Looping the Hen

Pot...meet kettle.

I almost laughed out loud when I read one part of this rant. I won't comment on it as a whole as it is a typical empty political screed you will see often from the right and left.

The line I find so funny is this:

A sitting member of Congress threatens the use of the public policy process in retaliation to anyone who supports the other party’s agenda of environmental safety, healthcare access, education, civil rights and most importantly, rejecting special interest politics.

I'm curious when the Democrats started rejecting special interest politics? I must have missed that somewhere. It is the basis of their power. Environmentalism, universal health care, affirmitive action...whether any of these are good or bad, I don't see how one cannot see them as the cornerstone of special interest politics. Toss in globalism, political correctness and the desire for a nanny-state, and I have yet to find something that acts universally in a positive way. Almost everything the political system in this country is about is based on pandering to one or more non-universal constituencies.

It's no surprise that the only party that truly cares about people in a 'treat everybody equal' kind of way is the Libertarians. However, because everyone does not want to be treated equally, and because they want handouts and want the government intervening in our everyday lives, we have political parties. I won't even assert that the Republicans don't do some of this too; however, it is the bread and butter of the Democratic party.