don't seriously expect the opponent to co-govern with you when they hold all the cards.
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