Text 22915, 96 rader
Skriven 2006-01-17 12:45:45 av Roy Witt (1:1/22)
     Kommentar till en text av Bjorn Forsstrom
Ärende: Polls and Liberals
==========================
Poll Watching
by Lisa Fabrizio
16 December 2005

The surest proof of the charge that mainstream media polls are phony is to
watch the actions of Democrats, who often run away from their conclusions.

Armed with their latest polling statistics, liberal Democrats frequently
take to the talk shows and editorial pages to proclaim this or that
anti-Bushism with steely confidence. In an effort to discredit them, many
on the right then try to point out the questionable methodology used in
producing such polls.

But rather than list the various ways pollsters frame their questions and
over-sample Democrats to produce the results desired by those who hire
them, the surest proof of the charge that mainstream media polls are phony
is to watch the actions of Democrats, who often run away from their
conclusions.

A case in point is the allegation that the American people are turning
against the war in Iraq. Countless polls have been produced to support
this claim, yet why did House Democrats vote overwhelmingly against last
month's resolution to immediately withdraw our troops, as per the
pleadings of John Murtha?

If the polling data is accurate, why are most Democratic candidates for
the presidency in support of the war? Can it be that they know that their
precious polls aren't really representative of the people who really
count; that is, those who vote?

Even some left-wing pundits agree. Try this from liberal doyenne Helen
Thomas, wringing her hands over Hillary Clinton and other top Democrats
who distance themselves from the Murtha mantra:

Clinton is a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination,
which might explain why she's busy pandering to conservatives instead of
staking out a leadership role on more important issues.

The Democrats' lack of political courage has left voters with the choice
of Republicans who call themselves that -- and Republicans who call
themselves Democrats. The result: The GOP gets a free ride.

Can Helen read between her own lines to discover why Clinton and others
are "pandering to conservatives?" If we are to believe the media polling
propaganda that the majority of Americans are in lockstep with liberals in
disdaining the president, why then the need for pandering to the enemy?

Because they know deep down that the majority of Americans do not agree
with them. And they also know that their current strategy isn't working so
it's time to cut and run; from themselves. Howl against the President as
they might -- and they do so mightily -- Democrats are having a hard time
running away from their own votes and words, especially on Iraq.

The notion that the president dragged them hog-tied and blind-folded into
war is laughable. But even if we ignore the fact that Democrats warned of
Iraq WMDs while George W. Bush was still the governor of Texas, why should
the American people trust a party of witless dupes?

Add to that the recent defeatist comments by the party's national
chairman, shake in a smoldering accusation of U.S. military terrorism by
its 2004 presidential nominee, and you have the perfect recipe for
permanent minority status, courtesy of the white flag wing of the
Democratic Party.

That is why their latest Fitzmas wish is a two-fer: the hope that liberal
bogeyman Donald Rumsfeld steps down in favor of the irksome Joe Lieberman
who, post-Al Gore, has returned to his senses and is therefore of no
further use to Democrats.

But Democrats say they have a new plan for the nation. Former VP candidate
John Edwards told delegates at a weekend convention of the Florida
faithful that Americans would come together behind a leader who asks
people to sacrifice for the common good: "There is a hunger in America, a
hunger for a sense of national community, a hunger for something big and
important and inspirational that they all can be involved in."

This statement illustrates a classic Democratic disconnect. In case
Edwards hasn't noticed, there's already "something big and important and
inspirational" going on; it's called the War on Terror and it's not only
protecting Americans at home. The sacrifices of our troops and those who
support them are helping to create a new paradigm of freedom for millions
of people across the Middle East and around the world.

The Democrats' tin ear in matters of war and national defense
notwithstanding, other issues loom on the horizon; issues they also
misunderstand. For all their outward talk of reaching out to `values'
voters in red states, their actual agenda betrays them. So watch the polls
closely, but watch their actions closer.

Lisa Fabrizio is a freelance columnist from Stamford, Connecticut.



Roy
--- Twit(t) Filter v2.1 (C) 2000
 * Origin: Hacienda de Rio de Guadalupe * South * Texas, USA * (1:1/22)