Actually, the survey results might be better couched in these terms: a majority of Democrats don't believe that a strong military helps preserve the peace. Only 40% of Democratic respondents believe that military strength ensures peace, down from 55% in 2002. The Pew researchers note that Republican support for that statement has fluctuated little over the past four years; 72% of Republicans agree with that statement, a number unchanged from the 2003 survey, and up slightly from the 2002 total (69%).
That's rather remarkable, given the steady drumbeat of "bad news" from Iraq in recent years, and steady criticism of both the U.S. military and Bush Administration policies. Unfortunately, continuing GOP support for "peace through strength" doesn't offset the corresponding decline among Democrats and so-called Independents. According to the survey, the number of Democrats who agree with that position has dropped 16 points over the last decade, with an eight percent drop among independent voters.
Source: Pew Research Center
We've often wondered how the party of FDR, Harry Truman, Scoop Jackson, John Stennis and Carl Vinson morphed into a movement that is solidly anti-military. Then, we stumbled across this post by John Hinderaker at Powerline, which nicely captures the (ahem) profile of today's Democratic Party, or at least the activists who provide donations and marching orders to Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and the rest of the bunch.
We're referring, of course, to the radical left kook fringe, exemplified by Code Pink and their sisters-in-the-cause, "Breasts Not Bombs." Perhaps we lead a sheltered life, but we'd never heard of that latter group until they invaded a party at Hillary Clinton's new campaign office in San Francisco on Monday evening, along with Code Pink. As you might imagine, the gals from those groups are thoroughly dissatisfied with Hillary's "timid" cut-and-run strategy for Iraq; they protested by unfurling an anti-Clinton banner, while members of the "breast" brigade doffed their tops.
In the interest of public decency (and readers who lack strong stomachs), we won't provide a direct link to the protest photos. Needless to say, the talent scouts from Maxim won't be calling anytime soon, and the "ladies" from Code Pink and BNB apparently haven't learned that "less" is sometimes more.
However, we do offer a tip of the hat to Zombie, who frequently records Moonbat Moments of Madness in the Bay Area. Zombie deserves combat pay, and a special nod for that photo of the gas-guzzling van used by those "activists" to get to the protest site.
5 comments:
The lunacy on display here gives a whole new dimension to Mencken's "boobeoisie."
These boobies give new meaning to the disgusting old expression "baggy meat"! Of course I would never use such an expression. The van, BTW, in spite of its size is not a gas guzzler. It's a Daimler-Chrysler Sprinter with a 2.5 litre turbo eco-diesel. They get fantastic mileage, and run forever. These boobs may be baggy, but their van is really cool.
OMG- what a bunch of boobs! Put those tops back on and move away from the cameras! I think I'm gonna be sick. Passing this site along to many of my friends who say they are breast men...LOL
'Peace through weakness' ... yeah right.
They remind me of nothing so much as a 2-year-old child taking off clothes and streaking through the yard so mommy will run after them. Their, er, intellectual development seems to be on about the same level as said toddler.
How about a new slogan, "boyfriends, not bombs?" Yeah, didn't think that would work.
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