PHILOSOPHER KINGS FACING INEVITABLE DEFEAT: BLAME THE VOTER

In the closing chapters of election 2010, one conspicuous factor that stands out is the bizarre and obvious contempt the liberal Left has with the American voter.

Upon his coronation, it was pronounced loud and clear by the new administration, mainstream media, and leftwing blogs that all subjects who reside within the kingdom be required to show homage and reverence to the chosen-Obama and his benevolent governing. Like Plato’s Philosopher Kings — the wise guardians of truth placed in authority to guide the masses to an undiscovered utopia — Obama, Pelosi, and Reid were destined to lead us to untold prosperity and ideal community. Dissent was frowned upon and stifled: any attempt at expressing concern or worry on runaway expenditures, lack of transparency, or the wisdom of nationalizing one-sixth of our economy was handled as delicately as a union thug pouncing on a peaceful bystander wearing a Glenn Beck t-shirt at an AFL-CIO picnic. We — the unwashed masses — were told to shut up and be grateful we had such fine leadership making decisions on our behalf.

The simple fact of life is that at the end of the day results matter and the results from the Obama administration and congressional Democrats are nothing short of abysmal. Rising unemployment, trillions in runaway national debt, union kickbacks veiled in the form of “stimulus” legislation, failure to extend middle-class tax cuts are just a few examples of the many grotesque trophies the Left places on their eco-friendly fireplace that burns only soy logs. In fact, a good argument can made that the most successful bullet point Democrats can really point to in the past 18 months is the extension of the previous administration’s Iraq policies; the intellectually profound Joe Biden actually declared Iraq to be one of Obama’s “greatest achievements.”

In the face of such lustrous accomplishments, the public grew weary and payment to the piper has come due: New Jersey and Virginia saw new conservative leadership in the Governor’s office; Massachusetts witnessed the removal of a once-thought sacred senate seat held for the Left for time eternal; and presently Democrats are running away from the Obama administration as if they were placed in the witness protection program.

Rather than face up to the reality that these programs have not worked, that they have actually caused further damage to our ailing economy, and attempt to right the ship, Obama and his acolytes have taken to blaming the public in general for their low-approval ratings. In summation, Team Obama declares: It’s not our fault that our poll numbers are suffering and Democrats are losing at the ballot box, the American voter simply doesn’t understand what is good for them.

“Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now,” Obama recently told a group of Democratic donors in Massachusetts, “and facts and science and argument (do) not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we’re hard-wired not to always think clearly when we’re scared.” Huh? Facts and Science? Like millions of unemployed, massive deficits, a struggling housing market, and China holding our fate in their perilous hands? Pay no attention to these uncomfortable truths, not my fault, just a country that can’t see the good I’ve done them and is scared for no reason.

Nobody knows what will happen six day from now, Election Day is the final and ultimate poll taken by voting citizens and is meant to reflect the general mood of the country; anything can happen, there will inevitably be more than one surprise victory or defeat. As things stand now, all facts on the table, Dems and the Left will realistically lose and more than likely lose big: a new congress, new governors, a conservative response to the failed policies present in our government.

Don’t expect Obama or his ilk to man-up, take responsibility for their course of action, and make necessary corrections to stable our nation. No, the Philosopher Kings sit high above in their towers of ivory, gazing down at the unhappy citizens, and openly declare that they are blameless and any opposition or electoral failure rests solely at the feet of the uneducated, unenlightened, and misguided American voter.

Remember to vote this Tuesday.