Party of Weakness

 
The Democratic Party is known in some circles as the "party of weakness." It has received this designation -- primarily -- because of its bury-the-head-in-the-sand approach to national security. Its schizophrenic approach to the war on terror, for example, has been thoroughly documented on this site and many others.

But there's another reason for the party's appellation. The left despises a fair fight, especially when it comes to an open and honest debate. Consider some examples:

* Sean Hannity has devoted precious air-time to voicing the opinions of Charlie Rangel, Dennis Kucinich and Al Sharpton.


* Now let's imagine Keith Olbermann interviewing Fred Thompson, Newt Gingrich, or Hugh Hewitt.

Or:

* Radio talk-show star Hugh Hewitt has interviewed scads of left-of-center journalists like The Los Angeles Times' Joel Stein and Newsweek's Jonathan Alter.


* Now let's imagine Chris Matthews interviewing popular radio talk-show host and author Michael Savage.

Or:

* Laura Ingraham routinely entertains Democratic pundits like James Carville.


* Now let's imagine Bill Maher having more than one conservative voice on his panel. Maher's show is sporadically entertaining from time to time, but notice he can never handle more than one conservative on the panel at a time. That equation still yields a fair fight, though, as it pits one rational brain vs. four "progressives".

Well, you know what they say about the Party of Weakness. Though they pay lip service to free speech, they can't help themselves when it comes to suppressing opinions that don't happen to agree with their often schizophrenic talking points.

In short, they demonstrate all the fortitude and strength of Pee Wee Herman on Darvocet. And that's just when it comes to open and fair debate, not to mention matters of national security.

Update: Hugh Hewitt offers an update on the 'fairness doctrine'.