The Democrat reaction to the Wall Street protesters is downright amusing, if not hilarious. The Dems have long detested the Tea Party, while at the same time secretly envying their success. The liberals and the media have gone “all out” to discredit the movement, but with little impact. It distresses the liberals that the Tea Party message resonates so soundly with a large segment of the public.
Then, along come the Wall Street protesters. Obama quickly declares he “understands” their protest. That reaction is understandable because the protesters are following the Obama line of poking at evil in the American system. Nancy Pelosi says “God bless them.” Democrat congresswoman Jackie Speier wonders openly why none of the Wall Street bankers have gone to jail. In an amazing comparison, she cites the Enron executives who were tried and jailed. You have to conclude the Democrats are gleeful in finding a cause to embrace. This is their answer to the Tea Party. The protester’s message is fuzzy at best, but it is anti-capitalist and favors socialist notions of income distribution. That is a good enough match with the Democrat agenda.
On the other hand, the Tea Party speaks to traditional American values. They argue for reinstatement of the principles that made the country great. They note that the liberal philosophy of “entitlements for all” goes hand in hand with scary levels of deficit spending. They do all of this peacefully and without occupying public space for days. Yet, Obama describes them as extreme racists and religious fanatics who tote guns.
The Wall Street protesters say Wall Street bankers are America’s biggest problem. Apparently the banker’s sin is they are driven by a profit motive. Oh, and they pay their executives well. Obama, Karl Marx, Hugo Chavez and the protesters would all agree this is a typical capitalist injustice.
It is difficult to tell exactly what is troubling the protesters. That is made even more difficult by the addition of the Woodstock element that joined in for the free food and condoms. The only message I get is that they don’t have a job and want someone to fill their financial void. How they decided to descend on Wall Street is a mystery to me.
Had they checked around even a tiny bit, they would have been told the lack of action on their problem resides firmly at the White House. That’s where they should be camping out in protest.
The protesters are but a mild distraction compared to the deterioration of our national leadership. Obama ignores the many huge global and domestic problems in favor of making yet another unwanted speech. Shockingly, he agrees that the Wall Street companies are the source of our economic problems. His clueless sidekick, Joe Biden, sticks to the worn out line that it is all Bush’s fault. Obama further complains that Congress is so mean and nasty to him that he can’t perform his prescribed presidential duties. Barack believes he can solve world problems by “leading from behind.” Over and over in multiple ways, this administration inadvertently admits it is powerless to take any action to address our problems.
This dilemma is both sad and pitiful. Our great country deserves better!
