Peggy Noonan offers a thought experiment: What if George Bush ripped into Democrats the way Hillary and Howard Dean rip into Republicans. Synthesizing a Bush speech from recent quotes from those two Democrat notables, Noonan wonders what the likely reaction would be to this:
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I want to speak this evening about how I see the political landscape. Let me jump right in. The struggle between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party is a struggle between good and evil--and we're the good. I hate Democrats. Let's face it, they have never made an honest living in their lives. Who are they, really, but people who are intent on abusing power, destroying the United States Senate and undermining our Constitution? They have no shame.As Peggy points out, Republicans are neither this mean or stupid until you get to the fringes. Perhaps it's the same with the Democrats, but what does that say about Hillary or Dean?
But why would they? They have never been acquainted with the truth. You ever been to a Democratic fundraiser? They all look the same. They all behave the same. They have a dictatorship, and suffer from zeal so extreme they think they have a direct line to heaven. But what would you expect when you have a far left extremist base? We cannot afford more of their leadership. I call on you to help me defeat them!"