Democrats and Deception

A Lake Frederick resident calls Democrats to task!

Cal Thomas wrote (March 13), “The Democrat party has shown a lack of will to tell the truth.…” He might as well have said, “The Atlantic Ocean is wet!”

When it comes to “…a lack of will to tell the truth…” Democrats, I have observed, offer a bumper-crop. To be fair, most politicians – both sides of the aisle – have falsified truth. But with today’s Democrats it’s become an art form.

A liberal might say the same about Republicans. We could spend weeks drawing up lists. With our combined lists we could build stair-steps to the moon. But let’s stop a moment and dwell upon an uncomfortable truth.

We are allowing this to happen, you and I. We allow deception, perversion, evasion, and outright disinformation. Why? Why do we lack the will to demand truth? Why don’t we hold our leaders accountable for their statements, for their actions? I’ll return to this. But first let’s examine some recent Democrat examples of deception (A lie by any other name would smell as foul, to paraphrase Shakespeare).

In their attempt to gather voters, the Democrats would have us believe what they claim about global warming, now climate change. But here is what they’d rather we not know on this topic. Recent tests (2017) of Antarctica’s buried ice have revealed (again) that during the Pleistocene era – all without the interference of humankind – our earth experienced numerous periods of global warming. It’s part of what our planet routinely does.

If they sought truth, Democrats could check the Geology 101 textbooks of their college years. They’d find that New York City (long before it was populated) was buried under thousands of feet of ice. Actually, there were five “ice ages.” Guess what? It melted! Thank global warming!

To round up yet more voters, Democrats routinely claim they’ll solve our nation’s social and economic problems. Yet, from 1931 until today, with 62-years of Democrat majority in both houses of Congress, have they fulfilled their promises? Ask children in Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Cleveland why they cannot achieve basic reading and math proficiency standards. Has Detroit gone bankrupt? Does Chicago have street killings? Let’s compare truth — supportable, factual truth – to Democrat deception.

Given a Democrat-controlled Congress for 62 of the past 85 years and given Democratic Party Presidents for 48 of those years, it ought to be easy to see the results of their leadership. Actually, it is easy. All we need to do is compare promises with results.

Let’s begin with education. Facts: In 2015, fully 73 percent of Detroit’s 8th grade students failed to achieve basic proficiency in math skills. Those same Detroit students performed at only 44 percent proficiency in reading. And Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Cleveland ought not boast about scores at 58, 51, and 48 indicating scarcely half of their students can read at proficient levels.

So, what have these academic scores to do with Democratic Party majority for more than six decades? It should be readily apparent. Failure. Failure of promises. Deficiency of leadership.

Let’s shift our focus to economics. Fact: Detroit was declared bankrupt on December 3, 2013 with its $18.5 billion debt. Fact: Illinois, according to valuewalk.com, “has $15 billion in unpaid bills, and has entered its fifth straight year without a budget. This has created a devastating situation for social programs within the state…. The prospect of an Illinois bankruptcy appears inevitable.” Fact: The Democratic party since 2004 holds the majority in both houses of the Illinois General Assembly. No budget?

One final gut-wrencher. Crime. Fact: In 2016, Chicago suffered 751 killings by gunshot. This year to date 318 have similarly fallen and 1,821 have been shot in Chicago although the year is but half complete. Now recall the April 2015 Baltimore riots and the high crime rates of Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia.

Education, economics, crime. Dismal failure. All this despite another fact: Per CNBC.com “Two-thirds of America’s 100 largest cities are controlled by Democratic Party mayors.”

And how does this relate to those 62 years of Democratic majorities? Consider these 2016 Presidential election results favoring Democrat candidates: Chicago (83%), Detroit (68%), Baltimore (84%), Philadelphia (82%), and Cleveland (75%). These voters are victims of embezzlement. Votes delivered. Promises unfulfilled.

Fact: There is an inverse correlation between Democrat promises and Democrat results.

Finally, do Democrats – while catering to yet another of its voter bases – tell us that Margaret Sanger cared not a whit about women’s reproductive rights when she spurred our nation’s abortion movement? She was a racist. A eugenicist. Her goal was the same as Hitler’s, but the target was black Americans! She’s succeeding. Check it. I did. And it’s grim!

So, why are we allowing this deception to continue? We have become complacent! We don’t energetically seek out facts. I do, and, if you so request, I will give you the sources for each of the facts I’ve cited here.

We do not demand fact-based reporting. We do not call to account those who glibly pile falsehood upon falsehood into our newspapers and onto our broadcast airwaves! We can do this. We can cancel newspaper subscriptions. We can switch-off television stations. These actions send warning signals to advertisers. As print media readership declines, ad revenues follow suit. The same is true for broadcast ad revenue.

We must daily, you and I, demand quality, objective journalism. We must identify falsehood and deception and hold accountable those who persist in such.

If we do not, soon, we will see Democrats continue their sleight-of-hand, our Supreme Court will have term limits, the electoral college will be dismantled, and we’ll be saluting a socialist flag.