RE: Taken Aback in Washington

Steve Brenneis opines:

"Donna Brazile echoed her point.

``They (conservatives) know what they believe in and they're not afraid to say it. Why aren't we?'' she asked."

Could it be, Ms. Brazile, that liberals realize most of their beliefs are anathema to the average American? If I knew that my core beliefs were utterly rejected by the vast majority of people, I would probably keep them to myself as well.

Liberalism is founded in elitism. It does not lend itself well to populism. Al Gore is probably the most successful liberal populist and he is widely considered to be a running political joke. Howard Dean tries to whip up populist zeal for a liberal agenda. The end result of his efforts are that most Americans think he needs to be heavily medicated and on a leash.

I still find it amazing how dishonest liberals manage to be with themselves. Most Americans aren't especially comfortable the prospect of defining themselves as tolerant of sexual perverts, baby-killers, and racists and they don't like totalitarianism very much. When faced with that reality, liberals tend to curl up in a ball and start babbling about brainwashing and hate speech. It's got to be pretty tricky to "Take Back America" when you're busy hiding behind your hand and pretending no one can see you.