Thank You, Ms. Pelosi

I was lounging in bed last night, reading as I often do, before drifting off into the Elysian fields of dreamland when I came across a passage that struck me as imminently relevant to the current situation regarding healthcare reform. The book is The Man Who Laughs by history's greatest novelist, Victor Hugo. Allow me to quote:

"The shouts of one's enemies are useful, and give point and vitality to one's triumph. A friend wearies sooner in praise than an enemy in abuse. To abuse does not hurt. Enemies are ignorant of this fact. They cannot help insulting us, and this constitutes their use. They cannot hold their tongues, and thus keep the public awake."

I cannot think of a more apt description of the Democratic leadership's response to the Town Hall protesters that have been cropping up in such droves of late. The Democratic Party has always claimed to be the party of people, of the oppressed minorities, of the little guy. How is it then, that they can be so deaf to the voices of average Americans? The question is, of course, rhetorical, for we all know the truth.

That is the trouble with elitism. When you place yourself up on a pedestal, high above the lowly commoner, the simple act of placing yourself in his shoes becomes an impossibility. It is for this reason that much of what middle America does is such a mystery to liberals. Furthermore, the innate hubris of these people prohibits them, when asked to explain the perpetual enigma the dissenting opinion, from answering truthfully with "I don't know." Instead, they invariably resort to their old standbys of racism, Nazism and *gasp* Christianity (which is worse than the other two combined.)

However, we should not condemn those like Speaker Pelosi for their comments about swastika wearing, un-American angry mobs. After all, they can't help it and besides, they are actually hurting their own cause. The more they accuse average people (read "voters") of fanatical extremism the more "angry" this "mob" will get. Approval rating plummet, Democrats lose elections and America wins.

So thank you, Ms. Pelosi, for digging your own grave for us. Please keep up the good work, and when the President follows in your footsteps, please give him my regards.