Political Hypocrisy     

 By David DiBello

Like witnessing a loved one with an addiction problem, we have to stand back and let nature take its course to get a cure. The Darwinian theory of survival of the fittest is now taking place in the Republican Party as they weed out the weakest link to see who is the last man, or policy, standing.

 It is equally interesting to witness participants like deer caught in headlights. Journalist William Kristol of the Standard and Fox News, openly admires Obama every Sunday, talking about his charisma and loquacious oratory, much in the same way a cat initially shows fond affection for a mouse.

Kristol, along with the likes of Dick Morris, Fred Barnes, Hannity and Limbaugh sing praises of Barrack, a man they would slam the door on if he ever showed up at a Conservative Party rave, and gleefully warn Clintonians their candidate’s days are numbered. A vast conspiracy, if you will, of hypnotically trying to convince people Hillary is the weaker candidate, despite her experience, which they railed about in the 90’s, her organization and the fact that they have the best “two for one” scenario in that equation’s history – a former President as spouse who already knows the road travelled, and can render advice for the kinks along the journey.

They will point to Hillary’s negatives, constantly inflated by the barrage of right wing claptrap covering Whitewater, commodities futures, alleged pandering and connections, the sound of her voice and other quirks either proven nonexistent or overstated from a party consisting of Tom Delay, Scooter Libby, Grover Nordquist and Dick Cheney. These embellished negatives dissipate once her competition moves from a generic opponent to a specific name. As the economy further deteriorates, people will overlook the “ice queen,” which has since been debunked, in favor of someone who will tend to their needs.

It is also amusing to listen to their utter disgust at Bill Clinton for his campaigning tactics, despite the fact that the former President merely stated facts people need to hear if not want to hear. Its true Barrack lacks experience and would be a gamble, like the one we had with Jimmy Carter. It’s true that the South Carolinian primary results will be seen as an aberration, or a source of frustration for Democrats angered Clinton wasn’t considered in such a monolithic vote.  It is also true the media has given a pass to Barrack, never questioning his resume or associations, fearing they need tippy toe around the first legitimate African American candidate. In 1984, the Democrats had no problem saying “show me the beef!” Why not now; isn’t dishonorable to treat someone as less than equal?

This is irony at its best, since this is the party that backed Lee Atwater and Carl Rove, Republican hit men, the latter orchestrating the McCain “black baby” rumor in the 2000 campaign, and placed flyers on windshields of evangelicals warning them of Ann Richards “gay quota” hiring during Bush’s Texas Gubernatorial campaign. The alleged mudslinging Kristol and crew claim to find abhorrent will be child’s play come Fall, when these journalist will hem and haw, and remain tacit as henchman play their part. We will hear of Barrack’s inexperience, drug use or sale, and ruminations over fear of his middle name along with perpetration of the fraud that he “really is a Muslim,” playing on people’s fear.

Come Fall, we will hear that the Californian fires were started by a massive flag burning, the gay life style is an abomination while they court their vote, Democrats will require at least one abortion before registering to vote, and Iran will become our 51^st state. They will lie, cheat and distort, whatever works to regain control of the White House in their quest for more tax cuts further widening the class divide.

The ovations and adulation currently uttered will fade as we hear of displeasure over Obama’s theories of universal healthcare, open borders and raising taxes, making one wonder why all the praise now? A Kennedy endorsement will be portrayed as kissing a leper. The facts are simple; Clinton is the candidate Republicans fear, Obama being the weaker challenger. This explains the glee over one dimensional attacks on her by her own party, and the fraud conveyed by Republicans as to who they fear. Like a sports fan, they are silently rooting for the weakest competition to assure victory.

This plan of attack and desperate measures are just staving off the inevitable for Republican Conservatives. Any course of action based on playing up negatives is doomed for failure because the electorate is only interested, rightfully so, in positive plans as to what the next administration will do for the working class. This is now obvious based on the rise of not Guiliani and Thompson, but McCain and Huckabee, a candidate who consistently states he is unlike the man that will lay you off.

Every party needs a good bloodletting as the pendulum swings away, but lessons need to be learned. The new GOP needs to address the concerns of the socially conservative Republican middle class who are being harmed by a falling economy and turning to a brick wall Republican administration for help. The redundant diatribe of tax cuts are now seen for what they are – short term fixes that result in long term pain once those remedies start to fail, as they did in October 1987 and are now.

The recreated Republicans need to stand for the American family; they need to address and change substance, not the style of subterfuge to sell their old "tax cut cure all" product. Middle Class Republicans are fed up with a socially Conservative veneer masking anti worker policies, and not addressing rising costs for healthcare, tuition, pensions and living costs, being told to wait for the Capitalist gravy train to trickle their way.

This is the reason Huckabee (whose voters would gravitate to McCain, not Romney, in his absence) and McCain survive, and Republicans are revolting against the extremist of their party interested in big business and corporate profits, denying the middle class to the ash heap at the altar of Global Economics. The constant distortion of facts and canard being played out is evidence of frenzy in the Republican Party, and signals the Conservative Party death unless they adapt to the changing climate. Otherwise their party will go the way of the dinosaur, their new party mascot.