The One-Sided Stupidity of Leftists

My Dad had a saying I heard from time to time over the years: "Some folks don't have the sense God gave a goose!"

America has not won a war, really, since World War II. In that one, the nation pulled together as one, garnered its resources and manpower, and paid the price for freedom. Since then, internal opposition from leftists has splintered our ability to get the job done. Political expediency plays a part, as well as a lack of moral integrity and strength of character in the liberal segment of our nation.

Yes, that's right. Our local newspaper, The Times News, consistently publishes columnists associated with the most liberal media in the nation--New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, etc. They drop in a column from Cal Thomas quite often, but rarely anyone else not identified with liberal mindsets.

Those columnists are consistently down on President Bush, directly or indirectly, and fail to show the courage of convictions that are right and true. For instance, in a column some months ago by Thomas L. Friedman of The New York Times surmised that he would rather contend with an Iran with threatening nuclear capabilities than to confront them head-on! Given the types of threats coming out of that regime, that is like a puppy dog rolling over on its back and wetting on itself in pre-mature self-defeat.

The Times News opinion page article by Paul Krugman (yes, he writes for the New York Times) on July 12, 2008, is about as one-sided as they get, though he seems to say things are not President Bush's fault while saying they really are his fault. He compares the likelihood of Bush leaving office with a record of only 5 million job gains, while Clinton "presided over" a gain of 22 million jobs. What he doesn't tell us, with the use of the words, "presided over", is that it was a Republican-controlled Congress that provided that gain, and without an overriding terrorist threat and a rising military resistance to it for most of his two terms.

This threat of worldwide terrorism came to a head on 9/11, mainly because of liberal passivity, political opposition and lack of the courage of conviction in administrations since the Reagan era. Terrorists have been nibbling at our military outposts, embassies, and even the World Trade Center in New York during those years, yet no real "stand up and be counted" resistance came forth. Sure, we resisted Iraq's intended takeover of its neighbor in the first Bush administration, but the job was not completed, and it was not a direct response to terrorism attacks on America.

Prior to Reagan, President Carter could not get our captives freed from Iran, but as soon as Reagan was in office the issue was resolved. Carter was soft as putty in that arena, as well as on economic issues, yet he won a Nobel peace prize, just like Clinton wanted to do.

Here is a quote from Krugman's opinion column: "And what does Bush have to say about his dismal record? 'I think when people take a look back at this moment in our economic history, they'll recognize tax cuts work.' Clueless to the end." Krugman clearly comes under my Dad's categorization for stupidity. By his summation statement, Krugman tells us he is for increasing taxes, as if that would solve economic problems! Blind stupidity just cannot embrace reality, for what kind of thinking is it that believes taking funds out of the economy through heavier taxing and running them through Washington will increase economic expansion, greater job opportunities and financial well-being of the citizens?

Had the liberal left been supportive in this war on terror instead of showing constant hatrid for President Bush, most of the foreign and domestic problems would be under control now. Our enemies see a divided country and relish in their success at our expense. Yet, how many attacks on American soil or our foreign embassies can you count since 9/11 when Mr. Bush stood up and declared "we will pursue terrorists wherever they go as well as those who support them"? Liberals have a lot to learn and I am not at all donfident they will succeed in the process, for history has taught them nothing.

Krugman and all of his like-minded colleagues fit my Dad's caustic description of mental deficiecy, and I have no use for their kind of thinking.

Gene Lawley