Just Wonderings

They would be called unpatriotic, unamerican and selfish and be totally castigated.

It is a double standard and draws attention to and contrasts the difference between the two parties and the success the Republican party has had in portraying Democrats as effete, liberal and wasteful while they are portrayed as robust, patriotic and careful.

It is a sham but you have to consider that when you dont brand yourself well other people can reposition you and brand you as they like while they define their own brand.

Sometime in the 70s Democrats allowed themselves to be repositioned as a party and have not done a good job of taking back their own destiny, being constantly re interpreted by Republican whims on whatever issue of the day served them.  I think this started in the late 60s and early 70s when the Democrats were branded as the party of counter culture and this took on its own momentum as images of 60s protests and demonstrations combined with “hippie culture” constantly portrayed on the increasingly powerful but still unsophisticated medium of TV created an association that Democrats are soft and that they have yet to be able to shake.

I think Obama might be a small step away from this as the Obama Experience while still a bit high brow for some has a clear and smooth feel to it that comes across as solid.

It is time for Democrats to take back the mantle of the people, balance and professionalism they earned.