Democrats' Blame Game Keeps Backfiring

No one expects the Democrats to have a crystal ball but they do expect them to have some basic answers.

(By Dana Perino, FOXNews.com) - A leading House Democrat has been following me around for days. OK, not literally - but his words have stuck in my head and I can't shake them loose.

Last week, just before leaving on a month-long recess, Rep. Van Hollen (D-MD) declared, with much indignation and more than a twinge of bitterness, that they would not let the health care reform debate be "swiftboated."

That makes for a nice sound bite that appeals to the party's left wing but irritates most of America. And therein lies the Democrats' problem with getting more people to back their health care effort. When questioned on the merits of their proposal, they fall back on what makes them most comfortable-- appealing to the far left of their party. But this comes at the expense of everyone else -- they have consistently ignored the legitimate questions of the vast majority of the population, preferring to duck the tough questions and instead to make others the bad guy.