Conservative Donnybrook

UPDATE: Looks like I nailed this. That’s funny; I never prognosticate correctly!

The Democrats face a crisis. They must have a consensus candidate before the convention if they want any chance of defeating the Republicans in November. But there are two competing factions that are dividing the party sharply into two camps behind two candidates, and, with the stupidity of the ultra-egalitarian “superdelegate” system now showing forth, each day that goes by divides the party further, and brings it closer to a floor fight.

These two camps are no more separated by irreconcilable ideologies than are the candidates themselves; Both stand firmly on platforms made of dreamy dreams and fluffy promises, tales told by idiots, signifying nothing. No, the division is rather one born of political dysfunction, akin to the dysfunction that ruined the Republican party in the early 1960’s. On one hand, the Democratic realists, the young face of the party, representing the only dynamism evident in that otherwise moribund institution, want to nominate a “winner”, and that would obviously Obama. On the other hand, the old line, representing most of the big money sugar daddies, experienced political and media operatives, and entrenched pols, are still looking to follow through on the scripted coronation of the candidate “whose time has come”-in other words, the conclusion of the same political Kabuki that gave us John Kerry-and Clinton is their obvious (and inexorably inevitable) candidate.

Now, this latter group, which represents the old party alliances with the media, labor, and special interest groups, has seemingly called in some favors, albeit reluctantly, and moved Rev. Jeremiah Wright off the back burner (where he has been simmering since about November) solidly front and center. Wright has been all over the television in the last few days, speaking to the National Press Club and the NAACP. Could it be that party operatives in favor of Clinton have used their contacts in these organizations to feed Wright’s insatiable urge for self promotion in order to kill the Obama campaign in favor of Clinton? It has certainly given Hillary plenty to react to in soundbites over the last two news cycles. In any case, the fact that someone has let Wright out of his cage, or, perhaps, that the Obama campaign can’t keep Wright in his cage, is highly suspicious. Likewise, t is indicative and illustrative of the deep dysfunction in the Democratic Party.

The United States Spreme Court upheld an Indiana law that required voters to present state identification when voting. Writing for a 6-3 majority Justice John Paul Stevens concluded that the burden on individuals to acquire state ids and produce them at the polling place did not outweigh the litigtimate state interest of preventing voter fraud. The ACLU had argued that the id requirement would “inhibit voting.” It sure does inhibit voting. It inhibits the voting of individuals who cannot prove they are indeed citizens (and who coincendentally tend to vote Deomcrat). This law seems reasonable but when left to fest in the minds of liberals (like most issues) it has been manipulated into a “violation of civil rights.” Thank goodness the Supreme Court didn’t buy the argument.

Right now, Rev. Wright is addressing the Washington Press Club.  He has re-asserted his belief that the United States government created the AIDS virus, “they are capable of anything.”  He charged that the United States is a terrorist nation by saying “you can not do terrorism to others and not expect it to be done to you.”  According to Wright, the U.S. “grinds under her citizens.”  Mr. Wright also charged the United States with imperial ambitions.  Wright seriously believes that the publication of his racist, ignorant and prejudicial comments and sermons is an “attack against black churches.”  Wright, in between answering questions from a moderator, bites his lip, winks, smiles, glibly answers and folds back in to his arrogant and defensive posture.  True to form, instead of apologizing for his career offensiveness, his goes on the attack against America, her government and citizens, while simultaneously defending his defective positions.  He said all this while claiming “this comes from the Bible.”  umm, not the Bible I read.

This man is arrogant, rude, racist, uninformed and objectionable.  Keep speaking, Rev. Wright, Justice and Truth contrast brightly against your ridiculous lies and foolery.