Democrats moving forward - letter by John Shellenberger

Reproduced here for fair use and discussion purposes. My comments in bold.

------------------------------

Mr. Shellenberg is a semi-regular letter writer, invariably Left, and invariably inscrutable. Read on:

------------------------

Are Democrats willing to concede the House of Representatives in the November election to the Know-Nothing Party? (I'm pretty sure he doesn't actually know what this means.) Are they so convinced of the witlessness of the American people (Yes. In fact, Democrats count on it.) that they expect the obstructionists to win? (Mr. Shellenberger has made this "obstructionist" charge before. He seems to think that the majority party in the House is or can be obstructionist, but the majority has the power and advances its own agenda. Only the minority [Democrats] can be obstructionist.) Are they intimidated by the meanness and arrogance of the far right? (Irony alert... Prepare for it:) Are they ready to cave in to the anti-scientific, economically illiterate, misogynistic, ethno phobic doomsayers now characterized by the Republican Party? (Having deemed the far right "mean," Mr. Shellenberger unleashes a stream of mean and hateful invective against them. Self-awareness is apparently not Mr. Shellenberger's strong suit.) 

The Democratic focus seems to be to hold on to the Senate while assuming the House of Representatives will remain Republic. But, who such a defeatist attitude, especially at a time when Republicans are so vulnerable with the Democratic success in reaching the deficit steadily over the past few years, the economic recovery and the steady increase in new jobs? (Let's go to the transcript. Yes, this is indeed what he typed. With words flying off his computer unencumbered by rational thought or proper grammar, Mr. Shellenberger attempts to sing the praises of democratic accomplishments, unconnected to any known reality.) The Republicans have nothing going for them and have shown their ineptness by shutting down the government, refusing to participate in budget and debt reductions, reusing to move forward with immigration reform and dragging their heels on needed infrastructure funding. (Titters of laughter from the audience. His spell correct yields unexpected lucidity to his otherwise pink unicorn and rainbow view of recent history.)

Only the Democrats have shown a willingness to move forward on issues such as campaign financing reform, health care for missions of American, immigration reform, environmental protections, energy efficiency and military restraint. (More accurately, "Only the Democrats have shown a willingness to move forward on their own agenda," while "Republicans are obstructionist/extreme/eeevil for moving ahead on theirs.")

John Shellenberger

Bozeman