The Republican Presidential Platform was criticized for endorsing a "radical" no-exception stand on right to life (which Mitt Romney doesn't support). However, the Democrat Platform was approved yesterday in Charlotte and it contains lots of radical (is there a stronger word?) planks that cut across the grain of American traditionalism. It no longer mentions God. It endorses taxpayer-funded late-term abortions. It no longer avers that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. It unequivocally supports gay marriage. It endorses the Dream Act on immigration. See: Incomplete AP Story. Only this time I suspect Obama enthusiastically stands behind all the planks of this belly-rubbing Democrat Platform.
Top this with the speaker lineup in Charlotte -- former President Jimmy Carter, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, La Raza champion Julian Castro, turncoat Charlie Crist, "give me my birth control" Sandra Fluke and that American Indian, Elizabeth Warren. Is it any wonder that many "moderate" Democrats are distancing themselves from this convention. Where is Hillary? Where is Andrew Cuomo? Where is Erskin Bowles? Even Rahm Emanuel has flown the coop. And, what was supposed to be the crescendo of this convention -- Obama's acceptance speech in front of 74,000 hysterical fans -- appears to be being diminished, see: Breitbart Story.
And your point is?
ReplyDeleteThe title of this blog entry is "A Platform Too Far" By this, I am suggesting that the Democratic party is so far left as to jeopardize its political future (at least in the short-term) ... at least I hope so.
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