It's Policy, Not Poetry

Democrats puzzle over how to "manipulate symbols." Why not start by taking a stand for Christmas?

Peggy Noonan writes about the Democrat's perception regarding the "manipulation of symbols" they believe to be the core of Republican success in this, and past, elections. It is a tribute, of course, to how dense they have become that they even think this possible. And it also points out yet again, just how stupid they think the American people in fly-over-country are that they can be, and should be, manipulated thus. But the fact is that Republicans won in this election because everyone who voted for them understands just what the party stands for. There is no deep, dark secret plan. Quite the contrary; Republicans have certain well known ideas and principles and they want others to understand and agree with them. There is no mystery about these positions and anyone to follows politics knows what Republicans say about them.

But Democrats have become so deluded in their paranoid fantasy that they think there is some "secret code" being used by the President in his speeches which will call up the Black Helicopters in the very next moment to take away all those who live in the blue states. If you visit the web sites where Democrats hang out, you will find all manner of loony moonbat conspiracy theories to explain Republican victory in the recent election. The "manipulation of symbols" view is a variant of the "we need new advertising slogans" theory being put forward in some Democratic circles as a way to deal with their loss. In this view, it is only packaging that counts and Democratic ideas and philosophy play no part in their defeat. If only their commercials and brochures were made correctly, with the correct version of their "message" they then would find the electoral victory they seek. But Americans can and do see the difference between packaging and principle. And no matter how good the packaging may be, if the product is a dud, it will not sell.